Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition dropped by four mandates while the opposition, minus the Hadash-Ta’al party has gained three mandates, according to a new Maariv poll. The survey, conducted against the backdrop of the limited ground operation in Rafah, the situation in the north, the continued negotiations for a hostage deal, and US President … Read more
Likud MK Amit Halevi was interviewed Monday morning on Udi Segal and Anat Davidov’s program on 103FM radio and commented on the current haredi draft law drama. Halevi hurled harsh criticism at the Supreme Court and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, claiming that this is an issue that these two bodies should not be dealing with … Read more
MK Benny Gantz’s political future remained stable while Netanyahu’s leadership remained in doubt: An election poll conducted by Maariv and political pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar uncovered what the political landscape would look like had elections been held today. The National Unity Party, led by MK Benny Gantz, continued to weaken despite its boost following … Read more
Knesset member Hanoch Milwidsky (Likud) was interviewed on Monday on 103FM and said that the haredi draft law as currently written won’t be able to pass a vote in the Knesset. “I do not believe that the government’s current [version of the law] as published is the law that will ultimately pass. I didn’t … Read more
Few people in this country can say without exaggeration that they have had political contact with every leader here from David Ben-Gurion to Benjamin Netanyahu. Ninety-three-year-old Zalman Shoval is one of the few. And when Shoval says that he has had political contact with every national leader, he means every national leader: Ben-Gurion, Moshe … Read more
Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky addressed a range of matters on the political-public agenda in a recent interview on 103FM radio. Milwidsky responded to Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who claimed that “if the state forces us [the ultra-Orthodox] to go to the army, we will all go abroad,” by stating, “Rabbi Yosef does not consult … Read more
National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz leads in the latest political poll with a significant lead along with his party, the weekly political survey conducted for Maariv showed. Gantz’s lead increased by two mandates, showing National Unity would have 41 seats if elections were held today. The survey for Maariv was conducted by Lazar … Read more
Recent survey data shows that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has become one of the strongest figures of the Likud Party. Likud’s senior members invited its party functionaries to take part in a comprehensive internal survey that revealed Gallant leads alongside Economy Minister Nir Barkat. Gallant’s popularity among Likud members dramatically increased as a result … Read more
Israel’s Knesset on Monday will vote for the first time ever to impeach a fellow member of Knesset, Ofer Cassif of the Hadash-Ta’al party, over his expression of support of South Africa’s petition to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague that Israel was committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Cassif’s impeachment … Read more
Amid stale deliberations on the Gaza and northern fronts regarding a potential ceasefire, unresolved issues regarding captives, and the controversial provision of humanitarian aid that largely reaches the hands of Hamas, the National Unity Party faces another setback, losing an additional two mandates in this week’s Maariv poll. In contrast, Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit … Read more
