Israeli elections

The grand delusion: The Israeli right's quest for Arab votes

After advocating and adoption of the Nationality Law and inciting against Arabs, Israeli right-wing parties are fervently wooing the Arab vote.

Israel

Israeli-Arab party not ruling out joining future coalition

Head of the Arab Hadash Party Ayman Odeh does not exclude entering a future coalition headed by Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, though he has a list of conditions.

Israel

How Israeli minister pushed Palestinian prisoners to hunger strike

Seniors at the Israel Prison Service warned Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan not to harshen conditions of the Palestinian prisoners or jam phone signals in jail, but he refused to listen.

Palestine

Arab Israelis alienated by both top candidates as vote approaches

As the two leading candidates for the Israeli premiership reject the idea of a coalition with Arab parties, it’s no wonder that Arab citizens are not planning to vote.

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Israeli elections: Where is the economy?

Contrary to previous election campaigns, which focused on the dire economic situation, the main themes of the current campaign are the scandals surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and questions about Blue and White head Benny Gantz’s personality.

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Netanyahu polishes security image in Moscow as vote approaches

Another meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a chance for Netanyahu to boast of his Russian ties with Putin and emphasize a new security threat ahead of the elections.

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What has gone so wrong for the New Right?

New Right leaders Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked are making a frenzied effort to boost the popularity of their party amid the unexpected rise of Moshe Feiglin, who is eating away at their base.

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Israel's year of the undecided voter

Undecided voters will determine the outcome of the April 9 elections and with that the fate of the Arab Peace Initiative, which the Arab League endorsed yet again at its annual summit but has not registered on the radar of Israeli candidates or the media.

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Careful what you wish for: The lesson of Israel's vote threshold

Israel's vote threshold has created a situation in which the Likud, which went to great effort to expel Moshe Feiglin, prays that his party will cross the threshold to enter the Knesset, while Blue and White, which dislikes Balad, hopes for its success.

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Toxic campaigns spread online ahead of Israel’s elections

According to President of the Israel Internet Association Karine Nahon, civil society must take responsibility, clean up the toxic discourse on the internet and social media, and restore power to the voters.

Israel

More money troubles in the Netanyahu family

The financial relationship between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his multi-millionaire American cousin Nathan Milikowsky could lead to yet another criminal investigation into the Israeli leader.

Israel

Netanyahu's bankrupt Gaza strategy

The latest rocket attacks from Gaza and the regularity of air raid sirens in southern Israel prove that the Israeli government's strategy of blockading Gaza is a failure.

Palestine