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Obama: Netanyahu has to Prove He Supports Two State Solution

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Obama says Bibi has to prove he supports a "two-state solution."

US / Politics / News Briefs

George Soros Gives $9.2 Million To Progressive Campaign Funding Group

By JBN / Jewish Business News

SIX aims to "build the legislative wing of the progressive movement."

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

President Rivlin Tasks Netanyahu with Forming the Government

By Shalom Bear

If there are no surprises, Netanyahu is expected to form a coalition, after some tough negotiations, with the Likud, Bayit Yehudi, Kulanu, Yisrael Beytenu, UTJ and Shas.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Kachlon Offered Prime Minister Rotation Deal - By Buji Herzog

By Shalom Bear

One wonders how many Prime Ministers Herzog envisions sitting in that one chair at the same time.

Terrorism / US / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / Iran / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / United Nations (UN) / ISIS

Obama Aides Lay Groundwork to Betray Israel at UN Security Council

By Rachel Levy

Aides to President Barack Obama told media Friday the U.S. will “reassess” its relationship with Israel after Netanyahu's re-election.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bennett Likely to Get Foreign Ministry

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bennett is likely to be the next Foreign Minister, and the fight is now over the Ministry of Religion.

US / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Elections / Iran / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / Judea & Samaria

US President Obama Punishes Israel for Re-electing PM Netanyahu

By Rachel Levy

Punishment of Israelis for re-electing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was not long in coming from US President Barack Obama.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Yesh Atid Starting to Disinitegrate

By Jewish Press News Desk

There's much disappointment within Yesh Atid as they head into the oppositions.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Final Election Count is In

By Jewish Press News Desk

Final voter counts are in, if Yachad doesn't petition the courts over voter fraud...

Politics / Bedouin / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Bedouin Village Gave 76% Of Its Votes To Netanyahu

By JBN / Jewish Business News

"The truth is it's surprising to us as well, but it turns out each one of us voted their hearts."

NY / Politics / From the Paper

Albany Beat

By Marc Gronich

Most senators, the governor, and religious groups are in favor of the tax credit citing it equals the playing field for tuition-paying parents who also incur public education school tax bills.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

That US Anti-Bibi Bomb Keeps Bombing

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The anti-Bibi campaign's quiet change in tax status both came too late and constitutes an admission of wrongdoing.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

The Media Shot Themselves in the Foot

By Jewish Press News Desk

If the media hadn't been so eager to oust Netanyahu, voter apathy could have made that happen.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Likud Begins Coalition Building

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu said he wants to have a government formed within the next 2 to 3 weeks.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Mahapach! מהפך - Likud Crushes Zionist Union

By Jewish Press News Desk

The overwhelming electoral victory by the Likud was nothing less than a revolution, and an absolutely clear mandate from the people.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

With 50% of the Votes Counted, the Likud Pulls Ahead

By Jewish Press News Desk

At 50% of the votes counted, the Likud pulls way ahead... but what will the remaining 50% do?

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Declares Victory

By Jewish Press News Desk

A very happy PM Netanyahu declared victory at the Likud victory party.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Following Elections, Israel Prepares for New Knesset

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

The employees of Israel’s Knesset are also completing preparations as they bid farewell to those Knesset Members leaving and welcome new members to Israel’s parliament building.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Eli Yishai Sitting Right on the Threshold

By Jewish Press News Desk

The final numbers aren't in, and Yachad is sitting right on the wire.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Makes His Phone Calls

By Jewish Press News Desk

PM Netanyahu made his call to Minister Naftali Bennett and said he is working to form a nationalist (rightwing) government. Bennett said this is a victory for the right, even though Bayit Yehudi took a big hit for the Likud. Netanyahu also called Aryeh Deri. Avigdor Liberman is refusing to take calls from Netanyahu and […]

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Election Update

By Jewish Press News Desk

7:00 PM Election turnout was 54.6% at 6 PM, and lower than the turnout was that same time in 2013. The polls close tonight at 10 PM. PM Netanyahu said that foreign-funded organizations have been busing Arabs to the booths, to make sure they vote against the right. Police checked out 235 cases of voting […]

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Investigation Opened in Uhm El-Fahm for Voting Fraud

By Jewish Press News Desk

There have been a few cases of voter fraud reported around the country.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Three Arrested for Stealing Yachad Voting Slips

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Yachad party reports that their voting slips have been removed from dozens of voting stations.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Media / Israel Elections 5775

Election Victory for Israelis: A Well-Deserved Vacation

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Blessed are You, Lord our God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has not made me a politician.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Who Will Netanyahu Call First?

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu has an important call to make before beginning to build a coalition...

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

US Orchestrated Anti-Bibi Bomb May Bite its Backers

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

V15 is barred from attempting to achieve its stated goals: defeat Bibi and create a Palestinian State.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Livni Cancels Rotation Deal with Herzog

By Jewish Press News Desk

Some polls indicated that if the rotation deal were canceled the Zionist Union could get 2 more seats.

Politics / News Briefs / The Temple Mount

Feiglin Asks PM for Special Permission To Visit Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Feiglin wants to accompany his son up, for his wedding day, but needs special permission from the Prime Minister.

Israel / Jewish / Politics / The Courts / Elections / News Briefs

Supreme Court: Hareidi Papers Can't Be Forced to Advertise Hareidi Women’s Party

By Maayana Miskin

The all-women Hareidi political party wanted to advertise to their constituency.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Israel Elections 5775

Bolshevik-Like Israel Media Hide Good Economic News

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Consumer Price Index sank last month, but the anti-Bibi media buried the news so it won't help Netanyahu.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Marzel Warns Elections Committee to Allow Jew to Observe Arab Polls

By Jewish Press News Desk

Baruch Marzel, candidate for the Knesset on the Yachad list, and activist Itamar Ben-Gvir have warned that they will ask that the Elections Committee to void the votes at Arab polling stations if Jewish observers are not allowed. Marzel and Ben Gvir told Independent Media Review and Analysis (IMRA) during the right-wing rally in Tel […]

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

LIVE - Rightwing Election Rally Fills Rabin Square

By Jewish Press News Desk

10:15 PM The massive pro-right rally is now over. 9:30 PM 9:26 PM Looking at the rally from Ibn G'virol Street : 9:14 PM Rabbi Druckman speaking. 9:07 PM Leftwing newspapers claim only a few thousands to 15,000 people at rally - outright lies. Streets are filled - up to 4 blocks away. More pictures […]

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Left-Wing Tries to Scuttle Right-Rally Featuring Speech by Netanyahu

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Prime Minister's appearance underscores the gap between the right and left-wing parties.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Voting Begins in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

While the voting booths won't open until Tuesday morning for the general population, voting has begun early for IDF soldiers.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

UTJ Not in the Bag for Bibi (Sort Of)

By Jewish Press News Desk

Litzman doesn't disqualify anyone, well, except Lapid, and that may only be before the elections.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Promises Kachlon Senior Position

By Jewish Press News Desk

Naftali Bennett also offered to create a technical merger with the Likud for after the elections.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Meretz Trying to Cancel Rightwing Rally

By Jewish Press News Desk

A lot more people are expected to be at tomorrow's rightwing rally, compared to last week's leftwing rally.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Kachlon Rejects Sitting with Arab Party

By Jewish Press News Desk

A rejects B, B rejects C, and in the end no one can form a coalition.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Labor Party Prints Anti-Bibi Satire Newspaper

By Jewish Press News Desk

The paper presents the day after elections, as they wish to see it.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Understand Israeli Elections - Here's a Primer, Part 1

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

With nearly a dozen viable parties, the president choosing the one who pulls together the pieces, Israeli elections are complicated.

Haredim & Hassidim / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Israel Elections 5775

Israeli Jews Split Down the Middle between Left and Right

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The election polls reflect the demographics of Israel, united by faith and divided by ideology and tradition.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

If Aryeh Deri Keeps His Word, Herzog Cannot Be Prime Minister

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Shas chairman, the smartest politician in town, knows a coalition in the hand is better than one in the bush.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Aryeh Deri - I Will Only Support Netanyahu

By Jewish Press News Desk

Other recent statements by Aryeh Deri may have left voters confused about Deri's intentions.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Religion / Israel Elections 5775

Can Yachad Appeal to Women? 'Yes' Say Yachad Women Making Policy

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The "ultra right wing" Yachad party has women working on policy issues of economic importance to women.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Yesh Atid - "Zero" Chance of Recommending Bibi

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yesh Atid along with Kulanu are key to forming the next coalition.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Moshe Kachlon Clarifies Leftwing Position

By Jewish Press News Desk

Another candidate and party that wants to give away Eretz Yisrael...

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Marzel: Let Zoabi Speak; the Left Tries to Stifle Free Speech, Not Me

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

He opposes socialism and capitalism, believes Judaism should guide those decisions, but welcomes anyone who does not want to kill Jews.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

GLZ Poll Puts Labor On Top - With a Coalition

By Jewish Press News Desk

The difference is significant enough in this poll, that the Left can finally form a coalition.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / Judea & Samaria / ISIS

Bibi: 'ISIS Would Devour Palestinian State, We Cannot Help Create That'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Bibi recognizes the Two State idea will mean not only the end of Israel, but also the enslaving of the Palestinian Arabs.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

i24 Poll Gives Likud 5 Seat Lead

By Jewish Press News Desk

Unless Bayit Yehudi builds up seats, a National Unity government is looking like a strong possibility.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Media

'Zionist Camp' Invited High Schoolers to Pub

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The party headed by Herzog and Livni blamed the violation of the law on a "local" initiative.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Joint Arab Party Rejects "Zionist" Meretz Party as a Partner

By Shalom Bear

Meretz doesn't seem to understand the Arab sector whom they imagine to be their natural partners and allies.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Former Mossad Chief Outs Self at Political Rally

By Shalom Bear

Another ex-military chief openly joins the ranks of the left - another tired cliché.

Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances

Rabbi Lau Hints at Israel's Real Enemy

By Shalom Bear

Rabbi Lau was surreptitiously talking about current events and not ancient texts on the news Friday morning...

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Israeli Opposition Leader’s Speech Cut Off on TV as ‘Elections Propaganda’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s Channel 2 television network thought Herzog’s remarks constituted elections propaganda.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

Obama Claims Netanyahu Offered 'No Viable Alternative' to Iran Deal

By Rachel Levy

Pres. Barack Obama says Israel's prime minister offered "no viable alternative" to the current deal with Iran. Here's how it lines up.

Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs / The Iran Deal

Watch Netanyahu's Speech in Congress

By Jewish Press News Desk

The transcript of PM Netanyahu's speech is available here. The speech begins at 6pm Israel Time / 11AM NY Time.

Israel / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Want to Tell the BibiCotters What You Think? Here's How You Can.

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Want to know who are the Bibicotters and how you can tell them what you think?

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Bibi Wan vs. Darth Obama

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jew Wars: Episode 7 - Revenge of the White House

Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

V'nahafoch Hu! Jeffrey Goldberg Reverses Himself on Bibi, Obama and the Iran Deal

By JBN / Jewish Business News

Goldberg might as well have been quoting from Netanyahu's talking points sheet.

Politics / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Israel Elections 5775

Bayit Yehudi Wants Edmond Levy Report Adopted by Govt

By Jewish Press News Desk

The report, ordered but never implemented by PM Netanyahu, determined that Israeli settlements are legal according to international law.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Latest Election Poll

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Left-Right division remains almost the same, but a National Unity government is also feasible.

US / Politics / News Briefs

Netanyahu Will Meet With Bipartisan Senate Leadership Prior to March 3 Speech

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Netanyahu to meet with bipartisan congressional leadership before he addresses the joint session of Congress on March 3.

Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

National Security Adviser Rice Calls Netanyahu’s Upcoming Speech ‘Destructive’

By JBN / Jewish Business News

The Obama Administration has been taken aback by news stories detailing its anticipated deal with Iran over the latter's nuclear program.

Special Features / Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Report on Housing Crisis to be Released Wednesday Night

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman will release his report on the housing crisis at 6 p.m. (11 a.m. EST) Wednesday night. The report will cover the Olmert and Netanyahu administrations, letting Tzipi Livni and Yitzchak Herzog off the hook. They were Ministers of Housing in the Sharon government. The Likud party is concerned that the […]

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Product Promotion / Israel Elections 5775

Join us for "The Anglo Vote" Election Debate in Jerusalem [election]

By Jewish Press Staff

The evening begins with a dairy reception at 6:30 PM, and the conversations and debate begin at 7:30 PM.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israel Elections 5775

Likud and Bujie-Livni Use Stabbing Attack to Stab Each Other

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Everyone goes off the deep end and accuses the other of everything under the sun.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Israel Elections 5775

Will Leftists Boycott Elections because Ballots Printed in Samaria?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

If the "Boycott Yesha" movement is true to its ideology, its cheerleaders won’t vote March 17.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

'Dump Bibi' Panting for Comptroller's Report on Housing Crisis

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman stated Sunday that it will release the report on the housing crisis before the elections and possibly by the end of the week. A decision on the exact date of relapse will be made in the next couple of days. Israel's anti-Netanyahu establishment media and the Herzog-Livni […]

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs

US Congressmen Hear about the Peace Before Oslo

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Cong. Dennis Ross (R-FL) and Cong. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) visit Israel and hear about the peace before Oslo.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Latest Election Poll

By Jewish Press News Desk

The parties keep trading seats back and forth, but the right-left blocks remain the same.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs

High Court Rules Zoabi and Marzel Can Return to Election Race [election]

By Jewish Press News Desk

MK Hanin Zoabi of Balad and Baruch Marzel of Yachad are back in Israel's election race.

NY / Politics / From the Paper

Albany Beat

By Marc Gronich

You have to give Silver credit. He is standing up to the prosecution where others immediately folded like a house of cards.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

The Voters' Prayer: May the Almighty Save Us from our Politicians

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Please pray for a full and speedy recovery to the People of Israel ben Sarah.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Supreme Court to Decide Next Week on Zoabi and Marzel's Eligibility

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Supreme Court will rule next week on appeals by Knesset Member Hanin Zoabi and Baruch Marzel to overturn the Elections Committee decision to bar them from running in the elections. One of the justices at the hearing Tuesday morning stated that the court generally does not get involved in politics, but there is a […]

Syria / Politics / Government / Iran / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Leon Panetta 'Afraid' of Netanyahu Speech to Congress

By Rachel Levy

Former Defense Secy Leon Panetta says that he is “afraid” of the impact Israel’s PM Netanyahu will have in Congress.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

New Poll Keeps Rightwing Block in Lead

By Jewish Press News Desk

The parties keep trading seats back and forth, but the right-left blocks remain the same.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs

Clinton in Tough Spot Over Attending Bibi's Speech

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Will Clinton show for Bibi's speech? Warren's pro-Israel statements may play a role.

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs

Black Congressmen Give Racist Spin to 'Boycott Bibi' Movement

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Black Congressman Meeks of New York: Netanyahu's scheduled speech is "an insult to the president of the United States."

US / Politics / Government / Elections / Iran / News Briefs

Bibi Says: 'I am Going to Speak to Congress About the Bad Offer Made to Iran'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Bibi says US and partners already made very bad offer to Iran; he is going to DC to speak against it

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Media / Local / Assimilation

J Street's Jeremy Ben-Ami Appoints Himself New American Jewish Rep

By Rachel Levy

Leftist Jewish American group "J Street" is trying to help the anti-Netanyahu campaign with an ad geared head off Bibi's US supporters.

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

V15 Campaign's Defense is Wrong: Its Positions More Radical than PA

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

V15's stated goals for the Middle East would result in the end of the Jewish State.

US / Politics / Government / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists

ADL Joins Anti-Netanyahu Team, Says Cancel Speech to Congress

By Rachel Levy

The Anti-Defamation League has also now been pulled on to the Netanyahu Congressional Speech Drama.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Gafni Says UTJ Will Only Go with Right

By Jewish Press News Desk

Gafni's position: The Left would give the Chareidim more money, but the Right allows more Judaism in the public schools.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Germany / European Union

No White House Worries Over 'Election Proximity' with Herzog

By Rachel Levy

Top US leaders huddle with Israeli opposition candidate Isaac Herzog on sidelines of Munich security talks. Why no 'election proximity' worries?

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