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Netanyahu will be to blame if Israel heads to third elections - poll

The 103fm survey shows that 52% consider the PM responsible for a scenario in which Israel will once again go to the polls • The center-left camp would win 58 seats today

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Avigdor Liberman (L) Naftali Bennett (R)

Bennett and Liberman push for unity government without Joint List

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at his watch before delivering a statement at the Knesset, Israel's parliament,

The promises politicians need to break to prevent a third election

The Knesset

22nd Knesset to be sworn in Thursday amid third election talk


President denies two PM candidate initiative

The column said Rivlin believes Netanyahu should have given him back the mandate and that after the September election, he will prevent Netanyahu from bypassing the law if he cannot form a government

President Reuven Rivlin speaks at his Residence in Jerusalem, following his discussions with party's members, who arrived to deliver their recommendations for prime minister. Jerusalem, Apr 15, 2019

Likud MKs embarrassed by loyalty oath to Netanyahu

The MKs said they had no choice but to sign the petition initiated by MK David Bitan, declaring that Netanyahu was the only Likud option for prime minister in September's elections.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at American Independence Day celebration in Jerusalem July 2019

Parties aim to get Otzma Yehudit disqualified

"Followers of [the late Far Right rabbi] Meir Kahane do not belong in a parliament under the portrait of [Zionist visionary Theodore] Herzl," Lapid said.

The far-right Otzma Yehudit Party registers for the September elections

Ehud Barak: The old warrior’s last hurrah

How Ehud Barak’s quest for a grand comeback crashed at takeoff

Ehud Barak announces the formation of a new party on June 26 at Beit Sokolov in Tel Aviv

Will September elections bring another stalemate?

Left and Right blocs remain in tight race after party mergers

Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett visit Efrat on July 22

Haredi silence belies concern over Liberman’s frontal attack - analysis

Why has the haredi political leadership responded to this rampaging and unceasing invective with such deafening silence?

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman  posted a satirical Purim video where he dresses up as a haredi rabbi

Knesset sideshows: Feiglin loses manly moniker, Pirates declare revolution

Another leader said about the party's new candidate: ‘I don’t know him. I met him yesterday outside the Knesset. He’s a soldier. He seemed nice, so I put him on the list.’

Leader of Zehut Moshe Feiglin

Regev scorns Bennett, Shaked for only unifying with URP

Regev urged Bennett and Shaked to show responsibility and form a real unity party with the other small parties.

Miri Regev arrives at a weekly cabinet meeting, March 3rd, 2019

Otzma Yehudit threatens to run with anti-LGBT Noam Party

Far-right Otmza says deal will be signed in 36 hours unless Union of Right-Wing Parties gives it ‘real representation’ on its list

An ad for the Otzma Yehudit party with Dr. Michael Ben-Ari, Baruch Marzel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Bentzi Gopstein on a bus in Jerusalem, March, 2019

Labor demands justice portfolio, to 'influence Israeli democracy'

The chairman of the Labor Party told Channel 13 that he would demand the ministry in future coalition negotiations.

New Labor leader Amir Peretz, July 3rd, 2019