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Israel Elections

Netanyahu easily wins reelection in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rode to victory early Wednesday morning as results from the Tuesday election indicated his Likud Party has taken a commanding lead over Zionist Union Party.

With nearly 95 percent of precincts reporting, the Likud reportedly captured...

Following elections, Israel prepares for new Knesset

By ANAV SILVERMAN

(Tazpit News Agency) — It’s not only the public and politicians gearing up for the political changes following Tuesday’s Election Day in Israel. The employees of Israel’s Knesset are also completing preparations as they bid...

Ex-Israeli generals target Netanyahu’s security image

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Against a soundtrack of dramatic music, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lists his government’s security accomplishments, declaring over the shouts of opposition lawmakers that his Likud Party has stopped terrorists, stood up to...

Peres endorses Isaac Herzog as Israel’s next PM

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s former President Shimon Peres endorsed the Zionist Union’s Isaac Herzog as prime minister.

“The Israeli democracy is approaching the day of choice. It is natural that people will have differing opinions and that they will vote...

In Israeli elections, Bibi had it right: It’s all about him

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — However much they disagree with his policies, opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would surely admit he was right about one thing: These elections are all about him.

When he called for...

Isaac Herzog hopes to speak softly and carry Israel’s election

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Isaac Herzog paces slowly up and down the stage, one hand in his suit pocket, a slight smile forming through his slender lips.

Quietly, his heavy breath audible through the microphone, the center-left...

Israeli Supreme Court allows Zoabi, Marzel to run in elections

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court overturned a government committee’s decision to disqualify Arab-Israeli lawmaker Hanin Zoabi and far-right Jewish activist Baruch Marzel from running in the March 17 elections.

In an 8-1 vote, the court ruled Feb. 18 that...

This high school may have predicted Israel’s election results

By BEN SALES

RAMAT GAN, Israel (JTA) — When Isaac Herzog learned that his Zionist Union party had won the election with 32 percent of the vote, he posted a triumphant status update on Facebook.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had...

Meet the voters transforming Israel’s political landscape

By BEN SALES

Raanana, Israel (JTA) — Chani Lerner-Mor’s political activism began on a street corner here in 1993.

The landmark Oslo Accords had been signed recently, ceding parts of the West Bank to Yassir Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization. The...

Inside V15’s ground game to unseat Netanyahu

By BEN SALES

TEL AVIV (JTA) — When he goes door to door in this city handing out campaign materials, Shai Gal doesn’t tell people to vote for Labor, Meretz or the other liberal parties vying...