Israeli elections
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with President Joe Biden from his office in Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2022. (Office of Benjamin Netanyahu.)
November 9, 2022, 10:50 am
Biden congratulates Netanyahu on win — is told to expect more normalization deals
Netanyahu , who defeated, Yair Lapid, campaigned in part on having better relations with U.S. Democrats.
By Ron Kampeas
Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the Munich Security Conference, 2017 (Photo from public domain)
November 2, 2022, 3:44 pm
With 86% of votes tallied, Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory
Near-complete results give Likud leader’s bloc 65 seats, with far-right set to gain unprecedented sway; landscape could change if Meretz, Balad cross threshold, but seen unlikely
By Michael Bachner
Campaign posters show Yair Lapid next to the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, Oct. 26, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
October 28, 2022, 12:34 pm
Israel’s upcoming election and its high stakes for democracy, explained
If the Netanyahu bloc prevails, the most extreme lawmakers in parliament since Meir Kahane would almost certainly be given leadership positions.
By Gabe Friedman
Mansour Abbas, head of Israel's conservative Islamic Raam party, speaks during a press conference in the northern city of Nazareth, on April 1, 2021. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
April 7, 2021, 10:23 am
Who is Mansour Abbas, an Arab-Israeli key to Israel’s next government?
Abbas might be the lawmaker to break Israel’s two-year political stalemate.
By Ben Sales
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters on election night at Likud Party headquarters in Jerusalem, March 23, 2021. (Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 via JNS).
March 26, 2021, 7:53 am
Netanyahu, opponents have no clear path to majority, election results show
It appears that Israel will head to an unprecedented fifth round of elections this summer.
By JNS
Israel Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference following the dissolving of the Knesset,and ahead of the new elections, in Tel Aviv, on May 30, 2019. Photo by Flash90
June 12, 2019, 11:35 am
Who is Avigdor Liberman, and why did he force new elections in Israel?
Liberman combines secularism with a nationalist platform
By Sam Sokol | JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a vote on a bill to dissolve the parliament, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on May 30, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?????? ????? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ???? ?????? ??????
June 6, 2019, 8:35 pm
Israeli elections: what happens now?
New elections announced
By Jesse Bernstein
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