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By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The election comes as the political parties are fighting with each other and with themselves.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
CAIR was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case that proved connections to the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas and other radical Islamic entities.
Zvika Hauser and Yoaz Hendel announced their support for Gidon Sa'ar as Prime Minister, and that they would run with him in the next Knesset.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It appears that candidate Raphael Warnock still has a lot more to walk back, as new anti-Israel video surfaces.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
One way or another, if the government does not present a budget by December 23, it falls by default.
Khaled Mashaal, who previously served as chairman of the Politburo, is expected to receive significant Qatari support in his run against Ismail Haniya, the current Hamas leader.
Arab political activists reached out to Ayelet Shaked to give Yamina their support.
Out of 35 issues that people considered when voting, there were less than a handful that both groups agreed were important.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We must stick to an uncompromising policy to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons.”
Netanyahu told a reporter that the US will decide who is the next US president, not him.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“I have switched a lot of, uh, you know, I guess, culturally Jewish people. But being a practicing Jew, like, people who are religious about it, they are very difficult. I’ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.”
Malliotakis has called for forming a “freedom squad” to counter fellow New Yorker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her axis in Congress, and to fight BDS.
70% of Arab and Muslim voters supported Biden with the help of campaigns led by "Palestinian" activists and institutions.
Warnock claims that Jesus was a Palestinian. Talk about anachronisms and historical revisionism.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Republican New York State Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis got 57.9 percent of the vote; Rose, a Democrat, received 42.1 percent.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
As a child, Gross was part of the small Jewish community in Alaska and celebrated his bar mitzvah there.
Which Warnock are we supposed to believe? The one who made horrible anti-Israel statements and accusations before he was a front-runner candidate for US Senate, or the ones he made after he was exposed?
“The American people are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Several Jewish congressional members are expected to retain prominent leadership roles in the 117th Congress
By Josh Hasten
“Trump is a president who cares about the State of Israel and it is important for us that he continues for another term,” says Gush Etzion Regional Council head.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Trump administration has “isolated Iran ... recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital ... Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights [and] extended ... cooperation to Judea and Samaria,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By Sean Savage
The platform had moved to ban several pro-Trump groups comprised of Russian American Jews, raising questions over the role social-media companies play in the current free exchange of ideas.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Someone that I’ve never met, never seen, hates me for a reason I can’t control, because of who I was born to be,” said Seth Blattman.
The left are calling for the expanding the Supreme Court, Biden would consider rotating judges to lower courts.
Jared talks to Ben about the accomplishments of the Trump presidency, and makes the case for four more years.
Both candidates made assertions that were inaccurate, taken out of context, or outright untrue. Just like in any normal presidential debate.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Trump is preferred by 74 percent of Orthodox, 23 percent of Conservative, 20 percent of Reform, 3 percent of Reconstructionist and 14 percent of secular Jews.
NYPost: Twitter has refused to unlock The Post’s account unless the news organization deletes tweets about its own reporting on Hunter Biden’s emails.
'Don't vote for me.'
Back in 2016, Chris Wallace asked President Trump if he condemns white supremacist, and then like now, the president condemned them.
The coalition will work to underscore the significance of the Trump administration’s pro-Israel and pro-Jewish policies.
Despite his achievements—and the mention of his Jewish son-in-law, daughter and grandchildren—the U.S. president expressed astonishment that the Jewish vote “seems to be almost automatically a Democratic vote.”
Deep State exposed in Netanyahu corruption investigation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jacob Blake Sr., father of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, appears to show a history of racist and anti-Semitic views.
“Basically, if you agree with the sentiment behind the Taylor Force Act, you don’t restore funding to the Palestinians,” said Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
He said President Donald Trump “has stood up fearlessly against those who are corrupting the term social justice.”
Adherents to the conspiracy theory claim that the “liberal elite,” including Democratic politicians and Jewish billionaire George Soros, are part of a secret faction to overthrow the president.
This year’s presidential campaign has carried unprecedented implications for Jewish identity.
Biden campaign senior advisor Symone Sanders told JNS: “We continue to reject the views that Linda Sarsour has expressed.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It also said: “We believe that while Jerusalem is a matter for final-status negotiations, it should remain the capital of Israel, an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.”
Noman Hussain, imam of ISM Brookfield in Wisconsin, was one of the religious leaders who took part in the “Interfaith Welcome Service.”
One Jewish organization described Harris as a preferable choice when compared to the other candidates who were being considered for the VP spot.
The new model shows why politicians become more polarized even as their constituents remain in the middle.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The government will vote to push off a budget decision by 100 days.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Democratic platform includes language that expresses support for the U.S.-Israel relationship, a pledge to maintain security funding for Israel and backing for a two-state solution.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Railing against the Israeli prime minister’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, the head of the right-wing Yamina Party called the current government “one of the worst” in the country’s history.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The only names on Omar's list are Jewish ones: billionaire Jonathan Gray, retired real estate executive Stanley Weinstein and billionaire hedge-fund owner Seth Klarman.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It states, in part: “We believe that while Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations, it should remain the capital of Israel, an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move comes just one day after the congresswoman picked up an endorsement from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has perpetuated anti-Semitic tropes and introduced a resolution in Congress that promotes boycotts of Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Aaron Keyak has previously served as communications director for Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Steve Rothman (D-N.J.).
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The public is in desperate need of reform and financial aid” regardless of politics, says Finance Minister Israel Katz • Coalition deal sets Aug. 15 deadline for the passing of a biennial budget.
Antone Melton-Meaux, one of four candidates challenging Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar in the primary, has critcized her record of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks.
“We’re battling for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party,” said the 16-term New York legislator during a virtual event hosted by NORPAC.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The event, which will be on Zoom, will be hosted by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.).
Meanwhile Rafi Peretz reportedly received an offer to jump ship and join the coalition by himself without Yamina.
By Israel Hayom
“Either Yamina comes on board with what's been offered or it won't be in the government,” says Likud official • Yamina head Naftali Bennett: ‘If we can make a difference we will join, and if we can’t, we won't.’
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
JStreetPAC also intends to raise $5 million for some 175 congressional endorsees, who make up more than half of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses, in the 2020 cycle.
Netanyahu and Gantz have been holding tough negotiations over critical issues.
Netanyahu needs to only pull over two MKs and he has a coalition.
President Rivlin's options are to decide how much time pressure he should put on the coalition negotiations.
The forced merger of most of Israeli political parties fell apart once the anti-Netanyahu glue holding them together was dissolved.
By Ariel Kahana
Outgoing Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein has a lot to say about the events of the past few months. Having recently become the first Knesset Speaker in history to resign, he says he's learned to stand up for his principles, even if it comes at a price.
By Israel Hayom
Netanyahu told his rightwing partners not to believe the media reports about the portfolio distributions to Blue&White... they don't believe him.
Yair Lapid will be the head of the opposition.
Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), Gantz's partner strongly opposes the move.
Netanyahu described an offer that is far too generous, yet still being rejected by Blue&White.
It is currently forbidden to assemble in groups of more than 10.
The Palestinian Authority put a lot of pressure on the Arab party to help Gantz oust Netanyahu.
Blue&White are trying to maneuver the Likud into accepting the Joint Arab List as a kosher party.
Gantz may be conditioning his acceptance on Bibi including the anti-Zionist Arab party into the emergency coalition.
The only way Blue&White can form a government is to rely on the anti-Zionist Arab party.
Phillip Agnew (now Umi Selah) has participated in trips to the disputed territories led by Ahmad Abuznaid, a supporter of the U.S.-designated terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, to “build real relationships with those on the ground leading the fight for liberation.”
Levy-Abekasis's announcement came after reports that Gantz planned to form his minority government within two weeks.
MK Ayman Odeh: "Al-Aqsa is a place of worship for Muslims, and East Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinian state."
Gabi Ashkenazi and Chili Tropper are also opposed to forming a government dependent on the anti-Zionist Arab MKs.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Blue&White Party leader Benny Gantz must abandon plans to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and reject the idea of a “Jewish majority” government, says Joint List's Ayman Odeh.
The elections will have a significant role in how the Deal of the Century gets implemented.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The 6,453,255 eligible voters will go to the 10,631 ballots across the country and cast their vote for one of the 30 parties running for the Knesset.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
“We don’t want Sanders here at AIPAC, and not in Israel. Anyone who calls the Israeli prime minister a racist is a liar or an ignoramus, or a dangerous combination of the two,” Danon stated.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A day before elections, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria “will happen within weeks, two months at the most” if he wins.
347 rabbis from across the US rejected Bernie Sanders “outrageous comment accusing AIPAC of fostering bigotry.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The construction plan, which will effectively connect Ma'aleh Adumim to Jerusalem, was frozen by Netanyahu for years following international criticism that it would harm a prospective Palestinian state.
Several polls published in the last 24 hours project that Likud is in the lead with 35 seats, and Blue and White is right behind with 34 seats.
Yamina made inroads deep into the heart of Aguda/Shas territory.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu challenged Gantz to a debate “without an earpiece and without teleprompters” on diplomatic, security and economic issues.
Smotrich told the Arab MKs that in the short time he has been Transportation Minister, he has done more for their constituents than they have done in all their years playing politics.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Right-wing religious parties signed a pledge of allegiance to PM Netanyahu.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"If Israel’s government continues with steps to annex the West Bank, the U.S. should make clear that none of our aid should be used to support annexation," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told the New York Times in a recent survey of candidates' policy positions.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
"We oppose killing and targeting civilian targets, including children. Obviously, this is our moral stance and we will never say or think otherwise."
The democratic candidates claim that by killing this enemy of the US, Trump brought the country closer to war and anarchy.
“The Democrat Party is turning their back on Israel,” said Republican Jewish Coalition spokesperson Neil Strauss.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jamaal Bowman, a progressive Democrat running to unseat incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
On the heels of the revelation that another senior Gantz adviser called the U.S. president “Donald Adolf Trump,” tweets surface by Blue and White campaign strategist Joel Benenson, claiming that Trump takes his talking points from the Nazi leader.
The PA is hoping Israel's leftwing parties will kill the Deal of the Century after the elections.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Heba Yazbak has been disqualified from running in the upcoming elections for the 23rd Knesset over her support for terrorist Samir Kuntar.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Gantz brought senior adviser Ronen Tzur to Washington DC for the meeting with Pres. Trump despite his past vicious anti-Trump tweets.
Two major party leaders don’t “come to Washington just for a conversation,” which poses questions as to why an initiative would be released a month before the third round of Israeli elections, says Aaron David Miller, a former Mideast negotiator.
"The citizens of the State of Israel will count very well every hand that doesn’t go up and vote for sovereignty over the Jordan Valley."
Ron Kobi was accused of provoking and instigating against religious Jews. He was fired for failing to pass a budget.
July 17, 2026 
