2021 Election

The Israeli public is growing up. Heading to the polls for the fourth elections in two years, all it wants is stability.

Israel Hayom poll sees Likud maintain the lead with 28 Knesset seats, but various mergers, splits and political newcomers are likely to see an untold number of precious votes squandered.  

Beyond reducing Arab representation in the next Knesset, the Joint Arab List’s demise could also incentivize the Zionist parties, mainly from the Right, to “pounce” on Arab voters in an attempt to siphon mandates.

The media’s anti-Haredi agenda has the public riled up and fuming, and the Likud is feeling it in the polls.

Channel 12 News poll finds that 61% of Israelis would rather see the Haredi parties excluded from a future coalition. Only 22% of respondents think they should be included in the government.

MK Mansour Abbas, whose party represents conservative Islamist values, has clashed with other list members over legislation as well as his recent cooperation with PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli Left produces leadership hopefuls by the day, but unless they join forces, the Left will see none cross the electoral threshold, costing the bloc precious votes.

Dr. Arieh Avni says Health Ministry officials have made Israelis "slaves" to vaccine manufacturers, has had license suspended for accusing oncologists of "digging cancer patients' graves."

According to Channel 13 News, were elections held at this time, Likud would win 32 Knesset seats, Yesh Atid would win 18, New Hope drops to 14, and Yamina slips to 10 mandates. Current bloc scenarios place Center-Left bloc in a position to unseat Netanyahu.