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Israeli elections

‘Hamas Defeated You, We Paid the Price’ – Israeli Protesters Demand New Elections
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “They will not convince me that there is no alternative and that this terrible and extremist government is the best thing this country can offer its citizens.” Thousands of protesters […]

Staggering Number of Israelis Consider Leaving the Country: Poll
An Israeli Channel 13 opinion poll indicated that Israel’s very demography will change as a result of the country’s current political crisis. The survey was conducted on Tuesday following the Israeli government’s vote to pass […]

For First Time Since 2006: Israel Assassinates Three Palestinian Activists in West Bank Using Aerial Bombardment
For the first time since the Second Palestinian Intifada (uprising), the Israeli occupation army carried out an aerial assassination of Palestinians near Jenin. Palestinian media reported on Wednesday evening that an Israeli plane carried out […]

Explainer: Why Israel’s Government-Opposition Talks Are Collapsing
For the 24th consecutive week, thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday against the government’s judicial reform plan. Latest Updates The latest round of protests came days after opposition leaders […]

Reflections from Gaza after Israel’s Elections
By Haidar Eid When my refugee students ask me about the meaning of “Orientalism,” I tell them to look at Israel. Prejudice, fantasies, and racist clichés purveyed by Zionism about Palestinians and Arabs and […]

United States and Israel: Election Contradiction
By Alice Rothchild The predicted Republican tsunami now turned red puddle revealed that despite gerrymandering, voter suppression, and massive amounts of right-wing billionaire money and disinformation, US voters have major qualms about a MAGA […]

Chasing a Mirage: How Israel Arab Parties Validate Israeli Apartheid
By Ramzy Baroud Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is not about […]

Israeli Elections: With 86% of Votes Counted, Netanyahu Looks Set for Victory
With 86 percent of the votes counted after Tuesday’s general election in Israel, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is set to win. Netanyahu’s bloc is set to obtain 65 out of 120 seats. Likud party rose to […]

Israelis Go to Polls as Netanyahu Bids for Comeback
Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback, Reuters news agency reported. After years of deadlock, voter exasperation may hurt […]

Israel to Close West Bank, Gaza Crossings during Legislative Elections
Israeli occupation authorities said on Sunday that they would be imposing a comprehensive closure of crossings between Israel and the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip during the 25th Knesset election. The occupation forces said […]

Israeli Minister Shaked Calls Palestinian Knesset Members ‘Terrorists in Suits’ (VIDEOS)
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked attacked Palestinian Knesset Members on Friday describing them as terrorists. Responding to a video published by the Arab Front for Change parliamentary coalition, which shows Israeli abuses in occupied East […]

Report: Israel’s Shin Bet Warns of Russian Interference in Upcoming Elections
Israel has asked Russia not to interfere in its upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 1, Israeli media reported, amid tensions between the two countries. Israel’s Channel 12 TV reported that Shin Bet, the Israeli […]

Palestinian-Led Parties Agree to Run as Joint List in Upcoming Israeli Election
Three Palestinian-led parties competing in the November 1 Israeli election have reached an agreement on reuniting as the Joint List, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hadash, Balad and Ta’al, the three main Arab parties, reached […]

Shaked’s Yamina Party to Unite with Jewish Home Party in Upcoming Israeli Elections
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked signed a deal Tuesday morning with the Jewish Home Party, ahead of the November elections, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, Jewish Home leader Yossi Brodny and […]

WATCH: Israeli PM Bennett Says He Will Not Run in Upcoming Election
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday that he will not be running in the upcoming election, news agencies reported. “I leave behind a thriving, strong, and secure country,” he told reporters. “We proved this […]

Lapid, Lieberman Reach Deal to Form Coalition
Israel’s Yesh Atid leader, Yair Lapid, who has been tasked with forming a government, on Monday signed his first coalition agreement with the Yisrael Beiteinu party led by Avigdor Lieberman, local media reported. The two […]

Netanyahu Mulls Direct Vote for Israeli PM to Solve 2-Year Deadlock
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a direct vote for the post of prime minister to end two years of political deadlock in the country, Israeli media reported on Monday. “There is a solution […]

Israeli President Tasks Netanyahu with Forming Government
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin today tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government after the country’s fourth election in two years. Highlighting the ongoing division in the political circles in Israel, Rivlin said no […]

Israeli PM Back to Trial over Corruption
Israel’s Central Court in East Jerusalem on Monday resumed the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, Anadolu reports. The court will hear witnesses in three cases where Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, […]

Kafkaesque Politics: The Missing Lessons from Israel’s Latest Elections
By Ramzy Baroud A ‘major setback’ was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s general elections of March 23. While this depiction specifically referred to Israeli Prime Minister […]

Yair Lapid Meets Mansour Abbas in Bid to Reach Coalition Agreement
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Sunday met with Head of the Ra’am Party Mansour Abbas to discuss forming a coalition government, Israeli media reported. Abbas, according to Ynet News, presented his movement’s demands to […]

Reports: Netanyahu Starts Contacts with Arab MK to Form Coalition Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has started contacts with Arab Israeli MK Mansour Abbas, head of the Islamic Movement’s southern branch, to form a new coalition government, Israeli media reported on Friday. “There is no […]

Netanyahu Warns: He Should Form Government or Go for 5th Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned on Wednesday that he should be commissioned to form a new government or go for a fifth election, Israeli media reported. Unofficial election results conducted by Israeli mass […]

Israeli Elections: Netanyahu in Lead but Majority Uncertain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was on track Tuesday to win the most seats in the country’s fourth election in two years, but with no guarantee it can form a governing majority. The […]

Israeli Army Shuts down West Bank Crossings ahead of Elections
The Israeli army yesterday announced that all crossings to the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be closed as elections are held in Israel. بناء على تقييم الوضع الأمني وتوجيهات المستوى السياسي سيتم […]

Israeli Voters Head to Polls for Fourth Election in Two Years
Israeli citizens began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth general election in less than two years, with no guarantee that this poll will bring about a more conclusive result than the previous three. Nearly […]

Netanyahu Promises Direct Flights to Saudi Arabia if Reelected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to bring about direct flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia if reelected on March 23. “I’m going to bring you direct flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca,” Netanyahu […]

Thousands in Jerusalem Rally at Anti-Netanyahu Protest ahead of Israeli Elections (VIDEO)
Thousands of Israelis rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence on Saturday to call for his resignation, days before general elections. First launched in June last year, the vocal and colorful demonstrations against Netanyahu […]

Netanyahu Supports Re-election Bid of Far-right Extremist Ben-Gvir
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who described a Jewish extremist who massacred 29 Palestinians as his “hero”, could be elected to Israel’s parliament next week thanks partly to right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ben-Gvir’s political life has had […]

Ready to Work with Netanyahu: Mansour Abbas Splinters Arab Vote in Israel
By Ramzy Baroud At a glance, it may appear that the split of Arab political parties in Israel is consistent with a typical pattern of political and ideological divisions which have afflicted the Arab […]