Israeli Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Yisrael Beiteinu leader for “joining the Arab parties” • Lieberman says “Netanyahu’s militias” were trying to “steal the elections.”
The lower turnout could be due to a number of factors, including voter fatigue and upcoming travel for the High Holidays.
As the campaign enters its final week with parties shifting direction and messaging in their final push to win more votes, one thing remains for sure: No one knows how this election will end.
Yamina Party head Ayelet Shaked also called on Israelis not to vote for small right-wing parties that have little chance of passing the threshold and make it into the Knesset following the Sept. 17 elections.
UTJ head Yaakov Litzman denounces Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz following Gantz’s announcement that he would seek to form a “liberal” government if given the chance.
Heading a party polling consistently at 10 mandates, Shaked has been open about her nationalist vision for Israel, including the situation in Gaza, Israeli judicial reform and Jewish settlements.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties join forces to maximize their results; party leaders promise “full cooperation” in the new government.
In a dramatic reversal, Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett say that in light of the security situation, a new election is out of the question.
Mandelblit recommends rejecting a Likud petition to ban publication of leaks ahead of the September election, arguing such leaks do not constitute campaign propaganda.
Yamina Party leader Ayelet Shaked says “it’s clear” that the Likud Party is “preparing the ground” to bring Blue and White into a Netanyahu government • Dismisses Netanyahu’s attacks on Channel 12 as a campaign tactic.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz issues a statement saying there’s no room for politics when Israel is under attack; Yair Lapid rips into the prime minister for Hezbollah’s aggression against the Jewish state.
Under the agreement, the Likud promised to adopt sections of Zehut’s platform, including expanded legalization of medicinal marijuana and free-market economic reforms, and give Moshe Feiglin a Cabinet position should Benjamin Netanyahu form the next government.
