Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu claimed 31 seats, Yesh Atid 19, Labor 15, Shas 11, Habayit Hayehudi 11, United Torah Judaism 7, Hatnuah 6, Meretz 6, United Arab List-Ta’al 5, Balad 3, and Kadima likely to win 2 seats.
09:28 23.01.13 | 22 comments
Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu claimed 31 seats, Yesh Atid 19, Labor 15, Shas 11, Habayit Hayehudi 11, United Torah Judaism 7, Hatnuah 6, Meretz 6, United Arab List-Ta’al 5, Balad 3, and Kadima likely to win 2 seats.
09:28 23.01.13 | 22 comments
Yair Lapid’s lightning-fast ascent to the top of Israeli politics shouldn’t be surprising given his family name.
09:17 23.01.13 | 0 comments
The hope that was expressed by Israeli voters on Tuesday - for economic stability, for peace, for values - carries with it great responsibility for the election's big winners.
08:33 23.01.13 | 1 commentsFirst-time voters shocked by un-Israeli vibe at polling stations, being met with calm scenes and a distinctly non-high-tech approach
08:25 23.01.13 | 3 comments
Election fever bypassed the northern city of Givat Olga, but some locals prophetically sensed a few surprises at the ballot box.
07:25 23.01.13 | 0 comments
The Labor Party leader was the target of much criticism by kibbutz members during the campaign, but on Election Day she got a warm welcome at Givat Brenner.
05:00 23.01.13 | 0 comments
Israel made a decisive statement regarding what it wants: it wants only to be left alone, a quiet, good life, peaceful and bourgeois, and to hell with all those pesky nagging issues; Lapid epitomizes this attitude.
04:13 23.01.13 | 24 comments
Israel isn't quite as expensive as Hong Kong, yet. But going by a new international study, home prices here are insane.
03:59 23.01.13 | 0 commentsThe attorney general is apparently hoping that his foot-dragging will contribute to repression of the affair.
03:47 23.01.13 | 0 comments
Netanyahu's economic policy was more about dodging bullets than identifying targets and doing any shooting itself.
03:47 23.01.13 | 1 comments