Israeli Elections
A flaw in the campaign management app used by Israel’s Likud Party exposed the personal data of nearly 6.5 million Israelis.
Israel’s High Court of Justice votes 5-4 to overturn Central Elections Committee’s ruling to bar Balad candidate Heba Yazbak from March elections • Right-wing MKs say court ruling “rewards supporters of terrorism.”
Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett says during campaign speech that Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties only interested in money • Vows never to join coalition with “leftist anti-religious” Blue and White.
The Israeli prime minister is now banking that all eyes are on the newly released Mideast initiative, and that the public sees him as the only one who can lead the country to the historic opportunities presented by the peace plan.
“I will not let my opponents interfere with the historic move I am leading,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Washington for talks on the Mideast peace plan.
While any peace deal is likely to be controversial, its project release is coming under added scrutiny. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents believe that he stands to benefit from the outcome just five weeks’ away from national elections.
Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie spent a month in Israel working on the campaign of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party ahead of Israel’s March 2 elections.
Ya’alon, who now is No. 3 in Blue and White, told JNS that “the Jordan Valley is the eastern border of the State of Israel forever,” and that this has always been Blue and White’s platform and belief.
The Israeli military’s multi-year work plan has been granted a special $578 million funding allocation earmarked for urgent projects.
There have been relatively few political shifts, with most of the major parties submitting nearly identical candidate lists as the previous election in September.
In a last-minute deal, Jewish Home leader Rafi Peretz breaks his pact with Itamar Ben-Gvir’s far-right party to join with the New Right and National Union ahead of Israel’s March 2 elections.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly threatens to fire Defense Minister Naftali Bennett if his New Right Party refuses to form a joint slate with far-right Otzma Yehudit.
