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NEWSANALYSISVIDEOALL POSTSVOICES ABOUT Israeli Elections 2015 Israel is heading to early elections in what is being billed as a referendum on the premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu. Tzipi Livni and the Labor party have merged into the “Zionist Camp,” and the four Arab parties joined forces in order to stay relevant and increase Palestinian representation in the Knesset. The latest news and analysis on the election campaign. SPECIAL COVERAGE Wakeup Call Wake-up Call: 47 years of disenfranchisement The Separation Wall (Activestills) We're not stuck with Palestinians, we're stuck in our own fear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo by Activestills.org) 'Israel Hayom' and Netanyahu's shared fear of Arab voters Prime Minister Levy Eshkol (left) and Min. Yigal Allon (second from left) in the Negev, May 25, 1967. (Photo: GPO) The violent roots of Israel's Labor party Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Bar-Ilan University. (Photo Amos Ben Gershom/GPO) Netanyahu: Two-state solution is off the table, kinda Supporters of Labor and Tzipi Livni’s ‘Zionist Camp’ at a rally calling to oust Prime Minister Netanyahu, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, March 7, 2015. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) 50,000 Israelis show up at the wrong protest Tens of thousands of people at a demonstration calling to replace Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, March 7, 2015. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv demand Netanyahu's ouster Ten days before Israelis head to the polls, masses turn out in anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv. Latest polls put Zionist Camp ahead of Likud but it's still unclear who can form a coalition. Tens of thousands of Israelis attended a rally to demand a new government Saturday night in Rabin Square. Israel Police estimated that 40,000 people attended; the event's organizers claimed more than 80,000 people showed up. The rally was held under the banner, “Israel wants change,” and was being billed as an anti-Benjamin Netanyahu event. Among the speakers scheduled to take part in the event were former… Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (Photo by Activestills.org) Liberman to head of Joint List: You're not wanted here Why is it that neither the debate host nor the heads of the other political parties stopped the foreign minister as he alluded to the expulsion of one out of every five Israelis? By Oren Persico When does staying silent become collaboration? Last Thursday, Channel 2 hosted a debate between the heads of all the major parties (aside from Netanyahu and Herzog). During the debate, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman directed some pretty harsh language against Joint List head Ayman Odeh. Liberman claimed that Odeh and his friends in the Joint List represent terrorist organizations and said they should be… Illustrative screenshot of Ynet News All but one Israeli news site gives prominence to Zoabi attack Out of the main Israeli news websites, only Ynet decides to play down its coverage of the attack on MK Haneen Zoabi. By Oren Persico As opposed to all the other major Israeli news sites, only Ynet decidedly toned down on its homepage Tuesday's attack on Palestinian MK Haneen Zoabi, according to The Seventh Eye's media survey. The incident occurred around noon on Tuesday at a political conference attended by female members of Knesset, including Zoabi. During the attack, a right-wing activist poured juice on Zoabi's face, while Joint List spokesperson Emilie Moatti was hit over the head with a flagpole.… File photo of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, cropped (By Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk) The road to Palestinian statehood runs through Gaza Irrespective of who wins in Israel's elections, Palestine will have to deal with the marginalization of its quest for statehood. That process must start by reintegrating Gaza into the Palestinian fold. By Salam Fayyad For Palestinians the quest for statehood begins with Gaza. But wait, is there still active regional or international interest in the cause of Palestinian statehood? I submit that whatever residual interest remains in the possibility of making yet another attempt at reviving the "peace process" finds expression these days largely in the phrase "let's first see what March 17 brings," a reference to the upcoming Israeli elections.… Hadash chairman Ayman Odeh at a press conference, February 11, 2015. (Photo by Activestills.org) The Joint List: The Israeli Left's last hope? In light of the Joint List's newfound strength, it might be high time for centrist and leftist parties to renegotiate their understanding of what it means to be Israeli. By Louis Fishman Much attention has been given to the Jewish-Arab Hadash party's unification with the Arab parties, which are running in the current election under the name the “Joint List” (not the Arab Joint List, as much of the Israeli press is reporting). Even if this was done in order to ensure the parties pass the election threshold, it has turned into a major force on the Israeli political map, joining together communists,… Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the joint Congress Session in Washington DC, US. (photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO) Netanyahu's Congress speech: An election stunt, after all Netanyahu didn't offer any new thinking on Iran, but he might have succeeded in regaining control over elections that were slipping away from him Ever since Speaker of the House John Boehner revealed his invitation to the Israeli prime minister to speak before a joint session of Congress, people have been wondering who exactly is playing who here. Is Bibi risking Israeli-American relations in order to help the GOP score points against President Obama, or did Boehner break protocol — by not informing the White House of the invitation — in order to help Netanyahu in the coming elections? Tonight…

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Israeli Elections 2015

Israel is heading to early elections in what is being billed as a referendum on the premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu. Tzipi Livni and the Labor party have merged into the “Zionist Camp,” and the four Arab parties joined forces in order to stay relevant and increase Palestinian representation in the Knesset. The latest news and analysis on the election campaign.
SPECIAL
COVERAGE

  • Wake-up Call: 47 years of disenfranchisement

  • We're not stuck with Palestinians, we're stuck in our own fear

  • 'Israel Hayom' and Netanyahu's shared fear of Arab voters

  • The violent roots of Israel's Labor party

  • Netanyahu: Two-state solution is off the table, kinda

  • 50,000 Israelis show up at the wrong protest

  • Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv demand Netanyahu's ouster

    Ten days before Israelis head to the polls, masses turn out in anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv. Latest polls put Zionist Camp ahead of Likud but it's still unclear who can form a coalition. Tens of thousands of Israelis attended a rally to demand a new government Saturday night in Rabin Square. Israel Police estimated that 40,000 people attended; the event's organizers claimed more than 80,000 people showed up. The rally was held under the banner, “Israel wants change,” and was being billed as an anti-Benjamin Netanyahu event. Among the speakers scheduled to take part in the event were former…

  • Liberman to head of Joint List: You're not wanted here

    Why is it that neither the debate host nor the heads of the other political parties stopped the foreign minister as he alluded to the expulsion of one out of every five Israelis? By Oren Persico When does staying silent become collaboration? Last Thursday, Channel 2 hosted a debate between the heads of all the major parties (aside from Netanyahu and Herzog). During the debate, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman directed some pretty harsh language against Joint List head Ayman Odeh. Liberman claimed that Odeh and his friends in the Joint List represent terrorist organizations and said they should be…

  • All but one Israeli news site gives prominence to Zoabi attack

    Out of the main Israeli news websites, only Ynet decides to play down its coverage of the attack on MK Haneen Zoabi. By Oren Persico As opposed to all the other major Israeli news sites, only Ynet decidedly toned down on its homepage Tuesday's attack on Palestinian MK Haneen Zoabi, according to The Seventh Eye's media survey. The incident occurred around noon on Tuesday at a political conference attended by female members of Knesset, including Zoabi. During the attack, a right-wing activist poured juice on Zoabi's face, while Joint List spokesperson Emilie Moatti was hit over the head with a flagpole.…

  • The road to Palestinian statehood runs through Gaza

    Irrespective of who wins in Israel's elections, Palestine will have to deal with the marginalization of its quest for statehood. That process must start by reintegrating Gaza into the Palestinian fold. By Salam Fayyad For Palestinians the quest for statehood begins with Gaza. But wait, is there still active regional or international interest in the cause of Palestinian statehood? I submit that whatever residual interest remains in the possibility of making yet another attempt at reviving the "peace process" finds expression these days largely in the phrase "let's first see what March 17 brings," a reference to the upcoming Israeli elections.…

  • The Joint List: The Israeli Left's last hope?

    In light of the Joint List's newfound strength, it might be high time for centrist and leftist parties to renegotiate their understanding of what it means to be Israeli. By Louis Fishman Much attention has been given to the Jewish-Arab Hadash party's unification with the Arab parties, which are running in the current election under the name the “Joint List” (not the Arab Joint List, as much of the Israeli press is reporting). Even if this was done in order to ensure the parties pass the election threshold, it has turned into a major force on the Israeli political map, joining together communists,…

  • Netanyahu's Congress speech: An election stunt, after all

    Netanyahu didn't offer any new thinking on Iran, but he might have succeeded in regaining control over elections that were slipping away from him Ever since Speaker of the House John Boehner revealed his invitation to the Israeli prime minister to speak before a joint session of Congress, people have been wondering who exactly is playing who here. Is Bibi risking Israeli-American relations in order to help the GOP score points against President Obama, or did Boehner break protocol — by not informing the White House of the invitation — in order to help Netanyahu in the coming elections? Tonight…

Elections 2015

Israel is heading to early elections in what is being billed as a referendum on the premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu. Tzipi Livni and the Labor party have merged into the “Zionist Camp,” and the four Arab parties joined forces in order to stay relevant and increase Palestinian representation in the Knesset. The latest news and analysis on the election campaign.
SPECIAL
COVERAGE

  • Wake-up Call: 47 years of disenfranchisement

  • We're not stuck with Palestinians, we're stuck in our own fear

  • 'Israel Hayom' and Netanyahu's shared fear of Arab voters

  • The violent roots of Israel's Labor party

  • Netanyahu: Two-state solution is off the table, kinda

  • 50,000 Israelis show up at the wrong protest

  • Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv demand Netanyahu's ouster

    Ten days before Israelis head to the polls, masses turn out in anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv. Latest polls put Zionist Camp ahead of Likud but it's still unclear who can form a coalition. Tens of thousands of Israelis attended a rally to demand a new government Saturday night in Rabin Square. Israel Police estimated that 40,000 people attended; the event's organizers claimed more than 80,000 people showed up. The rally was held under the banner, “Israel wants change,” and was being billed as an anti-Benjamin Netanyahu event. Among the speakers scheduled to take part in the event were former…

  • Liberman to head of Joint List: You're not wanted here

    Why is it that neither the debate host nor the heads of the other political parties stopped the foreign minister as he alluded to the expulsion of one out of every five Israelis? By Oren Persico When does staying silent become collaboration? Last Thursday, Channel 2 hosted a debate between the heads of all the major parties (aside from Netanyahu and Herzog). During the debate, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman directed some pretty harsh language against Joint List head Ayman Odeh. Liberman claimed that Odeh and his friends in the Joint List represent terrorist organizations and said they should be…

  • All but one Israeli news site gives prominence to Zoabi attack

    Out of the main Israeli news websites, only Ynet decides to play down its coverage of the attack on MK Haneen Zoabi. By Oren Persico As opposed to all the other major Israeli news sites, only Ynet decidedly toned down on its homepage Tuesday's attack on Palestinian MK Haneen Zoabi, according to The Seventh Eye's media survey. The incident occurred around noon on Tuesday at a political conference attended by female members of Knesset, including Zoabi. During the attack, a right-wing activist poured juice on Zoabi's face, while Joint List spokesperson Emilie Moatti was hit over the head with a flagpole.…

  • The road to Palestinian statehood runs through Gaza

    Irrespective of who wins in Israel's elections, Palestine will have to deal with the marginalization of its quest for statehood. That process must start by reintegrating Gaza into the Palestinian fold. By Salam Fayyad For Palestinians the quest for statehood begins with Gaza. But wait, is there still active regional or international interest in the cause of Palestinian statehood? I submit that whatever residual interest remains in the possibility of making yet another attempt at reviving the "peace process" finds expression these days largely in the phrase "let's first see what March 17 brings," a reference to the upcoming Israeli elections.…

  • The Joint List: The Israeli Left's last hope?

    In light of the Joint List's newfound strength, it might be high time for centrist and leftist parties to renegotiate their understanding of what it means to be Israeli. By Louis Fishman Much attention has been given to the Jewish-Arab Hadash party's unification with the Arab parties, which are running in the current election under the name the “Joint List” (not the Arab Joint List, as much of the Israeli press is reporting). Even if this was done in order to ensure the parties pass the election threshold, it has turned into a major force on the Israeli political map, joining together communists,…

  • Netanyahu's Congress speech: An election stunt, after all

    Netanyahu didn't offer any new thinking on Iran, but he might have succeeded in regaining control over elections that were slipping away from him Ever since Speaker of the House John Boehner revealed his invitation to the Israeli prime minister to speak before a joint session of Congress, people have been wondering who exactly is playing who here. Is Bibi risking Israeli-American relations in order to help the GOP score points against President Obama, or did Boehner break protocol — by not informing the White House of the invitation — in order to help Netanyahu in the coming elections? Tonight…

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