Israeli DM Ehud Barak Quits Politics, Leaves Door Open For Comeback

Posted on: November 28th, 2012

At a dramatic press conference in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced his resignation from politics. Barak said he would remain in his post until the establishment of the next government, following the January 22 elections.

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Life with Tzipi: Likud Gaining in Wednesday’s Poll, Labor Down

Posted on: November 28th, 2012

Voters on the extreme left and right are empowering the flanks, the former out of despair, the latter to watch over Netanyahu.

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Good Morning, We’re Having a Palestinian State and Israel Kind of Approves

Posted on: November 28th, 2012

Israel no longer intends to dismantle the Oslo Accords if Abbas goes through with his UN gambit.

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Political Nesting Dolls: Tzipi Livni the Politician Launches Tzipi Livni the Movement

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

She says she spotted a vacuum at the center of Israel's political map, a vacuum created largely by the colossal failure of her own party.

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Feiglin Says Rivalry with Netanyahu Is Over, But Two-State Solution Could Split the Party

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

The relatively new religious leaders on the Likud roster owe some of their status to Moshe Feiglin's relentless efforts to make the party more traditionally Jewish.

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With Tzipi Livni Declaring Today, Polls Give Likud a Clear Lead

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

The right-wing block would receive 70 seats, vs. 50 to the center-left, including the Arabs.

Netanyahu Forced to the Right by his Rank and File

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

The more right-wing members, who are also better organized, may have won the day.

Ehud Barak Retiring from Politics

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

In Hebron, in Migron and in many other Jewish towns and villages, Ehud Barak will not be missed.

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NY Jewish Boroughs Voted Romney

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

An analysis of a recent New York Times article examining the presidential voting trends of all the New York precincts determined that almost all Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods voted for Republican candidate Mitt Romney over Democratic incumbent Barack Obama.

The Mashgiach Wore a Dress: The Fight over Opening Kosher Supervision to Women

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

Israel's Chief Rabbinate is yet to give its formal approval to the initiative.

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Tension in Shas after Deri Demand to Supervise All Nominations

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

Deri tried to prevent or suspend the appointment of a senior figure in Shas.

UPDATED: Likud Primaries Extended to Monday

Posted on: November 25th, 2012

Due to computer glitches that have prevented many Likud members from voting, Likud primary elections which were originally extended until midnight on Sunday, have now been extended to 9 PM on Monday. Only 16% of Likud members were able to vote by 4 PM on Sunday and only 40% succeeded by 9 PM. Some Likud [...]

National Union Chairman Calling on National Religious Voters to Avoid the Likud

Posted on: November 25th, 2012

When tested, the Likud prime ministers have led their party into regions that the founders of the Likud could not have imagined.

Likud Primaries a Mess as Members Wait Hours to Vote

Posted on: November 25th, 2012

Voting got off to a sluggish start with technical difficulties.

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Likud Primaries on Sunday

Posted on: November 24th, 2012

The Likud party is holding primaries on Sunday. The race is going to be a closely watched, as both candidates and voters look to see how the fallout from Operation Amud Anan affect the outcome. With so many Israelis upset with how the operation against Hamas concluded, that anger might provide a boost for the [...]

UC Irvine Students Vote for ‘Israel Divestment’ But Have No Investments to Divest

Posted on: November 14th, 2012

The Resolution was introduced by Sabreen Shalabi, and seconded by Shadi Jafari, with support from Ali Abunimeh and Noam Chomsky.

Jewish GOPers Ponder Party’s Future Course In Wake Of Romney Defeat

Posted on: November 14th, 2012

WASHINGTON – The Republican Party as a whole is reconsidering how it might have done better in an election that saw the party fail to win the White House and suffer modest losses in Congress, and Jewish Republicans and conservatives are coming forward with their own insights.

Democrat Senator-Elect Simcha Felder Will Caucus with Republicans

Posted on: November 14th, 2012

His move leaves Senate Democrats with a 32-31 majority come January. Two races have not been decided yet, and the Democrats are leading in both.

Likud Anglo Calls on Jewish Home Anglos to Support Gimpel in Primaries

Posted on: November 13th, 2012

Likud Anglos Executive-Director and candidate for the Likud’s list Daniel Tauber called upon English-speaking members of Jewish Home to vote for Jeremy Gimpel, the “Anglo” candidate in today’s primary for the Jewish Home Party.

MKs Eldad, Ben-Ari Launch ‘Power to Israel’ Party, MK Ariel Warns of Damage to the Right

Posted on: November 13th, 2012

Eldad described a vacuum on the right, and a need for an ideological right-wing that will say things "that have been forgotten."