Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz to serve as leader of new Democratic Union list, followed by Labor MK Stav Shafir. Barak opts for 10 slot, but will be the first pick of ministerial posts if the party enters the government. Meanwhile, bickering between the New Right and the United Right holds up possible "technical bloc.”
Channel 12 News poll finds Yisrael Beytenu's Lieberman remains poised to play role of kingmaker in upcoming election. New Right predicted to earn six Knesset seats, passing electoral threshold.
A controversial but very popular politician, Ayelet Shaked calls on all parties right of Likud to join forces and form a massive bloc ahead of the Sept. 17 election. Party co-founder Naftali Bennett: The country is more important than personal advancement. The country needs a unified Right.
Projected to win five Knesset seats ahead of April’s elections, Orly Levy-Abekasis' party failed to pass the electoral threshold. Labor head Amir Peretz: We’re sending a message of unity and responsibility. Meretz leader: Labor is repeating past mistakes.
Channel 12 News survey finds that were the elections held at this time, Likud would win 31 Knesset seats and Blue and White would win 30. Some 40% of the respondents believe Benjamin Netanyahu is best suited for the position of prime minister, only 28% say the same of Blue and White leader Benny Gantz.
Israel's collaboration with the American private sector has paved the way for the Israeli economy's energy independence, ushering in the natural gas revolution.
Relations between Israel and American Jews have seen ups and downs over the years. The more complicated Israel becomes, the harder it is for US Jews to understand it – and sometimes, to support it.
As long as we preserve the liberal democratic principles Israel was founded on, we will maintain our special relationship with the United States and ensure that the BDS movement is swept into the trash bin of history.
Through his work at the Shem Olam Institute, Rabbi Avraham Krieger hopes to connect young people to the events of the Holocaust and put the focus on the resilience shown during that time.
Bolstering the settlement enterprise, encouraging immigration, fighting anti-Semitism, and pushing to preserve the Hebrew language among Diaspora Jews – the World Zionist Organization strives to change what it sees is growing indifference, mainly among American Jewry.
