Analysis The Israeli Left's Most Daunting Election Problem: Centrist Voters
Meretz and Labor should have both thought of this a month ago, when they had a chance to merge their slates and run on one list
Israel Election 2021
Meretz Candidate Under Fire for Flip-flopping on LGBT Conversion Therapy Ahead of Election
Rinawie Zoabi said in an interview in Arabic that she would abstain on a bill banning conversion therapy, but later backtracked in Hebrew, promising to support any law advancing LGBT rights
Ballots in Buses: Israel Readies for Another Election in Shadow of COVID
Central Elections Committee budgets over $60 million for special coronavirus arrangements on Election Day, including transportation for patients and converting buses into polling stations
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Meretz Leader Doubles Down, Blames Netanyahu for ICC Probe Against Israel
Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz defends remarks on International Criminal Court probe, tells Haaretz his party won't quit the election race and that he's willing to team up with rightist parties to replace Netanyahu
Netanyahu Challenger Has a Masterplan to Replace Him
Yamina chairman Bennett has thus far stayed mum on whether he would join a Netanyahu government. That's part of a plan that just might win him the premiership
Analysis The Silent Arab Majority Mobilized to Demand Security. It's Now Politicians' Turn
After a massive demonstration in Umm al-Fahm against police violence and for personal security, Israel's politicians – Arab and Jewish alike – must contain the rage and not fan the flames
Police Cancel Dozens of Fines for anti-Netanyahu Protesters After They Requested Hearings
Protesters were fined for not keeping distance, but received tickets for failing to obey police orders to disperse: 'The police knew that the ticket wasn't legal and that they would lose in court'
Netanyahu's Likud Worried Supporters Won’t Bother to Vote in Israeli Election
Netanyahu was counting on his COVID-19 vaccination strategy to lead the March 23 election campaign. But the message did not sink in; it even raised hackles and is going to be shelved
One Month After Announcing Resignation, Labor’s Itzik Shmuli Is Still in Cabinet
‘I was asked not to abandon my post,’ says the Labor lawmaker, who has not publicly recanted from his original decision to immediately step down
Analysis Netanyahu Promises Normality, and Issues Apocalyptic COVID Warnings
Netanyahu can't hold back the reopening of the economy, but must slow the pace. And his promise for Seder night with the family will be hard to keep
Analysis Bibi Challengers Determined to Prevent Another Stalemate After Israeli Election
If Netanyahu doesn't get a clear victory, his main rivals will bite the bullet and work together to ensure a stable government comes out if Israel's fourth election in two years
Who Are the Mizrahi Voters in Israel, and Why Can't the Left Win Their Support?
Election Overdose podcast, episode 10, two and a half weeks to go: What can still change in the polling trends and will the High Court ruling on conversion have an effect on voting?
Netanyahu Ally Defends Campaign Ad Likening Reform Jews to Dogs: It Was 'Merely Showing the Truth'
Ultra-Orthodox party leader Moshe Gafni defends controversial election campaign video, says 'I won't be in a coalition with people who will stab Judaism in the back'
After Pressure, Pfizer CEO Postpones Israel Visit Until After Election
Last week, Israeli scientists warned Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla that Netanyahu may exploit his visit for his election campaign
After Purim COVID Restrictions, Israeli ultra-Orthodox Party Threatens to Stop Cooperation With Police
United Torah Judaism says it will reconsider its position on government coronavirus restrictions, in the wake of an hours-long freeze of bus and train service to Jerusalem meant to curb large Purim gatherings
WATCH Netanyahu Allies Compare Reform Jews to Dogs in Racist Election Ads
Facebook takes down video as Israel's election campaign turns vile in wake of top court's ruling on Jewish conversions
Left-wing Meretz Fails to Enter Knesset in Latest Israel Election Poll
A Channel 12 poll shows the left-wing party, along with the United Arab List, failing to cross the electoral threshold, while a Channel 13 poll shows them barely scraping by
‘I’ll Get Us 36 Million COVID Vaccines’: What’s Behind the New Number Netanyahu Is Touting
His message has changed from ‘go get vaccinated’ to ‘the vaccines won’t provide enough protection’ as he presents himself as Israel’s only savior from the coronavirus pandemic
Three Weeks Before Election, Israel Approves Plan to Combat Arab Community Crime
Funds are to be allocated immediately for police station construction, but Arab politicians labeled Netanyahu's plan an election gimmick, noting that most of it is to be implemented only after March
Analysis Why Pfizer's CEO Would Be Wise to Delay His Visit to Israel Until After the Election
Anyone listening to Netanyahu in recent months would think he’d developed the COVID-19 vaccine and administered all the shots himself. Pfizer’s CEO can still keep his company out of Netanyahu's election campaign
Israeli Minister Attends West Bank Road Opening That May Be Illegal Electioneering
The ceremony could only be described as a campaign appearance designed to appeal to Transportation Minister Miri Regev's electorate, but Israel Roads Company says the 'important benchmark' justifies her 'visit'
Netanyahu Claims He’s Not Involved in Promoting Bills That Could Save Him From Trial
‘I’m not intervening in this at all, neither promoting it nor blocking it,’ the prime minister insists after a lawmaker from his Likud party said he plans to table legislation
Analysis Netanyahu Is in Distress, and His Pre-election Media Blitz Proves It
When the prime minister’s plans go awry and the polls don’t brighten, he opts for dustups with interviewers and silly gestures that delight his base
Israel's Top Court Overrules Disqualification of Arab Labor Candidate in March Election
Election panel previously granted far-right party's demand to disqualify Ibtisam Mara’ana, claiming past comments called for Israel’s destruction
A Reform Rabbi Is Set to Make History in Israel, Enraging the ultra-Orthodox Parties
Rabbi Gilad Kariv is well positioned to finally become a member of the Knesset after several near-misses. Personal attacks by Haredi lawmakers don’t unnerve him, but the nonresponse from other parties does
A Scandal Over Flights to Israel Is Rocking the Country, and Could Upend the Election
Though the country’s borders are supposed to be ‘hermetically sealed,’ a TV news report alleges that ultra-Orthodox citizens can more easily obtain special permission to fly back from abroad ahead of the March 23 election
Analysis Netanyahu Fails to Secure Loyalty in His Bloc, but So Do His Rivals
Lapid’s candidacy for premiership takes blow from his former ‘brother’ Bennett ■ The Knesset's Kahanist guest of honor points his finger at a female Arab Labor candidate in a grotesque display fitting of the Purim adloyada
Support for Netanyahu's Likud Party in Decline, Election Poll Shows
The Channel 13 News poll predicts pro-Netanyahu bloc to win 45 seats, and the anti-Netanyahu bloc to win 60 seats, one short of a Knesset majority. 'People don’t want to go back to an unstable government,' the premier says in a rare interview
PODCAST 'We’ve Shattered the Paradigm, and the Israeli Right-wing Is Going to Win'
Election Overdose, episode 9: The new Israeli right-wing, what are the chances Gantz drops out, who pledged allegiance to Bibi and who's preparing a voting fraud conspiracy theory for the day after?
Netanyahu's Plan to Send COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad Halted After Legal, Political Challenges
The attorney general is looking into the legality of the plan, which Netanyahu decided on without cabinet approval
Analysis Kingmaker of Israel's Election Is About to Get the Full Royal Treatment
Of all political players, Yamina head Naftali Bennet is in the best position ahead of Israel's election. But there's a price
Limiting Citizens' Entry to Israel Before Election May Be Illegal, Attorney General Says
A governmental plan set to go into effect next week slashes the number of Israelis allowed to return from abroad from 2,000 a day to 200
As Israel Election Nears, Disillusioned Voters Could Wipe Out the Arab Parties
Public opinion polls indicate turnout in the March vote could recede below 60 percent of eligible Israeli Arab voters, amid growing disappointment at Arab-majority parties' infighting and lack of influence
Israel's Top Court Hears Petition to Disqualify Israeli Arab Labor Candidate
Ibtisam Mara’ana was disqualified last week by the Central Election Committee ■ The court will likely quash the decision
Analysis What’s Keeping a Struggling Gantz in the Election Race? His Injured Pride
Despite his humiliating public shaming by his former IDF colleagues, the man who would be prime minister could still be the kingmaker after March 23
A Month to Israeli Election, Bennett Says He Won't Join Lapid-led Government
Bennett says that he is willing to join a coalition that includes the Yesh Atid leader, but that he will not be part of a 'left-wing' government led by him
Gantz Fears Netanyahu Will Fire Him and His Ministers After March Election
Defense Minister Gantz, who is also the alternate prime minister, may quit the race or fail to pass the electoral threshold. That may allow Netanyahu to dismiss him and Kahol Lavan ministers from the transitional government
Anti-Netanyahu Bloc Maintains Majority in New Israel Election Poll
The poll, released exactly one month ahead of the scheduled date of the election, gave Netanyahu's Likud party 28 seats, making it the largest
Israelis Stranded Abroad Furious as Government Restricts Their Ability to Fly Home
With the airport shut due to COVID, Israelis in the United States are finding it difficult to get back to Tel Aviv – even if they have an election to run in next month
Israeli Scientists Warn Pfizer CEO: Netanyahu May Exploit Your Visit for Election Campaign
Albert Bourla, Pfizer's CEO, has yet to respond, showing no signs of planning to change the date of his visit
Court Will Hear Witnesses in Netanyahu's Trial Only After Israeli Election
The next phase of Prime Minister Netanyahu's corruption trial will only start on April 5, and the court will meet three times a week
Lapid: Netanyahu Eulogy for Rush Limbaugh 'Not the Kind of Politics We Should Have'
Opposition leader Lapid, speaking at a Brookings Institution conference, accuses Netanyahu of turning Israel into a partisan issue. Another Netanyahu challenger, Sa'ar, says on Iran talks: 'We can't compromise our security'
Gantz Says Ex-defense Officials' Letter Urging Him to Quit Is a 'Shot in the Back'
Former Prime Minister Barak, ex-national security adviser among 130 signatories to full-page ad calling on Gantz to drop out of election race amid concerns Kahol Lavan doesn't have enough votes to make it into parliament
Israel's Small Parties May Decide Election, and Pressure on Them Is Mounting
On the right, only one party might not make it over the electoral threshold. On the left, four. Meanwhile, Gantz's Kahol Lavan is running a three-pronged campaign
Kahanist Netanyahu Ally Invokes Hitler in Israeli Election Ad, Draws Ire
Controversial video posted by Netanyahu ally Itamar Ben-Gvir shows election opponents conspiring to annul the country's Jewish character
