Poll: Right to Win 73 Seats, Jewish Home 17.5, Power to Israel 6
The poll numbers are shaky, but if they held until elections, even with the Likud-Beytenu's drop in seats, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would still most likely form Israel's next government.
Yaalon Tells Jewish Press: Tzippy Livny’s Plan Dangerous
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe "Boogie" Yaalon, during a visit to the Mount of Olives Jewish community of Maale HaZeitim to discuss Likud’s plans for the future of Israel, sat down with the Jewish Press's Yishai Fleisher to talk about the state of Israeli security.
Bibi Gets Biblical on Facebook
From the Prime Minister's Facebook profile, posted at approximately 8:20 Jerusalem time on January 1:
New Poll: Likud-Beiteinu Downslide Continues, Bennett Steady at 15
HaBayit HaYehudi keeps its momentum going, poll finds 43% of Bennett's voters are not religious.
You Thought He Was Gone for Good, But Now… Here’s… Ehud!
"Have you noticed how Barak has gone underground recently, to convey to Likud voters that he is out of the game?"
Obama’s Priorities: Immigration, the Economy, Energy, Taxes; Hagel Still Front Runner for Defense (Video)
Last week, Miami Beach's Jewish elderly population's favorite presidential candidate Pat Buchanan endorsed Hagel’s nomination.
Former FM Liberman Officially Indicted
Israeli former Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of breach of trust and fraud, and could also be charged with moral turpitude.
Likud Continues to Sink, Left Rising, Jewish Home Third Largest
Expect an interesting conundrum on the opposition side.
Brian Schatz, Hawaii’s Jewish Lt. Gov., Named to U.S. Senate
Hawaii's governor named his Jewish lieutenant governor, Brian Schatz, to replace the late Daniel Inouye in the U.S. Senate.
Arab MK Zoabi Explodes After High Court Hearing on Her Disqualification
Shouts and slurs erupted between Zoabi and MK Michael Ben-Ari of the new Otzma LeYisrael party and other nationalists who called her a terrorist and a traitor.
Israeli PM Conducts Twitter Diplomacy with Arabic Tweets
In the Middle East and North Africa, 21 regional leaders have Twitter accounts.
Pro-Israel Community Warms To Prospect Of John Kerry As Secretary Of State
WASHINGTON – On a wintry day at a small Iowa shul in November of 2003, John Kerry got all verklempt.
Likud-Beytenu To Pay Fine to HaBayit HaYehudi
Likud-Beytenu punished for bad behavior, while inadvertently helping HaBayit HaYehudi again.
Wednesday’s Poll: Bennett Gets 15 Seats at Likud’s Expense
Bennett benefited from the attacks on him.
Congress to Obama: Time to Punish Arabs for Blowing Up Oslo and Blowing Off...
In a letter circulated to members of Congress by the PLO Envoy, Aerikat sought to dissuade Congress from responding to the PA provocation.
Liberman Done In by Former Deputy
New information appears to be making things a lot worse for the former FM.
Jewish Home Maintaining its Power after Bennett’s ‘Refusal’ Comment, But Coalition Spot Not Likely
Among the voters at large, 23% said their respect for Bennett went down, 17% said it went up, 50% said it didn't change, and 10% were not sure.
Insiders: Amir Peretz Is Taking Over Tzipi Livni’s Movement
Couldn't happen to a nicer gal – forced to betray her loyalists, Livni will have to live with the king of intrigues.
Kerry Was Obama’s Envoy to the Muslim Brothers and Hamas
Simply put, Kerry is an Arabist, but his Arabism tends to favor the more extremist Arabs.
Palestinians Reveal Calculated Plan Using UN Status to Devastate Israel in Int’l Community
In a series of interviews with the Associated Press, Palestinian officials have detailed a plan of incrimination and isolation it expects to employ in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is re-elected in January.
Reviewers Giving Conflicting Benghazi Accounts While Hillary Stays Off Stage (Video & Report)
Clinton probably figured she didn't need this on her record when she runs for the top job in 2016.
In Clever Nod to Right Wing Voters Bennett Says He’d Refuse Order to Uproot...
The real bonus to Bennett and his party came from the Likud party, which has been hemorrhaging votes in the polls to the Beit Yehudi list.
MK Haneen Zoabi of Mavi Marmara Banned from Knesset Bid
MK Haneen Zoabi has been banned from running for the 19th Knesset by the Central Elections Committee, which censured her for supporting terrorism and for denying Israel’s identity as a Jewish and democratic state.
Poll Shows ‘Beit Yehudi’ in Third Place
Wednesday's poll shows the highest right-wing share in the vote to date – 68 seats against 52 to the right.
Mud Flies As Israeli Election Nears
JERUSALEM – With one month to go before Israelis cast their ballots, religious and nationalist parties have engaged in highly negative campaigns against each other, claiming that only their party will be able to pressure the next prime minister into promoting their domestic, economic and religious agendas. According to all polls, those parties are likely to be the basis of the next governing coalition – expected to be led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Liberman Steps Down as FM But Indictment Postponed
Yisrael Beytenu leader – and just-stepped-down Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman – is in legal limbo, with his anticipated indictment delayed at the last minute.
US: Jewish Homes Endangering World Peace, East Jerusalem Must Go to the Arabs
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Reuters on Monday that "Settlement activity is unilateral" – you heard that?
‘Israel’s best friend in the Senate’ Dies at 88
"Senator Inouye deeply understood the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship."
Netanyahu Expelling Hebron Jews from their Homes
For election purposes, the expulsion was scheduled for next April, because the PM fears losing even more votes to the right.
National Religious Rabbis Support Outsider for Chief Rabbi
The election of the next chief rabbis will take place after the 19th Knesset is convened.