Tag: Yesh Atid

“The alternate prime minister doesn't trust the sitting prime minister and vice versa."

Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, picked by Meretz for a committee, signed a pro-BDS letter from leftist Israelis to Ben & Jerry's.

The coalition has been losing some manor votes to the other side this week.

Lapid's aide as well as another Yesh Atid MK tested positive.

"Poland is counting on the Israeli side to base its claims on facts rather than accusations."

A source in Poland's ruling party told Kan 11 that "the aim of the law is actually to stop most property claims."

"In the name of pluralism and diversity, we will work to connect, bridge, and emphasize what we have in common, for our country and our future.”

Most important: this government will pass a new, biannual budget, which its predecessor has failed to do.

We are beginning to see the reality of assigning the role of prime minister to the leader of a six-member Knesset faction.

The coming diaspora minister will be Labor MK Gilad Kariv who is both a Reform clergy and the executive director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism.

Bennett's future Arab ministers openly declared their anti-Zionist identities, loyalties and goals.

Likud officials are holding numerous talks with Yamina and New Hope, in an attempt to persuade them to change direction and try to form a right-wing government.

The parity principle will likely be applied only in sensitive votes where there are clear, fundamental differences between the two factions in the government.

MK Issawi Frej estimated Saturday night that the formation of the Bennett-Lapid government is closer than ever.

"He is planning the assault phase on the target for the beginning of next week."

Yair Lapid, Israel's playboy politician has turned out to be a hard worker, undeterred by temporary failures.

Yamina sources said that should negotiations between their party and Likud are not quick and serious, they have not yet taken off the table the possibility of joining the anti-Bibi forces.

One factor pushing for the rapid closure of the agreements on the next government may be the powerful attacks on Bennett and Shaked by the Religious Zionist Party.

Sources in the Likud said that the chances of their recommending Bennett were low.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu's pick for his albeit temporary successor is his sworn rival, Naftali Bennett.

Everyone in Israel's political system other than Netanyahu only stands to lose from a fifth round.

Israel is heading to the only positive, dare I say inevitable outcome.

Bennett has seen the murky relationship between Netanyahu and his previous main partner, Benny Gantz, who was made irrelevant by the PM.

Yair Lapid said in a meeting behind-closed-doors that there was progress in his talks with Yemina chairman Naftali Bennett.

United Torah Judaism chairman Moshe Gafni on Sunday attacked the chairman of Religious Zionism Bezalel Smotrich in the Haredi newspaper Yated Ne'eman.

The very party that received artificial respiration from the prime minister refuses to return the favor because he relies on an Islamic party.

The radical change in Netanyahu's strategy happened after President Rivlin said he would give the mandate to form a government to the candidate most likely to succeed.

According to some media outlets in Israel, the Lapid camp is ready to offer Bennett a rotation deal, according to which he would serve as prime minister for the first year.

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."

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.