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Israeli Elections Knesset Insider: The divisions before the unions

Jeremy SaltanJanuary 6, 2019

Of the 22 parties currently running, 14 parties are currently all polling within one or two seats above or below the electoral threshold, many within a margin of error. Party leaders will be forced to make compromises and political alliances, or risk not making it through to the parliament.

The Knesset Plenary Hall during speeches ahead of the vote on the National Law, which will enforce the foundation of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, on July 18, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

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Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon unveils new party name

January 2, 2019

The latest polling has suggested that Moshe Ya’alon would fail to clear the 3.25 percent minimum vote threshold needed to enter the Knesset.

Former Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon speaks at an event in Jerusalem on Dec. 27, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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