Elections 2022

Israel's electoral system only harms the country - opinion

The ballots cast by a mere 700,000 voters will now dictate the policies and conduct of the Israeli government in the years to come vis-a-vis its 10 million citizens and, indeed, the entire world.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, this past Sunday. Prime ministers who head large parties are required to succumb to policies that do not tally with the desires or needs of most citizens, says the writer.
 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid sit at the center of the front row, with MK Benjamin Netanyahu behind them, in a Knesset inauguration photo earlier this month. Herzog emphasized that Israelis are exhausted from infighting.

Israel elected a far-right government: Where does it go from here? - opinion

 SHAS PARTY members await a meeting with President Isaac Herzog at his official Jerusalem residence on Nov. 9, as Herzog began consulting political leaders regarding the formation of a new government.

Three Ladies, Three Lattes: The election and us

 Far-right Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben Gvir, center, and Bezalel Smotrich, right, attend the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022.

There is still place for optimism despite Israel's election results - opinion


Threshold parties begin 'gevalt' campaigns as time runs out

The latest polls show PM Lapid's Yesh Atid rising and Meretz barely making it over the threshold of 3.25%.

 Zehava Galon following her victory in the Meretz leadership primary on August 23, 2022

Arab MKs' statements supporting terror influence Jewish Israelis too - analysis

Hadash-Ta'al MK Aida Touma Suleiman posted on Facebook in memorial of terrorists killed by the IDF, calling them martyrs.

 Joint List MK Aida Touma-Sliman

Two in five US voters worry about intimidation at polls -Reuters/Ipsos

US voters feel the constant sense of voter intimidation at their local polling stations.

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

Benny Gantz is the only one who can form a coalition - opinion

If Netanyahu fails to reach 61 seats in the Knesset, the ultra-Orthodox may rethink their approach and realize that Gantz can build a government.

 Benny Gantz at the announcement of a merger between Blue and White and New Hope, July 10, 2022.

Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid soar as gap to Netanyahu's Likud narrows in latest poll

The prime minister's bloc is in a precarious position, however, with Ra'am, Labor and Meretz all barely crossing the electoral threshold with four seats each.

 Prime Minister and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid speaks to party members during a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, August 3, 2022.

Lapid visits Nazareth in bid to increase Arab vote

Polls showed in recent weeks that the Arab vote is expected to be less than 50% of those eligible.

 Prime Minister and Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid.

Ben-Gvir leaked recording: Netanyahu 'used us, stabbed us in the back'

The radical right-wing MK likened Netanyahu's politics to a "knife in the back" in a leaked recording obtained by N12.

 L: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir. R: Likud leader, former-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel Elections: Ayelet Shaked fights on despite low polling numbers

In a picture that went viral on Sunday night, Shaked is seen sitting in an empty chair in a conference room, with her eyes half closed and jaws clenched, portraying exhaustion.

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked at The Jerusalem Post's London conference on March 31, 2022.

Netanyahu: Ben-Gvir could be a minister in my government

Ben-Gvir has stressed in the past that he would demand a significant portfolio in a Netanyahu-led government.

 Religious Zionist Party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022.

Likud will undergo drastic changes if Netanyahu doesn't reach 61 -Gideon Sa'ar

If the Netanyahu bloc fails to form a government, a door will be opened for what the country needs - a broad national unity government that does not rely on extremism -Gideon Sa'ar

 Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar commented on the upcoming elections during an interview at Maariv's leaders' conference in collaboration with Walla!