Israeli Elections
Speaking with public radio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his first “major, immediate mission” if he wins the March 2 election would be to “declare sovereignty over areas of the homeland.”
Poll projects ruling party and its challenger will secure 33 Knesset seats each, gives right-haredim bloc 57 seats, center-left and Arab parties 56 mandates. Some 49 percent believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is best-suited to continue to lead Israel.
The Israeli prime minister has tried to convince Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir to drop out of the race, as the potential loss of votes if the party doesn’t cross the 3.25 percent electoral threshold could be enough to swing a close contest in favor of Blue and White.
In a special interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks about navigating the complex political Israeli reality, the seemingly never-ending election year, the security challenges the country faces and his legal woes.
As election looms, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz slams the door on a future unity deal, charging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing a “hate crime against democracy.”
“We will have 61 seats without [Benjamin] Netanyahu” and the ultra-Orthodox parties, says Yisrael Beiteinu head Avigdor Lieberman.
Days before the election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns regional council heads that a government under Benny Gantz would depend on the Joint List and “endanger Israel’s security.”
As much as 60 percent of Israeli Arabs believe that the Joint List represents its interests, according to a recent study, while nearly a quarter are not familiar with the Trump Mideast peace plan.
With just a week to go until Israel’s elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party is projected to garner 33 Knesset seats, compared to 32 for challenger Blue and White.
“We are working hard to make sure that these elections will be the last in this cycle,” Knesset member Boaz Toporovksy told JNS as the March 2 elections approach.
“The ‘deal of the century,’ the opportunity of the century; we’re never going to have something like this [again], and the only one who will implement it, is me,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Benny Gantz dismisses as politically motivated reports of an investigation into a cyber-security company he once headed.
