Tag: Yair Lapid
Smotrich Urging Bennett, Saar, to Join Netanyahu in Stopping Arab Expansion Emboldened by Netanyahu
He is suggesting that the only way to correct this borderline criminal neglect of crucial national issues, is to support the man who is most emphatically responsible for them.
Attorney Demands AG Investigate Pollster Camil Fuchs for Hyping False Results
Journalist Ben Caspit said "the scandalous leaks from Fuchs's direction that this is an evening of a dramatic decision is a form of vote-suppression."
With One Week to Go, Netanyahu at 30, Lapid 21, Outcome Still Too Close...
The problem has to do with a gap of half a percent or one percent that could raise or lower several parties above and below the threshold – which is 3.25% of the overall vote.
Tel Aviv U Comprehensive Survey: 87% of Arab Voters Want Part in Government
The most important issue for the Arab public is the implementation of the government plan to combat violence in Arab society (58.6% of respondents).
With 8 Days to Go: Netanyahu Grabbing Bennett’s Voters, Smotrich Soars to 6 Seats,...
Netanyahu continues to fail to cross the 30-seat mark, while Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid is also stuck, but with 20 seats, which is much better than the low teens it was getting in the fall.
9 Days to Go: Right-Wing Coalition Reaches 62 Seats, Meretz Is Out
In previous election campaigns, Netanyahu was able to put his opponents in the boxes that were most convenient to him. This time it's not catching on.
11 Days Before the Vote It’s Lapid, Saar, and Maybe Bennett Vs. Netanyahu, the...
In westerns, it's known as a Mexican standoff, and by the end of the scene, all three gunmen lie dead in the empty street to the sound of a weepy melody.
Haredi Party Campaign Video Compares Reform Jews to Dogs
UTJ did not make up the Bark Mitzvah concept.
Likud Whip Blames Corona Chairwoman for Death Rate as Infections Are Down Again in...
MK Zohar was unhappy with Israel's media, too, and asked why they insist on criticizing for all the people who died but have nothing to say about all the people who didn't die.
Bennett Will Not Join Lapid-Led Coalition, Smotrich, Meretz, Face Elimination
It is important to note that almost all the candidates emphasize the need for unity among the people and promise to form a government for all.
Report: Yair Lapid Threatened to Persecute Chabad If They Support Smotrich, Ben-Gvir
"The story of menorahs in every intersection on Chanukah and Chabad houses around the world is over."
Netanyahu: No Rotation with Bennett, Ben-Gvir Not Qualified for Ministerial Post
On Monday night, 36 days before the election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed in the lions' den, Channel 12 News, and shared how...
Opposition Scorns Education Minister Galant for Corona-Related Failures
Education Minister Yoav Galant (Likud) had been summoned by 25 MKs to discuss the “state of the education system in Israel."
Jerusalem Police Commander: Our Decision to Let Thousands Congregate in 3 Funerals Prevented Bloodshed
Failure has rarely been described in more glowing terms.
Someone Tell Gantz: Justice Minister Nissenkorn Jumps Ship to TA Mayor Huldai’s New Leftwing...
Meanwhile, it's expected that if Nissenkorn does not hurry up and announce his resignation from the post of Justice Minister, Gantz will do it for him today.
Bennett – Smotrich Talks Hit Dead End As Yamina Continues to Sink
At this point, it appears that the two leaders are on the verge of a breakup.
2 Polls Show Gideon Sa’ar Is Netanyahu’s Most Formidable Opponent in March Election
Netanyahu has no path to 61 mandates and a majority recommendation to the president.
Legalization Champions Behind Dispersal Vote Ushering In a More Anti-Cannabis Knesset
According to the polls, the next Knesset will have a larger presence of rightwing parties that oppose legalization.
Gantz Ready for New Elections that Would Decimate Blue&White, Empower ‘Newcomer’ Gideon Saar
If no government budget is passed early next week, then on Tuesday at midnight, the Knesset will automatically dissolve and Israel will go to a fourth election campaign in less than two years.
Liberman Calls on Saar, Bennett and Lapid to Run Together to Defeat Netanyahu
Liberman offered a strategic platform which he believes all four parties can agree on – which remains to be seen.
Survey: 56% of Israelis Doubt They Would Accept Covid-19 Vaccines
Among Christian and Muslim Arabs only 35% said they would be vaccinated; and among Haredim and former Haredim, the number was even lower – 26%.
Blue&White Wins Committee Control of Knesset Dispersal, Likud Members Walk Out
The decision to hold the deliberations on the bill in the House Committee passed by a vote of 10-0, with one abstention.
Knesset Set to Topple Coalition Government, Declare New Elections, Bibi to Remain Caretaker PM
Netanyahu is the old fox that keeps outfoxing all his enemies.
‘Moral Bankruptcy’: MK Yair Lapid Slams EU’s Condemnation of Assassination of Iranian Scientist
A senior Israeli official is quoted as saying that Fakhrizadeh was one of Israel’s worst enemies, and without him, Iran would not have achieved what it did in the realm of long-range ballistic missiles.
PM Netanyahu, President Rivlin Congratulate Biden
"Joe, we’ve had a long & warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel."
New Poll Shows Rise for Both Likud and Yamina as Rightwing Camp Dominates
The rightwing bloc receives 66 seats altogether, with Shas winning 8 seats (it has 9 in the real Knesset) and UTJ 7 (same as now).
Yamina Will Support a No Confidence Vote, Looking to Cash in on Favorable Polls
Blue&White leaders Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn support the dissolution of the Knesset and holding new elections soon.
Likud Sinking, Yamina Still 2nd Largest Party in Latest Poll
Likud's decline is exploited by Yamina, which gets 21 seats while – lest we forget – it currently holds only 5 Knesset seats.
Likud Up, Yamina Down in Friday’s Poll, Arabs Lose Support
Bennett, who was threatening to get uncomfortably close to Netanyahu's poll numbers, has apparently exhausted his drive at the current stage and is starting to lose the centrist voters.
Knesset Vote to Investigate Netanyahu’s Submarine Affair Deftly Reversed by Speaker
Blue&White said they would not cooperate with efforts on the part of their former partners, Yesh Atid, to humiliate them every week with the submarine thing.
