Meretz should join Herzog-Livni bloc
Thats why Im allowing myself to do something that borders on chutzpah: Im calling on Meretz to join the bloc of parties that could give voters a realistic alternative to Benjamin Netanyahu when they head to the polls in March. Meretz is a pure party.
Netanyahu is playing dangerous games on the playground
But none of them spoke as foolishly as Netanyahu did when he said that whoever plays with fire will draw fire, only a few days after the ���mystery��� attack in Syria, the statement by Israeli sources that they didnt know an Iranian general had been in.
Israeli opposition leaders calling on Netanyahu to cancel US speech
Israeli opposition leaders are calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to cancel his planned speech in front of the USCongress. Labor party leader Isaac Herzog said Saturday that instead of warning the world about Irans nuclear program, the .
15 reasons why Netanyahu could lose the next Israeli elections
Netanyahu has dived from 77% approval in early August to 38% in last weeks Haaretz poll, with no guarantee that he has hit rock bottom.. But this cohesion could be Netanyahus undoing: many otherwise right-wing Israelis could be turned off by the.
New Israel-US spat is good news for Netanyahu
After the election, Bennett might discover that Netanyahu and Herzog have agreed on a unity government, with or without rotation, and he and all his colleagues will be cast into the opposition, to wither on the vine along with Yair Lapid, Meretz and.
Israeli voters not impressed by Netanyahus speech to.
Of those that did listen the speech, 43% said Netanyahu was unable to change their vote, according to polls released Wednesday evening by Israels Channel 2. Apathy.. Most of all I would love to see a Netanyahu defeat because it would demonstrate the buffoonery of those Likudniks and Christian Zionists (and even PEPs) who jumped up and down so orgasmically in Congress earlier this week, and go some way to wipe the smile off Adelsons face. It might even��.
Criticism of Netanyahu Over US Visit Escalates
���Netanyahu isnt going to see one official on this visit, neither from the National Security council, the White House or the State Department, said Yitzhak Herzog, the leader of the opposition Labor Party in an interview with Israel television.
Netanyahu and Herzog face off as Israelis head to polls
Netanyahu and Herzog face off as Israelis head to polls. Strident, personal campaign comes to an end on Election Day: 5,881,696 eligible voters will choose one of the 25 lists running for the 20th Knesset. By Alona Ferber and Jonathan Lis | Mar. 17.
NYT and Matthews warn that Netanyahu speech to.
Haaretz says the White House is angry; Netanyahu ���spat��� in Obamas face by accepting the invitation from the Republican leadership. Times of Israel: The White Houses outrage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus plan to speak before.. There is no reason for him to tick the president off.. Boehner inviting a foreign leader, even a close ally, without even a simple ���heads-up��� to the president or his Democratic counterparts is a serious breach of standards.
Gideon Levys argument for Netanyahu - Mondoweiss
Israeli columnist Gideon Levy says that a Labor victory in Israel will only entrench the occupation because the world will think theres been change, and take off the pressure.. Weve dropped the ball on this for a week, but its still important, Gideon Levys column in Haaretz last Sunday saying that it would be better for everyone if Benjamin Netanyahus Likud coalition is reelected because if the ���Zionist camp��� of Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni win (Labor and Hatnua), the��.
Congress invites Netanyahu to rebut Obama on Iran, and.
This morning it invited Netanyahu to speak to a joint session in the House chamber on February 11��� a month before the Israeli elections (as Haaretz noted). House Speaker John Boehners statement on the invite plays off of��.
Israelex Morning Read ��� Netanyahu Collects $ From Big US.
NETANYAHU STRENGETHING ISRAEL WITH US $$: Netanyahu has so far raised nearly 539,000 shekels ($137,000) in his bid to retain his position at the head of Likud ��� from 15 donors, all overseas.. ���This goes to prove that Tzipi [Livni] and Bougie [Herzog] are only interested in replacing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ��� who is standing firm in the face of Palestinian demands and pressures ��� so that they can make dangerous concessions and completely��.
Netanyahu spat in our face, White House officials said to say
The Washington Post reported that Netanyahus apparent disrespect for the US leadership was particularly offensive to Secretary of State John Kerry, who over the past month had made frenzied efforts on Israels behalf on the world stage ��� making.
Haaretz says Netanyahu risks - Mondoweiss
As Haaretz covers Israeli PM Netanyahus statements of incitement that are liable to lead to another political assassination, the New York Times story on the election campaign describes dueling and mostly cutesy campaign slogans,. From there, he went on to claim that Livni and her colleague at the head of the Zionist Union ticket, Isaac Herzog, seek to establish a Hamas-run state in the West Bank���. Hopefully that momentum will rub off on bibi this time around.
Why voting for Dery and Shas is a win-win
Levy failed in the test of his life when he opted for a safe deal with Likud rather than run separately for the Knesset at the head of the party he formed in 1996, Gesher ��� even though private polls forecast that he would win 8 to 12 seats (I know.
Bibis Speech To Congress Backfires As Netanyahus.
Bibis right-leaning Likud Party, which was deadlocked with Isaac Herzogs center-left Zionist Union Party in February polls, is now losing ground. An Israel Army radio poll projects Herzogs slate to win 24 seats in the Knesset��.
Netanyahu pulls ahead | Abu Yehuda
Ill also note that it isnt an accident that Netanyahu benefits when ���security issues��� raise their ugly heads. Israelis remember the last time. But after all, she isnt the Prime Minister, and Israelis are tired of the press obsession with her and would like them to lay off. The pettiness of the. Moreover, on every issue aside from his handling of the economy, Netanyahu actually increased his lead over Herzog compared to the last Haaretz poll, conducted three weeks ago.
3rd Straight Poll shows Herzog leading Netanyahu by 3+.
Indeed, according to the data tracked by the Haaretz Election Center*, this is the first time in at least 12 weeks that three consecutive polls have projected Zionist Union beating Likud by three or more seats. Granted, most Israeli polls have a 4-5 point margin of error (though the aforementioned Knesset Channel poll doubled its usual sample size, and boasts an MoE of only 3); theres still a week of campaigning left to go, and Adelson is pumping money into the race like��.
The Herzog family tree: Israels answer to the Kennedys
The scion of a family described as the closest Israel comes to aristocracy or a royal family, the Labor leaders father was the countrys sixth president, Chaim Herzog, and his grandfather was Ashkenazi chief rabbi when the state was established in.
Israelex Morning Read ��� Bibis October Surprise Reaches DC
���A political blow to Herzog, Bennett���: Netanyahus invitation to speak before Congress is a massive political blow against his rivals ��� the Herzogs Zionist Camp on the left and Bennetts Habayit Hayehudi on the right. Netanyahu has been given a chance to. ���It portrays the Republican leadership as interfering in the Israeli election campaign and Netanyahu as intervening in the faceoff between Congress and the administration. It injects the U.S.-Israeli relationship into��.
How about Israeli opposition parties inviting President.
I wonder about his reaction, if any, to the warnings issued by retired military and security officers in both Israel and the United States about the damages Speaker Boehner and Prime Minister Netanyahu have inflicted upon the United States and Israels. He was recently quoted as an avowed friend of Israel in a widely discussed article in the Israeli daily Haaretz.. ���It is a gross breach of protocol to invite a head of state without due coordination with the president.
#Israelex Morning Read ��� 23 Days To Go ��� Herzog Sees Opening In Crucial.
Netanyahu and Obama POLLS: Herzog closing the gap ��� Netanyahu leads Isaac Herzog as preferred candidate for Prime Minister by only 4 points 39-35. Israelis split on Congress speech ��� 40% want Netanyahu to postpone speech until after elections, while 39.
In special interview with Ari Shavit, Herzog declares: I am going to form next.
Zionist Unions co-chair says he has spent his life surprising people who have written him off.. Is the man sitting next to me going to be the next prime minister of Israel? Does he have a chance of replacing Benjamin Netanyahu, forming a different.
When taking fire, Netanyahu knows exactly who to send to the front lines
And we saw it when the television and radio studios were flooded with ministers and MKs from the ruling party, who volunteered ��� or were volunteered ��� to stretch their necks and bare their chests in the face of the embarrassing data that exposed the.
#Israelex Morning Read ��� 23 Days To Go ��� Herzog Sees.
Netanyahu and Obama POLLS: Herzog closing the gap ��� Netanyahu leads Isaac Herzog as preferred candidate for Prime Minister by only 4 points 39-35. Israelis split on Congress speech ��� 40% want Netanyahu to postpone speech. NETANYAHU TAKES ON TRUMAN ADMIN IN NEW AD: In an attempt to reverse the political discourse away from his personal scandals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicks off the final and crucial 3 weeks of campaigning with a��.
#Israelex Morning Read - Bibi Conquers Likud, Celebrates.
THE HEADLINES: Yediot features Regev on front page as ���the face of Likud��� [Yediot] Israel Hayom chose to highlight Netanyahus comment: ���we have a winning team��� [Israel Hayom] Maariv/Sof Shavua goes with a picture of Gilad Erdan and Miri Regev, calling her. After Labor leader Isaac Herzog chose Hatnua head Tzipi Livni as his running mate, Netanyahu could not have a better running mate than Edelstein���. Feiglins ouster was hard work that paid off���
Half of Israelis want Netanyahu out, poll says
Nevertheless, 34% agreed that the incumbent and head of the right-wing Likud party is the most credible candidate and the most capable to be prime minister. Coming a distant second, at 17%, was Labor party head Isaac Herzog. The survey also said Likud .
Palestinian Authority Wants Avigdor Lieberman Arrested For Endorsing Murder.
. to Israel should be beheaded. Speaking at an elections rally on Sunday, Lieberman said: Those who are against us, theres nothing to be done -- we need to pick up an ax and cut off his head.. However, polls suggest that his party will take a.
Netanyahu Slipping In Israeli And American Polls | The.
Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Isaac Herzog, Co-leader of the centre-left Zionist Union, are pictured together as campaign billboards rotate in Tel Aviv, March 9, 2015.. Leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz published a poll Thursday that had the Zionist Union candidate bloc, led by the opposition Labor Party, ahead of Netanyahus Likud Party by a margin of 24 parliamentary seats to 21. And the. Difficult, I know, but nothing to lose your head over.
Lieberman: Im open to both Netanyahu - and Herzog
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that his party Yisrael Beitenu will be running on its own in the upcoming elections - and that he does not rule out either Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Labors head Isaac Herzog.
We may not have Netanyahu to kick around anymore.
Liberal Zionists are thrilled by the latest polls out of Israel. People are whispering that Benjamin Netanyahu is fading in the Israeli elections. That he made a historic blunder by trying to go over Obamas head and address both��.
Lapid soars, blocs tied at 60-60, but Netanyahu in drivers seat
Four years ago, the TV exit polls, rather than clarifying whod next govern Israel, rather muddied the picture. Tzipi Livni, the Kadima leader at the time (and today the head of Hatnua), hailed victory, and wound up with the most��.