Labor

Labor MKs to jump ship, join Meretz?

Lawmakers from Labor party mull leaving for far-left Meretz faction, as polls show Labor plummeting from 24 seats - to as few as 9.

Amir Peretz announces he has beaten cancer

Veteran Labor lawmaker says he successfully beat the disease in 2017.

Zionist Union implosion continues

Senior MKs and party leader Avi Gabbay get into shouting match at party event as collapse in the polls continue. 'I'm not leaving my post'.

Britain's Labour Party most anti-Semitic in Europe

President of Britain's National Union Of Jewish Students leaves Labour Party.

Livni to replace Herzog as opposition head

Zionist Union head Avi Gabbay agrees to put Tzipi Livni as opposition head in exchange for agreeing to support Gabbay as candidate for PM.

MK admits 'sour relations' between Hatnua and Labor

MK Itzik Shmuli says Livni must commit to continue partnership with Labor if she wants to serve as opposition leader.

Have demographics doomed the Israeli left?

Did immigration and high Orthodox birthrate doom Israel’s left to perpetual opposition status? Analysis.

Could retired general save the Zionist Union?

Zionist Union would win 24 seats to Likud's 28 according to latest poll, if ex-IDF chief of staff leads party.

Police rescue woman in labor from traffic jam

Traffic enforcement officers encounter car carrying woman in labor, order driver to drive along shoulder and accompany to hospital.

Poll: Likud stable at 30, Yesh Atid falls to 19

Newly formed party led by Orly Levy nets 5 seats, as Labor falls from 24 to just 13 mandates.

Gabbay: The PA must stop the incitement

Labor chairman calls for two-state solution, but stresses both sides must take steps to rebuild trust.

Will Britain force separate labeling for kosher meat?

Britain’s Labour Party backs separate labeling for kosher, halal meat.

Ex-IDF chief denies his wife is member of radical leftist group

Benny Gantz admits that he is considering joining politics, dismisses rumors that his wife is a member of the left-wing 'Machsom Watch'.

Likud rises to 31 seats in latest poll, Labor falls to 13

New polls Likud gaining ground, while Labor loses nearly half its seats.

Taken in a police cruiser - right up to the delivery room

Police pull over car driving erratically through traffic, find woman in labor.

Bennett: We won't be in the same government as Gabbay

Jewish Home chairman rules out his party being part of a government headed by Labor chairman.

Leftist politicians blast Gabbay

Politicians from the left criticize Zionist Union chairman, who said that the left has forgotten what it means to be Jewish.

Gabbay backs 'two-state solution'

Labor party chairman says there's no other solution for Israel-PA conflict except for two states for two peoples.

MK Bahloul angers Labor chairman

Arab MK won't attend Knesset session marking Balfour Declaration's 100th anniversary. Gabbay's associates: This will be his last term.

Labor head: Settlements are the 'beautiful face of Zionism'

Avi Gabbay praises settlement enterprise, lauds settlers as the 'pioneers of our generation'.

Zionist Union MK leaves Jordan Valley celebration

MK Eitan Broshi storms out of event celebrating Jordan Valley liberation after Avi Gabbay's video greeting was not shown.

Zionist Union members distance themselves from Gabbay

Zionist Union MKs distance themselves from party chairman's statement that he wouldn't evict communities in Judea and Samaria.

Gabbay:

'The Arabs have to be afraid of us'

At Labor party conference in Dimona, new chairman voices opinions that probably aren't welcomed by some members of his party.

Erel Margalit resigns from the Knesset

MK Erel Margalit announces he will resign from the Knesset after he failed to win Labor leadership race.

Leftist MK: We need to bring back the centrist voters

MK Eitan Cabel slams colleagues for demanding PM Netnayahu resign, says they're causing people to huddle around Netanyahu.

Justice Minister: We bring results, and our hard work pays off

Justice Minister Shaked speaks with Arutz Sheva about elections, the submarine scandal, Qalqiliya, and building in Beit El.

Israel's opposition Labor seeks renewal with leadership vote

One of Labor's top candidates was Defense Minister credited with losing Second Lebanon War.

Poll: Likud remains the largest party

New poll finds that the Likud will remain the largest party in the Knesset regardless of who wins the Labor leadership.

'There are post-Zionists in the Zionist Union'

Labor MK warns Kibbutz movement will not tolerate post-Zionist elements in Meretz, Zionist Union. 'We may have to dump the Labor Party'.

Zionist dis-Union

Herzog takes a drubbing from his own party

End of Herzog? Third of his MKs boycott meeting, those who come give him a thorough browbeating for 'betraying' them in unity govt. talks.

Herzog faces insurrection as third of his party boycotts

Backlash seen in protest at first meeting after unity talk fiasco, as MKs accuse Herzog of 'being a crybaby without principles.'

Minister: Joining with Labor will destroy Likud's future

Likud's Elkin warns a unity government would be an 'historic mistake,' as Zionist Union would pull coalition leftward to justify itself.

MKs to Herzog: We won't join the coalition, even if you do

Zionist Union MKs clarify to party chairman Yitzhak Herzog that he does not have the mandate to sign an agreement with the Likud.

Yechimovich takes credit for blocking unity government

Ex-Labor head condemns Herzog for not dismissing talk of joining Likud, says Labor 'crawling' to right-wing after portfolios and honor.

Shaked: Anti-Semitic comments not legitimate political debate

Ayelet Shaked challenges Britain's Labour party leader to stop rampant Anti-Semitism in his party.

Israel's Labor considers breaking ties with British Labour

Rampant anti-Semitism in UK counterpart leading Israel's Labor party to consider breaking away.

Will Labor cut ties with UK's anti-Semitic Labour?

In backlash to anti-Semitism scandal embroiled Labour, Herzog is told to immediately freeze ties with British counterpart.

Bad news for Herzog? Labor considering taking 'steps'

Yechimovich, who lost Labor leadership in primaries Herzog is being investigated over, warns that things are 'getting more serious.'

Who would take over from Herzog?

Party polls show Yechimovich leads support, but if Herzog is forced to step down due to corruption investigation, Cabel is to get the nod.

Zionist Union MK: Didn't murder civilians? Not a 'terrorist'

Arab MK Bahloul repeats that Hevron terrorist was not a 'terrorist,' legitimizes attacks on soldiers as a 'struggle for freedom.'

Herzog threatens his own party over police investigation

Labor head claims corruption investigation is being used as part of an 'election campaign,' threatens: 'I'm no sucker, I know how to kick.'

'Politicians have crossed a red line'

Herzog's chief of staff indicates police investigation against the party chair is an inside job by Labor members.

Herzog: The public is tired of the radical left

Head of leftist Labor party takes aim at 'radical left, radical right,' while touting his 'separation plan' to unilaterally divide Israel.

70 percent of Israelis believe primaries bring corruption

Israelis show a lack of faith in the honesty of primary elections, say system could work if there were a budget cap and transparency.

Watch: Herzog heckled at Labor conference

Angry activists interrupt opposition chairman's speech at party gathering in Holon.

Drama in the left

Labor leaders war over peace

Herzog slams Yechimovich for 'wildly attacking' after he said '2 state solution' not feasible now; 'you think they'll put down the knives?'

TA Mayor Huldai: Forget 'Zionist Union,' Go Back to 'Labor'

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai has a lot to say about Yitzhak Herzog - none of it nice.

Peretz Returning to Labor Party

MK Amir Peretz decides to leave Livni's Hatnua, run with Labor in the next elections.

Herzog Makes It Perfectly Clear: No Unity Government

For once and for all, said Yitzchak Herzog, Zionist Union/Labor is not going to join Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition.

Report: Ehud Barak Considering Political Comeback

Former Prime Minister has held multiple meetings with Labor MKs in possible bid to return to the party.

Herzog Assigned Additional Security After Death Threat

Herzog receives added security after receiving letter threatening 'you're nothing...it's only a matter of time before they kill you.'

Feminist-Era Justice: Woman Gets 12 Years for Triple Infanticide

A Bedouin woman who cruelly murdered her 3 children and wounded the fourth will be free in five years's time.

Yechimovich: Elitism Brought Down the Left

Not Netanyahu, but divisive identity politics were responsible for Zionist Union's major failure in March elections, MK Yechimovich argues.

Sources: Netanyahu Ready to Offer Herzog Rotation Deal

Just hours after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced, Likud sources said he was looking for new coalition partners.

Haredi Party, Left United Over Child Allowance Increase

Prof. Yossi Yonah of Labor praises child allowance raise, says it will lift Israel higher on OECD list.

Source: Netanyahu Has Had It 'Up to Here' With Shas, Jewish Home

With less than a week to go before his deadline, PM Netanyahu is said to be ready to give up on deals with Aryeh Deri and Naftali Bennett.

Jewish Home: Netanyahu Still Giving Us 'Runaround'

A source in Jewish Home says it appears that Likud wants a government with its “natural allies” - but not with Jewish Home.

Im Tirtzu: 'Post-Zionist' Labor MKs Do Not Belong in Government

Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Im Tirtzu's Policy Director Alon Schvartzer dismisses unity government, says MKs like Stav Shaffir are anti-Jewish.

Yechimovich: Labor is Done with Rotation Deals

MK Shelly Yechimovich expounds on reasons for Labor's loss and party's plans in next elections.

Tens of Thousands of Jobs in Israel Go Unfilled

There were more available jobs – and more available high-paying jobs - in Israel in the fourth quarter of 2014 than ever before.