The campaigns leading up to Tuesday’s municipal elections largely flew under the radar, as Israel remains focused on its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, conflict against Hezbollah on its northern border, over 100,000 citizens who are still displaced, and numerous other security, economic, welfare, and social issues, not to mention thousands of … Read more
Israeli ministers and Knesset members gave statements to the press as they cast their votes in municipal elections on Tuesday.Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv expressed his support for former Yesh Atid minister Orna Barbivay, who is running against incumbent mayor Ron Huldai.He called her “the greatest manager I … Read more
Following the attempt to oust MK Ofer Cassif from the Knesset, Maariv learned on Tuesday that the New Hope center-right political faction was “severely disappointed” by the absence of the four members of the Blue and White faction during the vote. Both factions are part of the National Unity Party. MK Sharren Haskel wrote … Read more
The opposition party Yesh Atid announced on Sunday that it would move forward on Monday with a motion of no-confidence in Israel’s government, due to what it claimed was the government’s decision to advance a new proposal for Israel’s 2024 budget that was “political, irresponsible, and shameless.” “We call on all factions in the … Read more
Benny Gantz’s National Unity party has lost two seats in a theoretical election, while Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has picked up two new ones, according to a new Maariv poll, conducted by ‘Leyzer Research, in partnership with Panel4All. Meanwhile, Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party continues to go down in popularity, winning a … Read more
The Likud offered the opposition party Yesh Atid to place one of its members as justice minister instead of current Justice Minister Yariv Levin in exchange for it joining the government, Kan journalist Ze’ev Kam reported a “senior Likud minister” as saying on Wednesday. According to the report, Yesh Atid’s joining the government would … Read more
