Likud-Beytenu To Pay Fine to HaBayit HaYehudi

Posted on: December 26th, 2012

Likud-Beytenu punished for bad behavior, while inadvertently helping HaBayit HaYehudi again.

Wednesday’s Poll: Bennett Gets 15 Seats at Likud’s Expense

Posted on: December 26th, 2012

Bennett benefited from the attacks on him.

Liberman Done In by Former Deputy

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

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

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

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

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

Couldn't happen to a nicer gal – forced to betray her loyalists, Livni will have to live with the king of intrigues.

Naftali Bennett and the Mafdal’s Last Hurrah

Posted on: December 23rd, 2012

Why it makes absolutely no difference how many seats the Jewish Home party gets.

The Livni Intifada

Posted on: December 23rd, 2012

The Israeli Left is incentivizing the Palestinians to refuse negotiations and potentially use violence against Israel.

Bennett Questions If Bibi is Planning Another Expulsion (+ Videos)

Posted on: December 22nd, 2012

Naftali Bennett goes on the offensive, questioning whether Netanyahu is planing another Expulsion/Disengagement based on his statements.

Understanding Israel’s ‘Deal System’

Posted on: December 20th, 2012

While the Israeli media wrongly claimed that the Likud had made an extreme shift to the right in recent primaries, some commentators were correcting in observing the existence of a deal-system. (Part IV in a series about the Likud primaries).

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MK Haneen Zoabi of Mavi Marmara Banned from Knesset Bid

Posted on: December 20th, 2012

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.

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Mud Flies As Israeli Election Nears

Posted on: December 19th, 2012

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.

Weekly Poll Average: Right Leading with 67.5 Seats

Posted on: December 16th, 2012

The right of center parties continue to maintain their lead, albeit by a slightly smaller margin in eight polls released December 9-15.

Likud’s First Lady: Adopt Levy Report, Expand Construction

Posted on: December 13th, 2012

Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely celebrated her victory in the Likud primaries.

Gimpel to Head Jewish Home Party’s English-Speakers Campaign

Posted on: December 13th, 2012

The Jewish Home party announced the launch of its English-speaking campaign.

The Other MKs Who Didn’t Make it into the Likud’s Top 25

Posted on: December 12th, 2012

In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part III in a series).

Can the Likud Survive without the ‘Feinschmeckers’?

Posted on: December 11th, 2012

In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part II in a series).

The Likud’s Alleged Rightward Shift

Posted on: December 10th, 2012

In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part I in a series).

Israeli Poll Avg: Jewish Home and Livni Ahead, Right Holding Strong

Posted on: December 10th, 2012

Knesset Jeremy's average of last week's polls.

Likud’s Pro-Settlements Shooting Star Hints He Wants Housing Ministry

Posted on: December 9th, 2012

Danon came fifth in the primaries, which often means a ministerial position.

The Danny Ayalon Rumor Saga Continues

Posted on: December 7th, 2012

Intrigue and rumor swirls around Danny Ayalon's exclusion from the Yisrael Beytenu list, as no one is officially saying a thing. There's nothing nature abhors more than a vacuum.