Likud Set to Approve Primary Elections Scheme, Barak Excluded
The method of the primaries for the Likud's Knesset list was drafted by the Likud's Constitutional Committee last night and is set to be approved by the party's Central Committee this evening in Ganei HaTa'aruchah in Tel Aviv. The scheme does not include the reserving of secure spots on the list - spots within the number of seats Likud is certain to win - for candidates chosen by Prime Minister and Party Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu. It was rumored that Netanyahu wanted such spots for Defense Minister Ehud Barak and possibly other members of Barak's Independence faction which broke off from Labor.
Party Registration Closed, and the Pollsters are Busy
Party registration for running in the Israeli elections to Knesset finally closed, and the pollsters are busy.
20% of Voters Remain Undecided Until the Last Minute
A Channel 1 survey reported that 20% of voters remain undecided until the last minute. Many will only be deciding on the party to...
Gimpel to Head Jewish Home Party’s English-Speakers Campaign
The Jewish Home party announced the launch of its English-speaking campaign.
Why Bibi is Not Intimidated by Obama
What is better, a popular Israel riddled with dead Jews or an unpopular Israel filled with living ones?
Some Likud MKs Explain Their Positions to Voters – in English
On Tuesday night, around 100 English speaking Likud members and supporters got to hear MK Tzipi Hotoveli, MK Gila Gamliel and Jerusalem City Council...
An Ambushed Bennett Shoots Back and Scores
Bennett turns the tables on a political ambush.
Jewish Home Fined $20,000, Power for Israel Ads Restored
Rubinstein made clear that candidate lists running for election may not trifle with injunctions issued by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission.
Bad Boy
"My engagement in medicine has taught me that in order to heal one must come in contact with the most repulsive things you can imagine."
Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu Join Forces
In a move that took everyone by surprise, including their own party members, Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party and the Likud have joined forces ahead of the upcoming elections and will be running as a joint list.
Yesha Chairman to Campaign for Netanyahu
'This was an excellent government for the settlements,' Dani Dayan said.
Weekly Poll Average: Right Leading with 67.5 Seats
The right of center parties continue to maintain their lead, albeit by a slightly smaller margin in eight polls released December 9-15.
Power for Israel’s Message of Responsibility in Arab Village
The Musmus village council announced that the police alone would bear responsibility for the consequences of the visit.
Jewish Press Interviews with Tomorrow’s Knesset Candidates!
Still deciding who will get your vote? The Jewish Press team has interviewed several of this election's most newsworthy candidates - hear what they have to say about the issues affecting you most, and cast your ballot on January 22.
Can the Likud Survive without the ‘Feinschmeckers’?
In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part II in a series).
Lapid Holds Up Coalition, But Rumors Fly that an Alternative Coalition Might Be Forming
With just days left until the coalition deadline, any of these rumors and leaks could be true.
Likud Lawmaker Aims to Block Rumored Comeback by Olmert
Likud Party lawmaker Tzipi Hotovely reportedly petitioned Israel's Central Elections Committee to prevent former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from running for office.
Netanyahu Announces Early Elections In Israel
JERUSALEM – Now it’s official: Israel is going to the polls. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that the elections for the 19th Knesset will be held early next year.
The Likud-Beitenu’s Election Spot: A Return to Positive Campaigning
The election-video recalls the practical achievements of the government over the last four years.
Yechimovitch: I’ll Raise Taxes
According to a report on Israel Channel 10, Shelly Yechimovitch, the head of the Labor party, said that if she is appointed Minister of...
Weekly Israeli Poll Avg: Likud on Top with 28 Seats
Jeremy Saltan's combined weekly poll average from Oct 14-20 shows the Likud with 28 seats, down from the prior week's average of 29 seats, Kadima remains at 6, and Yisrael Beitenu is down to just about 13 seats.
First-Time Israeli Voters Going Right
This item in Hebrew from Israel's Channel 2/Mako informs us that:
49% of all first time voters define themselves as right-wing.
20% as center but right-leaning.
5% as...
Peres Grants Netanyahu Two More Weeks
After failing to assemble a coalition within the legally allotted month, Prime Minister Netanyahu went back to President Shimon Peres on Saturday night to...
Mud Flies As Israeli Election Nears
JERUSALEM – With one month to go before Israelis cast their ballots, religious and nationalist parties have engaged in highly negative campaigns against each other, claiming that only their party will be able to pressure the next prime minister into promoting their domestic, economic and religious agendas. According to all polls, those parties are likely to be the basis of the next governing coalition – expected to be led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu Wants Shas In, But without Deri
Netanyahu and Yishai have been discussing 'the day after' the January 22 elections.
Weekly Polls: Pre-Gaza Polls Give Right 66.5 Knesset Seats
The average of 2 polls published last week, Channel 2 and Jerusalem Post. The Post poll was conducted November 12-13 and the Channel 2 poll was published November 14.
The Almost Final Results: Even Steven
These are the final results for the elections to the 19th Knesset.
Insiders: Amir Peretz Is Taking Over Tzipi Livni’s Movement
Couldn't happen to a nicer gal – forced to betray her loyalists, Livni will have to live with the king of intrigues.
MK Haneen Zoabi of Mavi Marmara Banned from Knesset Bid
MK Haneen Zoabi has been banned from running for the 19th Knesset by the Central Elections Committee, which censured her for supporting terrorism and for denying Israel’s identity as a Jewish and democratic state.
Clash on the Right: Eldad v. Feiglin
MK Aryeh Eldad (Strength to Israel) and Knesset candidate Moshe Feiglin (Likud) traded barbs today over ideological purity and compromise in politics.