Politics and Knesset
Sports and Culture Minister Miri Regev referenced 2009 as an example of how the political picture can change drastically.
Israel experts warned that the Sept. 17 elections could be exposed to numerous cyber attacks, as well as attempts to sway voters.
Having learned the painful lesson in April that every vote counts, the parties are planning everything from social media blitzes to fleets of buses to bring supporters to the polls.
Central Elections Committee posts 3,000 camera-equipped observers at voting stations, with instructions to notify police if anyone is found filming illegally.
He plans to discuss “British state and non-state actors” using “a variety of methods to suppress the democratic mobilizing of those working for progressive causes.”
“It’s about balancing values,” says Yamina Party co-leader Naftali Bennett. “What do we do during half a year if we have rockets from Hezbollah and no prime minister? Israel is not Luxembourg.”
Yamina candidate Naftali Bennett says the plan will be “hell” for Israelis living in the West Bank and spell “the end” for the settlement enterprise; Yamina leader Shaked says U.S. plan “will divide Jerusalem.”
Kan poll shows Likud falling short of a right-wing majority, and is the second to put Blue and White ahead of Likud by a single seat.
John Mann, who had been a lawmaker since 2001, said that while he isn’t leaving the party, he will fight anti-Semitism in and outside Labour.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz: Conflict with Gaza terrorist organizations “close to the tipping point” due to “Iranian influence.”
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.
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.
