Israeli election hopefuls: A look at the main contenders
Who is running, and why? An explainer.
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The shawarma election: Israeli voters look beyond politics
While the politicians stoke the "Bibi" or "Just Not Bibi" flames and debate the finer points of criminal offenses such as breach of trust, the Israeli public is trying to get by without having to sell an arm and a leg.
High-stakes drama: As election draws to a close, multiple scenarios could emerge
There is still a chance that nobody will achieve a decisive victory – and Lapid will remain in the Prime Minister's Office as head of a transition government. Here are the scenarios.
11 surprising figures about the 25th Knesset election
We take a look at some interesting statistics s Israel holds its fifth election in under four years.
Gantz's goal: Forming a government after Lapid fails
The State Party leader fears Netanyahu and Lapid could try to dissolve the Knesset. But if the incumbent prime minister gets the first shot at forming a coalition, Gantz believes this would ultimately result in him landing the top job.
Election 2022 contenders may have to ask: What would my father do?
The prime minister took a page from the playbook of his father the journalist. The Likud chairman inherited a national view of issues. The president will have to face the national dilemma that his father faced. Leadership, the next generation.
Some of Netanyahu's allies pose a threat to Israel's image
If Netanyahu wins, his government could be forced to lean for the first time on radical, nationalist fringe elements who want to smash the fundamental broad consensus of Israeli society.
Israel's electoral crisis must come to an end
Even after three and a half years of crisis and five election rounds, let us remember that politics is a means to an end, not an end unto itself.
With election underway, Lapid asks Israelis to 'vote for our children's future'
Israelis head to the polls again, but country unlikely to emerge from gridlock. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to make comeback, while voting in Jerusalem, asks citizens "to exercise the democratic right to determine the country's fate."
It all boils down to turnout: Parties try to rally base amid gridlocked electorate
Likud hopes the "enthusiasm gap," which traditionally favors the Left, could drop significantly and make the difference. Haredi leaders warn voters that staying at home means "profaning God's name."