Politics and Knesset
Amid claims on the right that the social-media giant has been targeting right-wing accounts, Israel’s premier calls Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to ask that he treat all parties equally ahead of the March 2 elections.
After realizing that the far-right party cannot be convinced not to run in the March 2 elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisers decide to try to push it over the voting threshold.
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.
Community Security Trust identified 224 incidents as “Labour Party-related” and 126 as far-right.
Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked of the Yamina Party told JNS: “We are in a historic moment for the State of Israel.” Then she proceeded to cast doubt on points related to the initiative.
On the heels of the revelation that another senior Gantz adviser called the U.S. president “Donald Adolf Trump,” tweets surface by Blue and White campaign strategist Joel Benenson, claiming that Trump takes his talking points from the Nazi leader.
The alert advised to be aware of surroundings, “avoid demonstrations,” “monitor local media” and “follow the instructions of local authorities.”
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.
In yet another sign of warming relations, Israel’s Foreign Ministry says Israelis can travel to Saudi Arabia for business or religious reasons.
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.
