Politics and Knesset
The Israeli prime minister is reportedly planning an afternoon call to the opposition leader, whose right-religious bloc is en route to a resounding victory.
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s move reflects his confidence that he will easily form a government.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid “acted recklessly, did not manage the bloc, did not take care of the Arabs,” says unnamed official; Labor Party head Merav Michaeli blasted as a “colossal failure.”
Knesset member Aida Touma-Suleiman’s plea contrasted with a social-media post in which she mourned the death of terrorists in Nablus.
A columnist in the P.A.'s official newspaper said one goal of influencing Israeli elections is to foment civil unrest.
The judges said the party’s refusal would harm the broadcaster and its viewers.
Meretz claims the suspect is an impostor and appeals to the Central Elections Committee also investigate the incident.
“The Israeli occupation is what started it all, and everything is derived from it,” says lawmaker Ofer Cassif from the predominantly Arab political party.
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses MK Ram Ben Barak of incitement; Ben Barak: “I would never compare anyone in Israel and the world to Hitler.”
Polls by Channel 12, Channel 13 and the Kan public broadcaster all predicted the opposition leader’s right-wing/religious bloc winning 60 mandates, one short of a majority in the 120-member Knesset.
Sixty-four percent of respondents selected the former prime minister, compared to just over 10 percent for the Religious Zionism Party.
Those who think increased budgets for the sector will change things “don’t understand the reality,” Professor Dan Schueftan told JNS.
