Tag: elections
Smotrich Makes Ben-Gvir an Offer He Can’t Refuse
Smotrich would give Ben-Gvir the 2, 5, 7, 9 and 10th spots on the united list.
ADL Chief Sides with Candidate Brian Robinson Against Far-Left
Robinson took the far-Left org JFREJ (Jews For Racial & Economic Justice) to task for pretending to represent mainstream Jewish interests, or even Jewish interests at all,
Ayelet Shaked and Yoaz Hendel Announce Their ‘Zionist Spirit’ Party
So far it's Shaked, Hendel and Hauser in positions 1, 2 and 4.
Musical Chairs: Chikli Quitting, Kalfon Returning to Knesset, Gantz and Sa’ar Merging
MKs Nir Orbach and Idit Silman will also need to quit the Knesset soon if they are to run on the Likud list.
Trump Considers Backing Bibi, But ‘Won’t Commit’
Trump used profanity in referring to Netanyahu after the Israeli PM had congratulated Joe Biden for getting elected.
Election Wars
Some Knesset candidates are pulling out their military backgrounds to cudgel one another.
Smotrich, Gafni, Pressuring Netanyahu to Invite Arch-Rival Saar into 61+ Seats Right-Wing Coalition
Pure ideologues like Itamar Ben Gvir are Netanyahu’s nightmare.
Knesset Passes Preliminary Vote to Dissolve 110-0
Netanyahu has about a week now to try and form a new coalition.
Coalition Leaders Sing Government’s Praises after PM Naftali Bennett Moves to Dissolve it
The leaders cited their achievements.
Naftali Bennett Explains Decision to Dissolve the Knesset: ‘We Have Done Everything to Preserve...
Yair Lapid also spoke and thanked Bennett, saying Bennett “put the country before the personal interest.”
Panels Politics Poll: Netanyahu Could Lead a 69-Member Right-Wing-Only Coalition But He Won’t
Netanyahu never formed a coalition government where he marked the left.
Hamas Wins Big at Bir Zeit University Student Government
Hamas received 5018 votes against Fatah, which only got 3379 votes.
Hezbollah Loses Their Parliamentary Majority in Lebanon
Pro-Hezbollah parties did not fare as well as they had in the past in Lebanons elections.
Opposition Preparing Vote to Disperse the Knesset; Ra’am Demands Jordanian Control of Temple Mount
Whether or not this vote happens is almost completely in the hands of the Islamic Ra'am party.
Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown Repeats Victory Over Nina Turner in Gain for Pro-Israel Democrats
Her campaign was endorsed and supported by AIPAC and its new political action committee, which can support candidates directly.
DM Gantz Says Chomesh Will be Evacuated Soon and Evyatar Deal Won’t be Implemented...
Gantz claims that Bennett, Shaked and Sa'ar all know he is going to make this happen.
French Presidential Hopeful Marine Le Pen: Jerusalem Must be Capital of Two States
Jewish organizations call to “barrage” the extreme right candidate and vote for incumbent Emmanuel Macron
New Israeli Election Poll Shows Shocking Results
Just as surprising, were the results of a separate question asked about what end-result they'd like to see from the current coalition crisis.
RJC Endorses 14 More Candidates for 2022 Midterms
The organization previously endorsed six candidates, bringing its total number of endorsements to 20.
Pro-Israel America Endorses Rashida Tlaib’s Challenger and 7 Other Primary Candidates
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has been a leader in the progressive “Squad” standing against Israel on key votes in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Exit Poll Finds Decline in Democrat Support by Jewish Voters in Virginia
Nonetheless, a convincing majority of Virginia's Jews voted Democratic.
Benny Gantz Declares He Could Be Prime Minister of Israel
Rumor has it that Netanyahu is planning to offer Gantz a very sweet deal.
Board of Elections Mayoral Results a Mess But Adams May Still Be the Winner
The city won't see the final results by the July 4 Day of Independence, nor by the July 14 French Bastille Day.
New York Mayoral Frontrunner Adams Gets High Marks from Orthodox Community
“The Flatbush Jewish community, our leadership, residents, yeshivah leaders, parents and business owners all agree that, for our community, the No. 1 issue in the election was public safety,” said community leader Chaskel Bennett.
Relax, Eric Adams Will Probably Beat Maya Wiley Maybe
We could go like this until July and still not have a final answer – especially as more than 200,000 absentee ballots are still waiting to be counted.
Progressive Maya Wiley Could Win Today’s Mayoral Race for Coming In Second
In this wonderful city that never sleeps, more second-picks are likely to go to Wiley than to the two guys ahead of her.
Interview: Robert Cornegy for Brooklyn Borough President
The following is an interview of Robert Cornegy that was conducted as part of an ongoing series of interviews of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President.
Interview: Shaun Donovan for Mayor
The following is an interview of Shaun Donovan that was conducted as part of an ongoing series of interviews of candidates running for NYC Mayor.
Interview: Jo Anne Simon for Brooklyn Borough President
The following is an interview with Jo Anne Simon that was conducted as part of an ongoing series of interviews of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President.