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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 / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

First Wrong Returns: Elections Committee Corrects False Turnout Data

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Elections Committee has corrected a previous report and now says 13.7%, and not the previously stated 7.4% of Israel's eligible voters have cast ballots as of 10 a.m. The turnout at the same hour in the least election was 11.4%. Polls have been open only two hours. Analysts have expected an unusually high voter turnout, […]

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.

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 […]

Photo of the Day / Israel Elections 5775

The Other Political Rally on Sunday

By Photo of the Day

There was another large political rally held on Sunday, and not just the massive rally of the political right in Tel Aviv's Kikar Rabin.

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 / Elections / News Briefs / Chabad / Israel Elections 5775

The Tefillin Day Campaign

By Jewish Press News Desk

Chabad will be running a special election day campaign.

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.

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

Senate Launches Bipartisan Investigation Of State Dept. Funding For Anti-Netanyahu Campaign

By JBN / Jewish Business News

Because of its tax-exempt status, OneVoice is legally prohibited to campaign against Netanyahu directly.

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.

Analysis / Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

A Coalition of Brothers

By Shalom Bear

We could see the Likud or the Zionist Union ending up as junior partners in a future coalition.

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.

Israel / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Hanin Zoabi May Back Bujie and Her Cousin Mohammed Backs Bibi

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Anti-Zionist Haneen Zoabi may support the "Zionist Union" to lead the government while her cousin Mohammed backs Netanyahu.

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 / 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.

Elections / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs / Israel Elections 5775

Bedouin City Backs United Arab List

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A large turnout of Bedouin and Arab voters may make the United Arab List the third largest Knesset party.

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.

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

Ambassador Ron Dermer Recaps Netanyahu's Speech

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ron Dermer responds to Netanyahu critics following Netanyahu's speech.

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

A Concrete Proposal

By Shalom Bear

If President Obama isn't going to listen to Netanyahu, at least he should listen to the concrete proposals by members of his own Democratic party.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

New Poll Gives Herzog-Livni 3-Seat Lead but no Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The anti-Bibi barrage last week cost him a grand total of two seats, which went to other parties but not to Bujie and Tzipi.

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.

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 / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Herzog-Livni Desperate in Face of Negative Polls

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Herzog, Livni and their media backers have thrown everything at Netanyahu. Voters are not impressed.

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 / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Visits Western Wall before Leaving for US

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"I Respect the President Barak Obama." That's what he said. We don’t know what meant.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Watch "The Anglo Vote" Live

By Jewish Press Staff

LIVE - Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015 - Political candidates from the parties battle it out - in English - for your vote.

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 / 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.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Weather / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Takes Credit for Heading 'War against Snow'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The other leaders are no better: Lapid takes credit for water rates going down and Livni says she is tough on Hamas.

Israel / Elections / Israel Elections 5775

B'nei Akiva Demands Its Emissaries in the Diaspora Be Allowed to Vote

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israelis working as emissaries for B'nei Akiva outside the country should be allowed to vote in next month's elections, World B'nei Akiva director Rabbi Noam Perl wrote Elections Committee chairman Judge Salim Jubran Wednesday. "The fact that the emissaries overseas work for Zionism and for the State of Israel cannot participate in the elections  is […]

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 […]

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

'Settlers' Committee Launches Idiotic Anti-EU Video

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The "Yesha" crowd once again embarrasses settlers in an attempt to help them.

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.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Elections Committee Narrowly Votes to Ban Marzel's Candidacy

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Elections Committee tossed out Marzel hours after eliminating Arab MK Zoabi.

Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

Election Committee Bars Arab MK Zoabi from Running for Knesset

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Supreme Court may reverse the decision. The committee has not decided on Baruch Marzel's candidacy.

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.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

New Poll Bad News for the Left and Bayit Yehudi

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The trend in the polls is clear - the next government will not be muscled by the left.

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

V-15 Activists in Israel Copy Obama's 2008 'Hope' Campaign

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

When you try to find out what exactly the leftists want, there is not much of an answer.

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

Haaretz Poll Puts Bibi On Top, Yishai Finally In Too

By Jewish Press News Desk

Haaretz may not be too pleased with the results of the latest election poll they ran...

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

Lieberman Crushes Labor Coalition Illusion

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The barbed-wire political fence was more than Lieberman could stand.

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

Likud Charges Opponents with Illicit Funding Through US-backed V15

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Likud party members charge opponents with receiving illicit funds and violating Israeli election laws.

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

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman Finally Declares His Allegiances

By Shalom Bear

Avigdor Liberman finally declared his political allegiances without the semantic games and ambiguity.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

V15 US Political Operative Marinated in Hate-Israel Activism

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

V15's Bird was marinated in his former boss's hatred of and blame-only Israel mindset.

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

Sen. Cruz Asks if Obama Behind V-15 'Political Campaign against Netanyahu'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Cruz and New York Rep. Zeldin complained to Kerry of Obama's "relentless harassment."

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

Election Registration is Over

By Jewish Press News Desk

That's it. If you didn't register your party by now, you're not running for the upcoming Knesset elections.

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

New Poll Shows All Parties Going Full Blast in Neutral

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

National religious voters favoring the new Yachad party headed by Eli Yishai may be wasting their votes.

Israel / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Lieberman so Frantic for Votes He Calls for 'Disproportionate Response'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Lieberman's issues a disproportionate response to polls that show his party will barely squeeze into the Knesset.

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

V15 - Look Who is Behind the New US Democratic-Style Campaign in Israel

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Chicago-style campaigning lands in Israel. Who and what is running this "non-partisan" campaign? Paging Lois Lerner!

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Ma'agar Mochot Poll Introduces Game-Changer, Pulling Right

By Jewish Press News Desk

Eli Yishai's Yachad passing the electoral threshold is enough to change the game back.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Latest Election Poll Puts Left in Charge

By Jewish Press News Desk

The united Arab list is enough to shift the balance of power.

NY / Gaza / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Rivlin Meets Parents of IDF Lone Soldiers who Fell During Operation Protective Edge

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's president met in NY with the parents of lone soldiers who died during Operation Protective Edge

Analysis / Israel Elections 5775

Analysis: Israel's New Electoral Threshold Changes Political Alliances for the 2015 Elections

By Yotam Rozenwald / Tazpit News Agency

Since the passing of the Governance bill legislation on March 11, 2014, new alignments have become to appear in Israeli politics.

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

Yesh Atid Announces Knesset List

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yair Lapid has announced his Yesh Atid list for the upcoming elections....

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

A Yishai--Ben-Ari Mashup Would Hurt Bayit Yehudi, but No Mashup Will be Even Worse

By Jewish Press News Desk

The small right-wing parties will hurt their ideological allies and voters, unless they get past their egos and ideological perfectionism and help their side for a change.

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

Caroline Glick to be Offered Likud Spot

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu will reportedly be offering a spot on the Likud list to Caroline Glick.

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