Elections

Op-ed:

How elections bring out the worst in people

Through appeals and tactics like comparing Bibi to Hitler, the Left is showing itself to be desperate. But no standards at all? Op-ed.

How can a caring Israeli Jew not vote at all on November 1?

For centuries Jews were denied the right to vote. In Israel today the power to decide Jewish fate lies primarily in Jewish hands.Vote!Op-ed.

Religious Zionism gets high score on Knesset achievement report

NGO's parliamentary report card gives high score to Religious Zionism, with Likud in second and Shas in third.

Elections 2022:

Smotrich aims high: Defense, finance, transportation, justice

Smotrich fears that Netanyahu will try to form a government with Gantz and leave the Religious Zionist party in the opposition.

Do values and ideology have a place in Israel's elections?

Israel’s elections should not be centered around personal issues, they should not be vacant of ideology and content. Op-ed.

'Far right' candidate Giorgia Meloni to be Italy's next PM

Meloni once praised Hezbollah, now vows to be a pro-Israel Prime Minister of Italy.

Cult of Personality

Bennett ran through three or four party names. The point was to vote him, as it is for Lapid, Liberman, Gantz, or Aryeh Deri. Op-ed.

New poll: Right-wing voters are more confident with their vote

A new survey shows that 75% of right-wing voters will vote the same as in the past, while only 45% of left-wing voters will do so

Video interview:

Dr. Shmuel Katz On Biden & Israel Elections

Dr. Shmuel Katz speaks with Israel National News and covers Biden & the upcoming Nov. 1 Israel Elections

Gantz:

We're doing everything to prevent a Netanyahu government

Defense Minister says he prefers holding new elections to allowing Netanyahu to form an alternative govt. in the current Knesset.

Meretz Chairman:

My party is not at fault for breakdown of gov't

'The ones who pushed for this are a number of Yamina MKs,' Health Min. Horowitz accuses.

MK Levin proposes new elections within a year

Likud chairman MK Yariv Levin proposes to coalition the opposition will not make Knesset votes difficult in return for agreed upon elections

Poll: Nearly 60% of Israelis not interested in new elections

Different division, same results: In new poll, bloc led by former PM Netanyahu wins 60 seats, while current coalition wins just 54.

New poll shows right-wing bloc with 60 Knesset seats

Coalition parties lose power, win 54 seats, while bloc led by former PM Netanyahu gains 60.

Bennett planning to create new nationalist camp

PM Bennett working to create new nationalist camp to run in next elections.

Minister: 'We're headed towards elections'

'Pay attention to the trends - we're on our way to elections,' Yisrael Beytenu's Minister Eli Avidar says.

Is it time for an Orthodox Jewish woman in Congress?

Redistricting, especially in Jewish communities, supports Democratic candidates regardless of incumbents running again.Should I run? Op-ed.

New poll: Likud - 33, Yamina - 6

New poll shows Likud retains position as Israel's largest party, Justice Min. Sa'ar's party fails to make it into Knesset.

New poll shows Likud leading with 33 seats

Yesh Atid retains position as second-largest party, with 19 seats, poll shows.

Poll: Yamina drops to 5 seats, Netanyahu-led bloc holds 57

New poll shows Likud gaining almost two Knesset seats at Yamina's expense, as satisfaction with PM Bennett's performance consistently rises.

Survey: Most haredim don't want their parties in the coalition

Majority of haredi voters believe Shas, UTJ, parties were correct in refusing to back anyone other than former PM Netanyahu, survey shows.

Shas party chief admits: 'We made a mistake'

MK Deri says haredi parties erred by not pressuring former PM Netanyahu to keep rotation deal with DM Gantz.

Poll: 59% of Israelis rate gov't management of pandemic as 'bad'

New poll shows current 61-MK government would lose majority, drop to 60 MKs, if elections were held today.

Former Jerusalem mayor is leading candidate to replace Netanyahu

Nearly one-third of Likud voters want Nir Barkat to replace former PM Netanyahu, while another third have no preferred candidate.

Congo bill seeks to block candidate with Jewish father

In Congo, a bill seeking to block candidate with Jewish father prompts backlash.

Foreign Ministry: Israel will not interfere in PA elections

Foreign Ministry Political Director Alon Bar tells EU ambassadors Israel is concerned by Hamas strength in PA elections.

Israel pioneers a political phenomenon: the vaccine election

Israel is the first, but there will be other vaccine elections soon, and politicians will be judged by how they protected the public Op-ed.

92% of votes counted: Meretz strengthens, Ra'am weakens

The counting of some 430,000 absentee ballots continues. Elections Cmte says final results expected to be published tomorrow.

The differences between Israel’s 2020 and 2021 elections

Polls show that the election is Netanyahu’s to win or lose, although one should always expect the unexpected in Israeli politics. Op-ed.

The Israeli Election and the leading parties' economic plans.

What is missing from the chatterbox TV news programs is the vitally important plans of each party for the future of Israel's economy. Op-ed

Google must change offensive translations of Israeli Elections

Translating from one language into another is not an easy task, but Google's Israel election results report last time was pathetic. Opinion.

Bennett, Sa’ar and Israel’s legal tyrants

Bennett and Sa'ar hope the att'y general will stop the leader they cannot best at the polls. If he does,elections will be irrelevant.Op-ed

Out of the depths of winter - a society of fear

This pandemic has created is a society of fear, even from those methods that can relieve the fear, along with apathy to the elections. Op-ed

Poll: Likud continues to rise, New Hope falls

Alliance between National Union, Jewish Home fails to clear threshold as Netanyahu continues to regain ground.

Blue and White minister to join Ya'alon's 'Telem' party

Two new faces have announced their intent to join Ya'alon's Telem party.

PM to Peretz: Join Smotrich, Bennett

PM Netanyahu sits down with MK Peretz to insist he remain with a right-wing party.

Likud MK not apologizing for vulgar insult against fellow MK

"There is no one more treacherous than she - she's welcome to leave, after playing this stinking trick."

Shas deputy minister: No one gains from holding elections now

Dep. Interior Minister insists that elections can still be averted "if people come to their senses."

Health Minister to Arutz Sheva:

'A bad coalition is better than elections'

Edelstein believes vaccine campaign will be launched within week, and that government problems can be solved, even in current composition.

'Why the election panic? Why now?'

Israeli politics continue with instability. Is there a real reason to dismantle the government and go to elections?

Gantz: Elections would be a disaster for the country

"Netanyahu has wasted the past six months; I don't believe anything he says anymore."

Former Jewish Home MK Yogev: The public no longer trusts us

"If Jewish Home holds primaries, I'll stand for party leader."

Meretz: Unthinkable to join a coalition headed by Bennett

"Why would we want to replace Netanyahu with someone even more right-wing?"

Arab MK admits: 'There's no one who can replace Netanyahu'

MK Mansour Abbas points out that seven previous attempts to unseat PM have failed.

Yamina MK: Will Netanyahu agree to join Bennett's coalition?

As Yamina closes in on Likud in polls, party predicts Netanyahu's demise.

Shas 'furious' with Gantz for voting to dissolve Knesset

"Gantz doesn't even want elections, but party members want to bring him down & replace him."

Joint List to vote in favor of Knesset dissolution

"Netanyahu-Gantz government is a disaster for the country"

Attacks on Gantz in Likud: 'Rock-bottom'

MK Zohar: 'While Likud works only for public in dealing with coronavirus crisis, Blue and White work only for Benny Gantz to be PM.'

Blue & White MK: We'll support Gantz in whatever he decides

Gantz to decide today or tomorrow whether to support bill to dissolve Knesset.

MKs Hauser, Hendel to vote against Blue & White 'Equality' laws

Elections on the horizon as unity government splinters still further.

Netanyahu: 'We'll vote against elections, for unity'

Netanyahu declares his party will oppose bill to dissolve Knesset: 'Israelis need government that works not for politics, but for them.'

Lapid:

'In 48 hours we'll vote to disperse Knesset'

Opposition head: 'If Blue and White do right thing, in 48 hours this government will be on its way home and Israel will be on new path.'

Appointment of police chief postponed yet again

Israel hasn't had a permanent chief of police for almost two years, and no end in sight.

Caught on hot mike, Likud MKs fear the coming elections

The cameras were turned off but the microphones continued recording.

Should the US adopt Israel’s low tech election model?

Amid the post-election chaos, the time is ripe to consider switching the US to a 'low tech' approach to voting. Op-ed.

A wake-up call for democracy

The type of instability the US is experiencing after Election Day is afflicting and crippling democracies the world over. Op-ed.

Ayelet Shaked:

'Yamina is a government alternative, Bennett should be next PM'

Shaked was asked what government positions she aims for after election: 'Justice, Finance, Education are very important right now.'

Proposal to change how elections are held

MKs Gideon Sa'ar and Yifat Shasha-Biton submit bill to have half of the Knesset be chosen through regional elections.

'Elections are bad, but the current government is worse'

"There's nothing worse than a government that doesn't serve its citizens," says Yamina MK.

Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai plans on running for Knesset

Huldai: I'll agree to being #2 on any party's slate, if that's what it takes to remove the right wing from power.