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By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Hamas is projected to win the elections in Judea and Samaria.
If Abu Mazen postpones the election, he is expected to face a confrontation with Hamas.
Abu Mazen is supposedly looking for a way to cancel the elections.
By JoeSettler
We started to write one post this evening after watching what looked like an historic speech by Mansour Abbas (Ra’am party), but then we saw a very different speech he gave 4 days ago, in Arabic.
“For 30 years, we’ve tried the path of isolationism, and it hasn’t gotten us anywhere. It’s time for a change,” says a senior member of the Arab-Israeli party.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Senior Likud figure Tsahi Hanegbi openly called to rely on Ra'am.
By JoeSettler
The good news is there won’t be a fifth election. The bad news is there won’t be a solid rightwing coalition either.
By JoeSettler
Netanyahu is right where he wants to be, with a choice of coalition partners to pick from.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The 6,578,084 eligible voters can arrive at 12,127 ballots across the country and cast their vote for one of the 39 parties running for the Knesset.
Sources claim the decision was the result of a warning by Israel's Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman.
MK Bezalel Smotrich sat down with Rabbi Sholom Gold and Rabbi Meyer Fendel to discuss the different needs of Olim in Israel. Rabbi Gold and Rabbi Fendel are both Olim themselves who have established Jewish communities throughout the world.
Religious Zionist candidate Simcha Rothman is calling for more checks and balances on the unelected judiciary.
In a rare move, Hamas publicly revealed the composition of the recently-elected Shura Council and members of the organization’s political bureau in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu blamed the (failed) rotation government on the failure to regulate the settlements in this last government.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu’s Likud party stated it will appeal the decision to “censor Netanyahu.”
Hamas is the front runner in the Palestinian Authority elections.
By Israel Hayom
P.A. chairman Mahmoud Abbas wants to make the first elections in 15 years conditional on the participation of eastern Jerusalem Arab residents. Everyone—from Israel to Hamas to the Biden administration to Saudi Arabia—has an opinion.
Mahmoud Abbas may start releasing his political opponents and critics from jail to promote a climate of public liberty before the elections.
Both sides may be able to form a coalition, but only Netanyahu's coalition would be a stable one with natural partners.
By D.J. Kolpak
Only 3% of New Yorkers will actually get to choose the next mayor in the coming primaries this June.
There's pressure on Hamas to agree to Fatah's conditions for the election, conditions that Hamas doesn't like.
By Alex Traiman
Klein has served as Netanyahu’s strategic adviser since June after leading a successful election campaign in March 2020.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Several pundits believe that Israel will be facing a fifth round of elections within months.
Polls show the merged parties having a better chance of passing the electoral threshold.
Rajoub added that “there is a national agreement between all the factions regarding the holding of elections in Jerusalem.”
Abu Mazen’s entourage is also heavily concerned about the proliferation of Fatah lists.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
One big issue under dispute was their cooperation with the government and working with the Zionist political parties.
Hamas stands to take control if any elections are held in the Palestinian Authority.
Jibril Rajoub is seeking the chairmanship of the Legislative Council and is behind an attempt to establish a joint list for Hamas and Fatah.
The last elections in the PA were in 2006.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
They will serve their Knesset terms for less than 3 months.
In case you didn't choose the last 3 times.
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)
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.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz vows to support a motion to dissolve the government • Netanyahu calls for unity, says Israel “does not need elections now.”
“The American people are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots.”
Muhammad Masaed, a former Arab terrorist, and Yossi Dagan, the Jewish Mayor of Samaria, join together and call for Americans to vote for President Trump in the upcoming elections - as Trump has been good for the Arabs and good for the Jews.
Jared talks to Ben about the accomplishments of the Trump presidency, and makes the case for four more years.
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.
By Avi Abelow
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden stating that the US army will “escort [President Trump] from the White House with great dispatch”
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.
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.”
One Jewish organization described Harris as a preferable choice when compared to the other candidates who were being considered for the VP spot.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The government will vote to push off a budget decision by 100 days.
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)
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)
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.
Benny Gantz looks like he came out the winner this time around.
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.
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.
By JoeSettler
Who are the winners and the losers of the election crisis, and what did we learn from it?
By JoeSettler
For Blue&White, running the country is secondary to getting rid of Netanyahu.
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.
Preliminary election results, hot and spicy!
The elections will have a significant role in how the Deal of the Century gets implemented.
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.”
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
Right-wing religious parties signed a pledge of allegiance to PM Netanyahu.
The Coronavirus, the peace process and the upcoming 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.
A female, Muslim, refugee from the Middle East, running for US Congress -- sounds familiar.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Heba Yazbak, of the Arab-majority Joint List, shared a photo of Kunter and praised him as a “martyred warrior” who died while waging Jihad.
The Likud believes that the Knesset Advisor has a conflict of interest, as his wife participated in the state prosecution’s ruling on Netanyahu’s cases.
The High Court declared it would not be discussing the issue before the election, stating that “at this time the petition is theoretical and premature.”
Europe is unsure if Abbas actually intends to hold elections, and wants to avoid embarrassment and a clash with Israel. Abbas hopes to use Israel as an excuse to cancel the elections idea.
Israel's unprecedented third election in one year will be held on March 2, 2020.
Elections would have automatically been set for March 10, but that falls out on the Jewish holiday of Purim.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Likud says that Yair Lapid is behind the failure to form a unity government.
Qatar was instrumental in influencing Hamas to participate in the elections under Abbas’ terms and has pledged $25 million in funding for the elections
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu underscored that Arabs can be Zionists and support the State of Israel, but the Joint List MKs are not Zionists and do not support the State of Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We have a $38 billion commitment over 10 years for military aid to Israel,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is the chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. “The Israelis need it for defense.”
By JoeSettler
The unnatural alliance between Gantz and Lapid is what is preventing the formation of a government and may bring about new elections.
Blue & White offered the Likud a quick negotiation if the Likud were to dump its political partners: Shas, UTJ and Yamina - an offer the Likud flatly turned down.
Aftermath of the elections.
After the elections, what now?
And what a fine mess we are still in.
Netanyahu expressed surprise that Gantz refused to even meet him for talks.
Netanyahu accused Facebook of buckling to left-wing pressure.
Tons of materials that were produced for the election campaigns.
By Cali BenEzra
Bennett focused much of his time discussing free markets, deregulation, and the importance of only voting for a party guaranteed to pass the electoral threshold.
While claiming that these incidents are carried out by dissident organizations, Hamas has full control of all events in Gaza.
The Central Elections Committee published general data ahead of the 22nd Knesset Elections slated for September 17.
As Efrat inaugurates a beautiful new promenade, the town is becoming the go-to settlement community ahead of the upcoming elections.
In the settlements of Itamar and Bat Ayin, the Election Committee reports indicate an unusually large number of votes for Arab parties.
Arab voter turnout is also at record lows.
41 parties are running for a seat in the Knesset, here's who they are...
The PA is allegedly exercising influence on the Israeli political system by streaming funds to Israeli-Arab politicians, who in turn act on Ramallah’s orders.
Let's face it, it looks like someone doesn't like the Otzma Yehudit party and they are doing their best to kill the party ahead of the elections.
July 3, 2026 
