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By Shalom Bear
Only in Israel will a Litvak MK go to a Chassideshe Rebbe to convince an "anti-Chareidi" MK to join the coalition.
Shaked: ' the judiciary, rather than the elected representatives of the people, wield the power to govern'
Like a squabbling couple Netanyahu and Liberman, are both probably realizing life apart is much worse than life together.
Do you doubt the full-throated democracy of Israel? Witness the swearing in (and swearing at) the Israeli cabinet?
The following is the list of Likud ministerial positions...
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein told PM Netanyahu that he would find it difficult to defend the ministerial appointments of Aryeh Deri and Yoav Galant.
Two Likud MKs are sick, and might miss tonight's swearing in ceremony.
Several holes remain on the road to a new government, which is supposed to take office at 7 p.m. Thursday.
By Shalom Bear
During a Knesset voice vote, an MK yelled out "in favor" in place of the missing MK Xenia Svetlova. Is this 2003 all over again?
By Shalom Bear
Haaretz is upset because the coalition guidelines don't list the delusional two-state solution as the only path to peace.
Herzog's idea sounds stupid, but if it is taken seriously, it might be a great brainstorm.
120 Knesset voted today on whether or not to allow the coalition to expand beyond its 18 minister limit.
Lapid won headlines for his grandstanding and now suffers an embarrassing loss.
Shaked is known as an outspoken and intelligent advocate for Zionism and democracy.
A personal armed guard now is escorting Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) Knesset Member Ayelet Shaked following death threats. Shaked is slated to be the Justice Minister, an appointment that has riled up the left-wing, which usually goes to bat for women but not if they are on the "wrong side" of the road. The decision […]
The new coalition, like most of the 33 previous governments, was formed with an auction.
Likud Knesset Member Tzipi Hotovely said Thursday she is will to settle for any ministry so long as she can be the first religious women to hold a Cabinet post. Hotovely was a deputy minister in the last government She told Reshet Bet (Voice of Israel) radio, "It does not make any difference what [ministry] […]
Bayit Yehudi will bear full responsibility for settlements. Herzog insists he will remain in the Opposition.
"High noon" is 8 p.m. Wednesday. New elections, anyone?
Kachlon is sounding suspiciously like Yair Lapid, the last government's supposed champion of "social justice."
The left-wing party's problem is that the ministry spent more money to promote Judaism than democracy.
Bayit Yehudi settles for three Cabinet posts. Shas to head Religious Affairs with Bayit Yehudi as Deputy.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
In Jerusalem, the bells from 18 churches in the Old City of Jerusalem rang 100 times on Thursday evening, April 23, to remember the Armenian Genocide.
Bennett drew his red line on Twitter, but don’t worry. There is a Jewish solution.
Marzel not sorry Yachad party's loss cost Bayit Yehudi seats in Knesset. Bennett accuses Netanyahu of thinking he is a sucker.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Knesset opening session was buzzing with new faces, as 39 new Members of Knesset joined their veteran colleagues in the swearing in ceremony.
The clowns are back in town while ringmaster Netanyahu tries to tame the beasts.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel’s Government Building Becomes ‘Greenest Parliament’ in the World
Who is Horowitz? He’s Netanyahu’s eyes and ears. He’s very close to him, literally his personal representative everywhere...
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
PA Chairman Abbas congratulated the Arab party on its success in the March 17 Israeli elections.
Bennett is likely to be the next Foreign Minister, and the fight is now over the Ministry of Religion.
Meretz chairperson Zehava Gal-On decides to remain as chairperson after her party reached 5 mandates.
The Supreme Court may reverse the decision. The committee has not decided on Baruch Marzel's candidacy.
By Rachel Levy
Top US leaders huddle with Israeli opposition candidate Isaac Herzog on sidelines of Munich security talks. Why no 'election proximity' worries?
The Herzog-Livni gimmick of calling itself the "Zionist Camp" looks more absurd every day.
The latest polls put Likud back on top, but its being able to form a coalition is less clear cut.
Two major supporters of Feiglin are sticking with the Likud.
But wouldn’t doing so “raise tensions?”
MK Moshe Feiglin’s Likud resignation speech at the Jerusalem Convention Hall Conference
Moshe Feiglin announced this evening, in response to the Likud election results....
The Likud is recounting some problematic ballot boxes. Hotovely reportedly helped dump Feiglin; Bibi wants her in the Knesset.
If a Kahane flag is illegal, is the PLO flag on Temple Mount kosher?
With Feiglin and Hotovely out of the Knesset, Netanyahu feels safer, but his price might be a bigger Jewish Home party in the next Knesset.
99% of the votes have been counted, and this is the new Likud list...
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. Feiglin’s loss is the Jewish Home party’s gain.
Deri quit the Knesset.
The scandals have affected the parties in the polls.
Shas's Council of Sages have given their response to Aryeh Deri's letter of resignation...
By Shalom Bear
The video was a political nuke, and Deri is betting the farm.
No one knows who leaked the video of Rav Ovadia, but it's a bombshell, and there might be more on the way.
He thanked Avigdor Liberman for the years of working together, and added that he will help with the elections.
A ruling against the law will throw the elections into another 30-ring circus.
Too much ideology spoils the political soup.
Poll for Dec. 26, 2014.
Will American-born Uri Bank win a Knesset seat?
Jewish Press Movie Review: Danon’s clip of Zoabi a winner but Jewish Home’s parody of Livni stinks.
Channel 2 has released their latest election poll...
Bayit Yehudi, or its predecessor, the Mafdal party, hasn't held the Education Minister's portfolio since 1999.
By Shalom Bear
After narrowing missing in the last elections, Michael Ben-Ari is trying to make a comeback and represent the "real right-wing" in Israel.
Ambassador Michael Oren is the first person to join Moshe Kachlon's new political party, Kulanu.
By Shalom Bear
Livni's party is now down to 2 MKs (from 6). What did Herzog buy that was so expensive?
The results of the poll may cause people to start changing their minds.
Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who was critically wounded in an assassination attempt several weeks ago, announced he is running “symbolically” on the Likud list for the elections to the Knesset. He is in 33rd place, and he will not be elected unless the party performs a miracle no less than his recovery and wins 33 seats. […]
The decision of Uri Aril’s Tekuma faction to remain in the party and re-start a “Yesha faction” is a blessing.
Stern expressed dismay at Tzipi Livni's merger with the Labor party.
Reshet Bet has released their latest election poll...
By Shalom Bear
Liberman and Kachlon may merge right after elections - and the larger party will recommend Liberman for Prime Minister to the President.
25-year-old man threatened former Shas party head with violence.
By Shalom Bear
Feiglin decided he and the Likud party are better off if he fights on only one front, not two or three.
By Shalom Bear
I'm sorry, but Naftali Bennett decided to dress up as an aging Tel Aviv Hipster and... apologize...
Shas takes a hit in the latest poll, and the coalition possibilities shift a bit with the changing numbers.
And that puts pressure on Aryeh Deri...
Feiglin stars in a new music video...
Yishai was whisked to a safe room by Knesset bodyguards after Deri's supporters tried to attack him.
“Leftists don’t care about Arabs, settlers are the true Jews. Leftists warned me I will be the first in the gas chambers."
The latest Knesset poll has Labor down a bit, and Likud moving up again.
Meretz wants to make sure that Eli Yishai will not be in the next Knesset.
Moshe Kahlon courts Michael Oren but rejects Rami Levi. Shas and Jewish Home divorces not yet final.
It appears that former Shas MK Eli Yishai is taking that next big step.
Livni's unrepeatable gutter language shocked even the Left-wing panel members. “Is she on drugs?” asks Likud Minister Yisrael Katz.
The addition of the secular Dayan is another sign pointing to national religious Uri Ariel's joining Haredi Eli Yishai.
Deri is getting rid of Yishai, and Uri Ariel is making noise about dividing the Jewish Home Party.
Lieberman is destroying himself politically before the voters do it for him.
The only coalition combination that seem reasonable from this poll is...
A poll of Israeli-Arabs showed that 47.1% want MK Ahmed Tibi as head of a united Arab list running for Knesset.
At age 78, with health problems, he said enough is enough.
Election campaigns bring out the worst in all of the politicians, and Shas is a shining example.
Katz is the master wheeler-dealer in the Likud and hopefully won’t destroy the economy before the elections.
The Supreme Court indicates it won’t accept her twisted definition of free speech.
After 22 years in politics, Likud Minister Limor Livnat announced her retirement.
The Knesset came one step closer Monday afternoon to putting an end to 21 months of agony thanks to the Knesset House Committee’s approval the bill to dissolve the current legislature and schedule news elections for the Ideas of March + 2, otherwise known as March 17. Knesset Members are expected to unanimously approve the […]
Knesset Members are scheduled to sign the death notice for the current government and hold second and third readings on the bill for political euthanasia and give Israelis another chance to vote for another fractious government in March. Rumors, mainly from the center-left media and their favorite parties, are that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will […]
The meeting will help Herzog put Livni, another suitor, in her place, but also could preclude a three-way merger to tackle Netanyahu.
Both Herzog and Livni repeatedly claim they are qualified to become Israel's next Prime Minister.
By Shalom Bear
The Likud checked to see if anyone other than Bibi could bring them to victory.
By Shalom Bear
Meir "Big Brother" Sheetrit tried to sneak in a baby DNA biometric bill before it was too late, or even noticed.
The surprising results are a strong warning to Bennett and Netanyahu that the right wing is not in their pockets.
The number one election issue is security – the selfish security of a seat of power.
Lapid tries to ignore the economy, security and the middle class by making Netanyahu the only election issue.
Unlike normal MKs who receive death threats for their connection to the Temple Mount, Eli Yishai was threatened to be stabbed if he left the Shas party.
October 9, 2026 
