Sa'ar as Likud chairman? New Right gains
Survey 103FM: If Gideon Sa'ar heads the Likud, the New Right will win 12 seats, Shas - 11 and UTJ - 9.
Survey 103FM: If Gideon Sa'ar heads the Likud, the New Right will win 12 seats, Shas - 11 and UTJ - 9.
MK Ayelet Shaked at the Jerusalem Post Conference: 'I'm working to instill common sense in our politicians to prevent elections.'
Peace Index poll asks hundreds of Israelis what they think of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Netanyahu and Bennett meet, agree on Likud-New Right joint faction
A brief overview of Israel's recent elections and the ongoing political deadlock.
Prof. Asher Cohen opposes third elections, but doesn't share estimates that it would topple the Right.
The proposal includes a complete freeze on new religious legislation and a formal agreement for haredi MKs to sit with Lapid.
'I think that everyone understands that further elections are a very bad thing and there needs to be a broad unity government.'
The poll also showed no broad public support for a unity government headed by the Prime Minister
'The public is fed up with offensive discourse and division,' Peretz says. 'We deserve a government to consolidate and unite us.'
The Likud and Blue & White negotiation teams are meeting on Sunday morning. If no progress is made, PM Netanyahu may return mandate.
Blue & White chairman Gantz says he is ready to negotiate with Likud on a national unity gov't but without the right-wing bloc.
Blue & White are hoping to disqualify Balad's votes for Gantz for PM, in which case Likud will be forced to try to form coalition first.
Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman says that he will force Blue and White and Likud to form a unity gov't only with his party.
Bereaved families protest outside the President's Residence after the Arab Joint List recommends Gantz for PM.
Rivlin says that the only way to form a stable government is to have the two large parties join forces.
'It wasn't us that tried to eliminate any trace of Judaism. We'll do everything in order to preserve the Jewish character of the state.'
Party leaders will meet with President Reuven Rivlin to recommend PM beginning at 5 p.m. Smaller parties to meet on Monday.
Voter turnout of 69.4 percent represents an increase of about 1.5 percent compared to the turnout in the previous election in April.
The Haifa District Attorney's Office is prosecuting Mohammed Diab of the city of Tamra for election fraud.
President Reuven Rivlin: 'I chose to act in the words of the prophet Amos: 'He who is wise will remain silent at that time.''
MK Eichler expresses concern that anti-haredi activists will deliberately delay the voting process at haredi voting stations.
Gantz has gained notoriety for his multiple gaffes during speeches and interviews over the course of the Blue and White election campaigns.
Naftali Bennett says that Benny Gantz said in 2014 that there was no need to worry about the terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel.
A Maariv report says that Likud complaints of voter fraud in the Arab sector were not properly examined.
Blue & White leader Lapid says that what stood out from the incident in Ashdod was the sentence: 'It's time for the PM to leave the stage.'
The day off given to workers on Election Day costs Israeli economy billions of shekels - this year, the cost is doubled by repeat elections.
Some drove for miles and even traveled by plane to exercise their right to vote in far-flung places across the world.
Without voter fraud in last election, Arab party would have been left out of the Knesset, and New Right would have made it in, says PM.
'The submissive rhinos are just following the orders of that extremely corrupt person,' says Democratic Union.
Right-wing bloc's lead over left-wing, Arab bloc falls to one seat in latest poll. Neither side has enough support to form a coalition.
'From all the politicians I've met, this was without a doubt the strangest [interview] I've done,' says Kan journalist.
Yisrael Beyteinu and Yamina both received 10 seats in the poll, followed by Shas with 8, UTJ - 7, Democratic Camp - 7 and Labor - 5.
A haredi member of the Election Committee speaks up: 'Lapid uses racist, anti-Semitic language. I walk down the street, people curse at me.'
The Joint Arab list wins 11 seats. The United Right Party, headed by Ayelet Shaked, holds 10 seats.
Yisrael Beytenu chairman claims that he's not against religious people. 'I live in a mixed comm. - haredim, religious and secular.'
Chovev Damari, husband of the Minister of Social Equality Gila Gamliel claims that Kobi refused to remove his name from the list.
According to a Channel 13 News report, Noam rejected the proposal. Likud denies the report.
According to poll, neither left nor right able to form coalition without Yisrael Beytenu party.
'There's no claim against me for any offense,' Ehud Barak says about his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, recently indicted for sex offenses.
Former Prime Minister declares party position on religion and state, 'We're against incitement, against invasion of individual's space.'
United Torah Judaism MK criticizes Yisrael Beytenu chairman after Knesset is dissolved.
MK Moshe Gafni: Liberman has a problem - he hates Netanyahu.
United Right chairman says decision to go for new elections was reached with a heavy heart.
Deputy Health Minister: Netanyahu left no stone unturned in attempt to prevent new elections. Liberman rejected every attempt at dialogue.
Knesset approves first reading of bill to dissolve the Knesset. 66 MKs voted in favor, 44 voted against and five abstained.
Hadeel Oueis: 'They never saw Israeli soldiers in Damascus, Aleppo, or Homs, but they saw Iranian militias with heavy weapons killing them.'
Party sources claim strange goings-on in Central Elections Committee feed since morning, observers removed from counting site.
Bug in Central Elections Committee computerized system creates distorted presentation of bloc percentage data; fate of New Right at stake.
But various polls and projections offer conflicting predictions; Gantz/Lapid also declare victory.
Israel Police operates since morning to maintain law and order at polls. Several investigations opened on suspicion of forgery.
Right Parties Union Otzma Yehudit candidate: If Right doesn't want home bulldozed, get to the polls urgently.
MK Oren Hazan meets Moshe Feiglin during tour of Tel Aviv beach and confronts him: 'Dope up the public with drugs and slogans.'
Netanyahu cancels participation in Ashdod campaign to hold emergency session due to low voter turnout in traditional party strongholds.
Digital Strategist Itai Tzamir examines election campaign according to digital indices, evaluates some expected results, and has surprises.
Chairman Smotrich last pep-talk to religious Zionism to go vote with head held high about past achievements and future goals.
On April 7, Bet El Institutions will host a free live election info session, explaining the multiparty system, party platforms, and analysis