Tag: Likud Party

A partnership between the two largest parties would be big enough not to need Liberman to establish a majority.

Despite his apology, Smotrich added that “when we need to criticize [Netanyahu] we will criticize [him] and no one, but no one no matter what the threat, will be able to silence that criticism.”

Barkat advised parties close to nationalist camp to “look for a common denominator and join us to form a nationalist government headed by Netanyahu.”

This is the point the five parties should push, this must be the core of their campaign, to replace Avigdor Liberman as kingmakers.

The decision to remove Shaked and Bennett from their posts comes two days before the first meeting of the political-security cabinet in more than a month.

The prime minister is in his final 14-day period of negotiations with potential coalition partners.

"We lay down on the barbed wire fence on behalf of the right wing."

In addition, the Haredim want to pass a constitutional-level Basic Law: The Value of Torah Study.

Former Likud coalition partner Avigdor Liberman, head of the Yisrael Beytenu party refused to accept calls from either side.

Like it or not, the fact is that a vast majority of Israeli Jews today are leaning to the right, and that whatever Gantz, Lapid et al have been trying in order to seduce them is just not working.

Avigdor Liberman and Orly Levy-Abekasis do not pass the 3.25% vote threshold. It should be noted that one of them (not Orly) was the genius behind the decision to raise the threshold.

Netanyahu's personal financial value is estimated at $11 million.

All the different polls are predicting a resounding win to the Gantz-Lapid union, yielding together a higher figure than they would have going it alone, the fact remains that there are more right- than left-wing Israeli Jews.

Tzipi Livni could teach Hillary Clinton a thing or two about carpetbagging.

The appointment, announced by Netanyahu at Sunday morning’s weekly government cabinet meeting, was made in response to a court order that followed a petition to the High Court of Justice by the Movement for Quality Government.

The movement headed by Tzipi Livni, Gesher, led by Orly Levi Abekasis, Moshe Feiglin's Zehut (Identity), Gal Hirsch's Magen (Protector), Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben Gvir's Jewish Power, Eldad Yaniv's New Land do make the electoral threshold.

There's little doubt that an all-out Israeli pounding of the Gaza Strip would add a few seats to the Likud party.

Should Netanyahu fail to cobble together a coalition government, then either Gantz or Lapid would have to invite Kahlon into their government.

Gantz's meeting with the Druze was intended to show how he can empathize with Israeli non-Jews. All he has to do now in order to win is show that he can also empathize with Jews.

Bennett and Shaked's breakaway party will either strengthen Israel's right, or completely destroy it in the upcoming elections...

The President's residence issued a response on Wednesday suggesting Netanyahu's recent move was anchored in sheer paranoia.

Shaked is a ball of contradictions, which gives her power and makes her uniquely pan-Israeli.

Theoretically, an Arab candidate for Mayor of Jerusalem should have a clear path to the job – should he be able to maximize the support of eligible Arab voters.

The controversial Nation-State bill has sparked a sharp disagreement between the current Likud Knesset faction and scions of the party’s founding generation.

What has been learned from all the memorials if synagogues across Europe need round-the-clock protection?

The Joint Arab List would retain its power with 13 seats, followed by Habayit Hayehudi which would rise from 8 to 12 seats.

Israel needs to show more self-respect!

The presumably lackluster pro-Bennett voters could be outnumbered by pro-Branski voters; the first group may not bother to show at the polls, the other will be charged up.

From the 'A New Way' website: 'A New Way transforms this vision into a daily reality, and enables an ongoing dialogue based on multicultural equality in Israel.'

Sources in Ya'alon's circle said the former defense minister would not align himself with the left, and that any attempt to associate him with the left 'is ridiculous.'