ISRAEL VOTES 2019

Netanyahu could be elected Israel's next Prime Minister

Kulanu rules out coalition with left-wing parties

Senior MK from center-right Kulanu faction rejects possible coalition with the Left. 'We're a right-wing party.'

PM Ayelet Shaked? Maybe after Bennett

New Right leaders Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked discuss their acquaintance that began in Netanyahu's office in 2005.

Poll: Likud narrowing the gap

Gantz heads the largest party, but Netanyahu still has the greatest chance of forming a government.

Blue and White: 'The haredim will talk to us'

MK Ofer Shelah dismisses haredi parties' promises to join only a right-wing government, says he 'knows' they'll talk to Blue & White party.

Poll: Blue and White losing power, right-wing bloc growing

New poll shows Blue and White party leading Likud by narrow margin.

Science Minister: As it stands, Left will form coalition

Science Minister Akunis warns left-wing government will turn Israel's economy back 40 years.

'We'll be worse off than before the Yom Kippur War'

Former DM Liberman warns of dangerous escalation in southern Israel, says Cabinet chose not to eliminate terror.

Naftali Bennett:

'I will bring the IDF back to being lethal and victorious'

New Right chairman: I am not entering a government that promotes a Palestinian state, period.

'The polls were wrong about Trump, they're wrong about us'

Yisrael Beytenu chief says polls showing his party failing to enter next Knesset are wrong, cites internal polling. 'We'll get 6-7 seats.'

How often can we bury Kahane?

Poll: Status quo between the blocs maintained

Likud loses 3 seats and stands at 26, while Blue and White loses 5 but leads the way with 33, according to Israel Hayom and i24NEWS poll.

The Trojan Horse in Israel's elections

Elephant in the room - highlighting Gantz's military record

Poll: Israeli right regains majority, Zehut crosses threshold

Liberman out, Feiglin in: Israeli right regains majority in latest poll - but by razor-thin margin, with Yisrael Beytenu out of the Knesset.

Haredi MK: We won't sit in Gantz-led government

MK Moshe Gafni says faction won't support Blue and White party, says MK Yair Lapid will 'harm' foreign policy if made minister.

Watch: Otzma candidate clashes with leftist MKs

Right-wing candidate sues Labor MK at committee hearing, clashes with Arab MK ahead of vote to ban Otzma Yehudit and Arab nationalist party.

Shas voters slam party's campaign

Shas voters split on whether campaign posters sufficiently honor spiritual leader's legacy.

Tal Russo claims he 'represents' Israelis living near Gaza

Labor candidate reported as saying Gaza-area residents are 'crybabies' praises them for 'bearing the brunt of the country's burden.'

Report:

Otzma candidate likely to be permitted to run for Knesset

With support from the New Right, Yisrael Beytenu, Otzma Yehudit candidate expected to win vote, be permitted to run for Knesset.

Mordechai Kedar endorses Bennett's 'New Right'

Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar says New Right is party best able to advance and protect the State of Israel.

National Union chief's plan to shield Netanyahu from prosecution

MK Smotrich aims to pass law granting immunity to sitting MKs.

New poll shows right-wing bloc regaining power

Walla! poll shows 61 Knesset seats for right-wing bloc, 59 for center-left bloc.

Haredi minister: I won't sit with Lapid

Dep. Health Minister Litzman says he won't sit in coalition with MK Yair Lapid, regardless of who the PM is.

Gantz and Lapid: We won't give back the Golan

Four heads of the Blue and White party visit Golan Heights, promise to double the size of Jewish settlement in the area.

INTO THE FRAY: Will the “Deep-State” destroy democracy?

'Blue and White will force haredim to draft'

Gantz-Lapid Blue and White party platform includes passing Draft Law, forcing haredim to teach core curriculum.

ANALYSIS: Law experts make mincemeat of Netanyahu indictments

AG's decision to indict PM Netanyahu may threaten the health of Israel's democracy. Israel cannot afford to choose the wrong PM.

To topple a country over cigars, champagne and media coverage

'We want to topple Kahanism, the Right, and Netanyahu'

Arab MK blasts new Likud campaign slogan 'Its Either Bibi - Or Tibi'. "Next Netanyahu government will be even worse than the current one."

Will the New Right back Bibi if he's indicted?

Justice Minister says PM must be presumed innocent - but refuses to guarantee her party will back him if he's indicted after hearing.

The Bibi Files: Fresh lipstick on old attempts at indictments

The janitor's Meir Kahane

What did Tzipi Hotovely say to draw the ire of haredi lawmakers?

Deputy Foreign Minister and Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely rebuked by haredi political leaders after offering political advice to haredi women.

State Prosecutor: Nothing will deter us

State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan insists Attorney General made professional decision, was not influenced by elections.

Netanyahu:

'The media will do everything so that the left wins'

"Lapid and Gantz say they won't sit with us but will sit with Tibi," PM says. "We will make the truth clear to the public, Likud can win."

Poll: 61 seats for left-wing bloc

Poll Sunday morning gives advantage of 2 seats to left over right. Gantz and Lapid's Blue and White gets 38 seats, Likud 30.

Justice Minister: Trump peace plan endangers settlements

Ayelet Shaked warns Trump peace plan includes evacuation of Judea, Samaria, settlements, calls for right-wing voters to 'come home.'

Labor candidate 'surprised by Gaza-area crybabies'

Labor candidate Tal Russo calls Gaza-area residents 'crybabies,' claims they should show 'more resilience.'

Poll: Netanyahu can't form coalition

Only a quarter of Israelis believe PM Netanyahu should not quit his position.

Poll: Center-left bloc has majority for first time

Channel 13 poll finds center-left bloc with total of 61 Knesset seats, two more than the right-wing bloc.

Young Israel recants statement supporting PM Netanyahu on merger

Young Israel's President Farley Weiss says statement defending PM's support for Bayit Yehudi merger did not speak for all YI synagogues.

'Likud without PM Netanyahu is our partner'

Former DM Ya'alon says 'Blue and White' party will invite Likud to join coalition.

Poll shows Gantz leading by 9 Knesset seats

New poll shows Blue and White party leading by wide margin but unable to form a coalition.

Petition against 'Likud TV' rejected

Central Elections Committee chairman rejects outright petition against Likud's Facebook television channel.

Jewish self-hatred rears its ugly head

Supreme Court clears way for ruling on Netanyahu indictments

Court rejects petition to bar Attorney General from announcing his decision on charges against Netanyahu prior to election.

Liberman pushes to ban Arab party's token Jewish candidate

Ex-Defense Minister looks to bar professor who compared Israel to Nazi Germany from running for 21st Knesset on communist party list.

MK Ahmed Tibi:

'We want to remove the Right from power'

Chairman of Israeli-Arab Ta'al party lists his conditions for supporting a government headed by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid.

Deri: Condemn Otzma Yehudit? No way

Interior Minister and Shas chief Aryeh Deri rejects calls to condemn Otzma Yehudit party. 'We can work together, why should I condemn them?'

Deri: Lapid will divide the Kotel in two

Shas chairman attacks Blue and White Knesset list. "They established a party in the rich areas of Israel."

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's daughter won't run for Knesset

Achi Israeli party, headed by Adina Bar Shalom, announces it will not run in the upcoming elections.

Otzma Yehudit to be part of Judicial Selection Committee

Details of agreement between Jewish Home-National Union and Otzma yehudit revealed.

Netanyahu: Lapid and Gantz will kill the Israeli economy

'Lapid doesn't know anything about economics,' says Netanyahu, touting his own support for the free market.

'This election is a referendum on Palestinian statehood'

Bennett blasts students of Rabbi Meir Kahane, says coming election will be referendum on Palestinian statehood.

Will IDF general be disqualified from Labor slate?

Central Elections Committee says Major General Tal Russo may not have completed cooling-off period.

AIPAC – lobbying for which side?

"Our Union Saved the Right Bloc

MK Slomianski, who managed the union's contacts with the prime minister, is convinced that the agreement was the right one

Liberman: Otzma Yehudit are freaks, nothing more

'Likud has become a semi-haredi party,' says ex-defense Minister Avidgor Liberman. 'Otzma Yehudit candidates are freaks, nothing more.'

Lapid: When we win, we'll form unity government with Likud

Blue and White's Yair Lapid predicts Netanyahu will leave Likud after being defeated in election, paving way for unity government.