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.

Moshe Feiglin #14

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

It appear that Moshe Feiglin is going to Jerusalem.

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.

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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Latest Israel Election Polls

Posted on: November 23rd, 2012

The following poll result were reported on the Knesset TV Channel, after the Cease Fire announcement.

Weekly Polls: Pre-Gaza Polls Give Right 66.5 Knesset Seats

Posted on: November 19th, 2012

The average of 2 polls published last week, Channel 2 and Jerusalem Post. The Post poll was conducted November 12-13 and the Channel 2 poll was published November 14.

Some Likud MKs Explain Their Positions to Voters – in English

Posted on: November 14th, 2012

On Tuesday night, around 100 English speaking Likud members and supporters got to hear MK Tzipi Hotoveli, MK Gila Gamliel and Jerusalem City Council member Yair Gabai address some of the major issues of the day, in English. The event, which was held at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, and lasted over two hours, was [...]

Whatever Happened to Those Likud Victories?

Posted on: November 13th, 2012

Two months ago the Likud announced two major victories, yet since then, neither has made it over the finish line.

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."

Kahlon Announces He Will Stick with Likud, Stay Out of Elections

Posted on: November 5th, 2012

The hype over a potential independent Knesset bid by popular Likud Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon has been quashed with news that Kahlon is putting his name behind prime minister and Likud chief Binyamin Netanyahu and announced that he will not abandon the party.

In Polls: Labor Picking Up Speed as Likud-Beitenu Faces Loss of Seats

Posted on: November 5th, 2012

Weekly poll average: Likud-Beitenu at 38 seats; Labor at 22; the Right wing parties a little over 66 seats and the left has just under 54. The Jewish Home-National Union list rose to 9 seats while Kadima continues its decline into oblivion.

Moshe Kahlon Stirring Up the Next Earthquake in Israel’s Elections

Posted on: November 1st, 2012

This morning, it appears that Bibi's worst nightmare is about to be realized, and this one could be a sea-change that would make the Likud Beitenu move seem like a parlor trick. According to Makor Rishon, retiring minister Moshe Kahlon has made a decision to return to political life after a two-week exile, and that he is about to announce very soon, maybe even today, Thursday, the creation of a new party.

Haredim Reject Government ‘Saturated’ Burials

Posted on: October 30th, 2012

The conventional burial sites permit the burial of some 70 persons per acre, as opposed to as many as 600 in the new system.

Likud Approves ‘Biberman’ Deal, Polls Show Zero Gain

Posted on: October 29th, 2012

Netanyahu said that the decision to run together won't change the Likud, but it would allow the Likud to change the State of Israel. But the new joint list will receive only 42 seats in the next Knesset elections next January, a Channel 2 News poll found on Sunday. It means that the parties will retain their current power.

Likud-Beiteinu Worrying Left

Posted on: October 28th, 2012

The merger of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and the Yisrael Beiteinu party of Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on Thursday has left-wing parties scrambling for a solution to the sudden show of solidarity on the part of the pro-nationalist camp.

In Mixed Reactions, Some Call Likud-Beitenu Move Brilliant, Some Warn of Losses

Posted on: October 28th, 2012

Over at the Likud, many appear unimpressed by their party leader's bold move, which is expected to be voted on at the Likud conference on Monday. Several Likud ministers are weighing a vote against the union. Minister of Improvement of Government Services Michael Eitan has so far been the most vociferous against the move, saying he fears that Likud would suffer from this rightward turn.

Liberman Poll: Near-Tie between Olmert and Netanyahu

Posted on: October 25th, 2012

A new survey commissioned by Israel Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman shows a near-tie between the Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu and a party led by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, bolstered by Tzipi Livni.