Israel’s election aftermath: Deadlock, fragmented blocs, and the wild cards ahead
Who won? Nobody clearly. But there were winners even though there’s been no conclusive outcome. Who lost? Israel. And depending on how you look at it, some parties took a big hit.
Six weeks to topple Netanyahu: Eisenkot gets the mandate as Israel stares down another election
The general who buried his son in the war against Hamas now has six weeks to end the Netanyahu era, or send Israelis back to the ballot box.
Israel votes in five weeks. Its American voters could decide who wins.
Americans are watching their own midterms, but Israel votes first in one of its closest and least predictable elections in memory. Some 400,000 English-speaking Israelis, many of them Americans, represent roughly four Knesset seats.
An Israeli unity government vs. a natural coalition
With Israel’s national elections two months away, pollsters, reporters, and pundits typically talk about the two main “blocks” of parties likely to make up the next coalition, based on projections from regular polls. The polls vary slightly, but show an overall similar trend.
Israel’s crowded political sandbox: New parties, old faces, and the coalition puzzle ahead
As Israel’s election approaches, a wave of new political parties has entered an already crowded field, reshaping how Israeli voters think about their choices and complicating what was already going to be a difficult coalition-building exercise, especially for undecided voters
Israel’s Historic Right-Wing Government is the Democratic Will of the Voters
While the left-wing opposition laments what it falsely calls “the end of democracy,” the overwhelming majority of Israelis disagree. The incoming government is not anti-democratic, it is anti-progressive.
Islamist Group’s Antisemitic Report Blames Election Losses on the Jews
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action declares “millions of dollars from right-wing Zionist organizations” defeated anti-Israel candidates.
Let’s Replace the Term ‘National Unity’ with ‘Majority Rule’
Whereas the sole glue for Yair Lapid’s coalition was anti-Bibi animosity, Benjamin Netanyahu’s espouses a set of values and objectives shared by a higher percentage of the population.
Israel Joins the West’s Culture Wars
Those clutching their pearls over the “fascists” poised to join Israel’s new government should look in the mirror.
Netanyahu Must Not Squander this Hard-Won Victory
Now that he has won a clear majority in parliament, he has no reason to cowtow to the left.