Tag: Likud
Netanyahu – Gantz Meeting Ends without Agreement, Blue&White to Advance Anti-Bibi Laws
Several MKs have said that much harsher bills are being discussed to cattle prod Netanyahu to the path of submission
Likud Vows to Blow Up Negotiations If Blue&White Drafts Bill to Oust Netanyahu
It's a nasty bit of anti-democratic legislation which presumes the PM to be guilty until proven innocent, inflicting on them the most severe political outcome of the case against them even before the court had held its first session.
Rivlin Passes Mandate to the Knesset for 21 Days, Then Fourth Election
Over the next 21 days, Knesset members will try to form a majority that will recommend to the president an agreed candidate for prime minister.
Rivlin Grants Two-Day Extension to Netanyahu and Gantz
Netanyahu and Gantz have been holding tough negotiations over critical issues.
President Refuses Gantz’s Extension Request, Coalition Cobbling Goes to the Knesset
Blue&White has the chairmanship of the Regulating Committee (MK Avi Nissenkorn) as well as the Speaker of the House – MK Benny Gantz.
Gantz’s Mandate Ends Monday Night, What Will Israel’s President Do Next?
President Rivlin's options are to decide how much time pressure he should put on the coalition negotiations.
Gantz is Betting Against the House
Gantz is trying to hard to push a very left wing government onto Bibi, and it may backfire on him.
As Bibi’s Coalition Starts to Veer Left, Yamina Threatens to Bolt
Netanyahu told his rightwing partners not to believe the media reports about the portfolio distributions to Blue&White... they don't believe him.
Generals’ Party Capitulates as So Many Have Done, before a Masterful Netanyahu
Bibi understood, with the mystical foresight of a hunter, that Gantz did not have it in him, Gantz did not have the killer's instinct, the total dedication, the unbound desire.
Meet Israel’s New Center-Right-Religious Unity Government
Yair Lapid will be the head of the opposition.
Unexpected Twist: Benny Gantz Appointed Knesset Speaker
Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), Gantz's partner strongly opposes the move.
Blue&White to Appeal Edelstein’s Resignation to the High Court
Edelstein's resignation thwarted the possibility of holding a vote for a new Speaker until Monday.
High Court Orders Speaker Edelstein to Convene Own Decapitation Session
Edelstein is reportedly furious at the High Court panel of five justices, especially since they obviously didn't bother to read his lengthy and well annotated response.
The Solution: Both Netanyahu and Gantz to Be Sworn In as Prime Ministers
The Joint Arab List sees itself as naturally entitled to what has to be the most vital Knesset committee, bar none, because they are the third largest faction in the Knesset.
Direct Polls: Netanyahu Defeats Blue&White, Forms 62-Seat Coalition in 4th Election
A month ago, Gantz stepped on the biggest political landmine of his short career when he had to decide: Tibi or Bibi.
Three MKs Self-Quarantine After Exposure to COVID-19 Coronavirus
It is likely that all 120 Knesset members will have to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Gidon Saar Tells Blue&White He Would Approve a Zionist Arab Minister
Blue&White are trying to maneuver the Likud into accepting the Joint Arab List as a kosher party.
With 94% of the Votes Counted, Likud Remains 3 Seats Shy of Majority
Fourth election, anyone?
Likud Charts Path to Majority Government: Recruit Lots of Defectors
"If we have to bring in MKs from the opposite camp, we will certainly change the law so that no sanctions are imposed on them," MK Zohar said.
Netanyahu, Rightwing Parties, Regain Control of the Knesset with 60 Mandates
Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in reversing the trend that began last April with the rise of Benny Gantz's Blue&White
Netanyahu Vows Sovereignty Over Jordan Valley ‘Within Weeks’ If Reelected
A day before elections, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria “will happen within weeks, two months at the most” if he wins.
Final ‘Direct Polls’ Prediction: Rightwing Bloc Hairbreadth Away from Victory with 59 Mandates
For the first time, Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit sinks below 1%, to 0.96%. Liberman is down to 6 mandates.
2 New Polls Show Left-Right Stalemate Will Stymie 3rd Election
83% of the Walla respondents said they are not afraid of contracting the coronavirus at the voting booth.
For First Time in Months, Likud Leads in the Polls Against Blue&White
Several polls published in the last 24 hours project that Likud is in the lead with 35 seats, and Blue and White is right behind with 34 seats.
Gov. Huckabee Joins Netanyahu Rally for Anglos Sunday
"If the 250,000 olim from English-speaking countries vote with their feet, they could tip the balance in this election."
Survey Claims Voters Trending Away from Gantz to the Right, But Not to Netanyahu
Last week, Yamina was struggling to keep 7 seats in the polls, and now it finally succeeded in squeezing an eighth mandate from Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit's voters.
Prosecution Recommends Criminal Investigation of Gantz’s Collaboration with Former Police Chief
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit decided to open an investigation into the matter, but won't announce it before Election Day, March 2.
Netanyahu Challenges Gantz to Debate; Blue & White Leader Declines
Netanyahu challenged Gantz to a debate “without an earpiece and without teleprompters” on diplomatic, security and economic issues.
Vindictive Police: 6 Detectives Search Yehuda Glick’s Home following Temple Mount Arrest
"The Israeli police needs an emergency cleanup of the stables (Hercules' fifth labor – DI), and this judge does not deserve to stay in his job even one more day."
Ben Gvir Rejects Likud Promises and Won’t Quit, Bennett Warning of Netanyahu-Gantz Deal
Bibi is on fire, roaming the countryside, soliciting the very people he had avoided in the two previous campaigns, which he ran mostly via Facebook.