Ayelet Shaked
The deadline for political parties to submit their official lists came and went. While the two largest ones from the previous election—Likud, and Blue and White—largely remain the same, several mergers of smaller parties could factor into the Sept. 17 elections.
New Right Party chair Ayelet Shaked joins with another party to broaden the political home for a range of views that lean their way. It also boosts her chances of re-entering the Knesset.
Citing a sense of “national responsibility,” URWP leader Rafi Peretz cedes top spot to Shaked • Moshe Feiglin announces that his Zehut Party will not join alliance, says “ask Shaked” why.
Polls show better results for a union of right-wing parties under former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked than under current leader Rafi Peretz.
The split in the right-wing bloc prior to April’s elections contributed to the coalition failure, as Ayelet Shaked’s newly formed New Right Party failed to cross the electoral threshold, gifting several Knesset mandates to Israel’s left.
If the parties fail to form meaningful partnerships that combine forces to pass the electoral threshold, the right is at risk of seeing seven or more mandates go to waste, thereby preventing Netanyahu from being able to form a right-wing, nationalist government.
The move comes after reports that the Israeli prime minister was considering a Cabinet reshuffle to gear up for September’s election.
Should coalition talks fail, the New Right Party, which did not garner sufficient votes in the April 9 election to enter the Knesset, may be in line for a political resurrection.
After days of conflict with the Central Elections Committee and demands for vote recounts, Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked close the book on Israel’s 2019 elections.
Confusion around the possibility that the New Right Party passed the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset increased as announcements that the party succeeded were quickly followed by saying it had failed.
Two new judges were appointed by Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, bringing the total number chosen during her tenure to 334.
In an exclusive interview, Yair Shamir clarifies why acting Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz was out of context when he quoted his father, former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, and reveals some new information about his father, including his thoughts on the Camp David Accords, the Madrid Peace Conference and his great appreciation for cantorial music.
