Politics and Knesset
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.
According to an Israel Builders Association report, nearly a million people lack access to a secure location in the north • Lieberman: Cancellation of 2018 fortification plan was “madness.”
Israel’s environmental protection and health ministries urge the Jerusalem Municipality to act quickly to prevent an outbreak.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties join forces to maximize their results; party leaders promise “full cooperation” in the new government.
Yamina Party leader Ayelet Shaked says Israel must evacuate Gaza border towns for “maximum flexibility” and then “change the situation on the ground” in the coastal enclave.
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.
The schools had been recognized as a educational institution that could receive funding from the education ministry.
“For me, it’s the recognition that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel,” said Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
With turnout expected to be low, highly motivated religious voters may provide Benjamin Netanyahu with the 61 mandates he needs to form a government.
With the Sept. 17 election looming, Likud is reportedly concerned about the potential loss of right-wing votes should the two smaller parties not pass the electoral threshold.
