JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israelis are rarely shy about offering their opinions, especially on politics. This year, however, a good number of them aren’t sure what their opinions are.
As Election Day approached, a large proportion of voters...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israelis went to the polls to elect the 19th Knesset. More than one-quarter of eligible Israeli voters had exercised their civic right and duty as of noon on Tuesday, reportedly the highest voter turnout since 1999. Most polls...
Israeli polls opened early this morning to the largest voter turnout since 1999. According to estimates from the Central Elections Committee, at least 11.4% of voters had cast ballots as of 1 a.m. CST. That represents a one percent rise...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Haredi Orthodox Jews reportedly pushed and verbally attacked Naftali Bennett, the head of the Jewish Home party, at the Western Wall. The attack occurred as Bennett began praying in front of the Wall yesterday, the day before Election...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Hatnua party asked Israel’s Central Elections Committee to disqualify Jewish Home candidate Jeremy Gimpel over a remark he made about the Dome of the Rock. Gimpel, who is 14th on the candidate’s list and could be...
(JTA) — Israel could see a left-wing coalition to match the right-wing bloc’s 46 projected seats, according to the last poll before Jan. 22 elections. The poll, based on a survey of 1,000 adults, predicts 32 seats for the united...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tapped a popular outgoing government minister to head the Israel Land Administration in what some called an election tactic. Netanyahu announced the appointment of Moshe Kahlon, who gained popularity as communications minister for...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked a delegation of U.S. senators for their unreserved, bipartisan support for Israel and warned them that it was time to stop Iran’s nuclear program.
“Building in Jerusalem is not the world’s problem;...
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Remember the second U.S. presidential debate in October, when the incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney stood about six inches from each other, with one interrupting the other at every turn?
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, responding to comments attributed to President Obama, said that Israelis would determine the country’s best interests. “Only the Israeli people will determine who best represents the State of Israel’s vital interests,” Netanyahu reportedly...
