Itzik Shmuli

Lapid: Yesh Atid will never again make a bond it won't lead

Blue and White invites him to join

Barak responded to the Labor-Gesher merger on Friday by warning that the move may lead to the left's downfall in the upcoming September 17 election.

Fellow protest leader Leef refuses to endorse either one

Former student leader tells the ‘Post’ he’s the candidate to beat in the upcoming race for leadership of the struggling Labor Party.

"I realize it will be a huge challenge ahead but I know I can do it for the party and especially the country," he said. "Together, we will bring life back to the party."

Young leaders and newcomers dominate the party list, offering a message of change and vigor, will that be enough in April elections?

The choice of Shmuly and Shaffir signaled a generational change in the ruling party and may have set them up as the main contestants in the next Labor leadership race.

“Today we are electing the best team for the next Knesset and the next government of Israel,” party Chairman Avi Gabbay said.

Labor MK Itzik Shmuli expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for moving the US embassy to the capital but stressed that symbolic actions can not replace "state policy".