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The Israeli right is planning to ban Palestinian parties. Here’s how
If the Netanyahu government secures a forever majority, it will bolster the argument that an apartheid regime reigns between the river and the sea.
By
Sawsan Zaher
March 23, 2023
Pandering to the Right is a losing strategy for Labor
Israel’s Labor Party must decide what it stands for before the next round of elections. Without a true vision for the country, there’s really no reason it should win. Avi Gabbay, the new head of Israel’s Labor Party, appears to be plotting a master strategy for winning elections, with laser-razor precision. A largely unknown candidate,…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
November 16, 2017
Israelis don’t get to hold a referendum on Palestine
A recent poll found that if there were a Brexit-style referendum over whether to maintain Israeli control over the West Bank, most Israelis would choose ‘remain.’ But is that up to Israelis to decide? If there were a referendum in Israel about whether to “leave” the West Bank — while holding onto most of the settlements…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
July 6, 2016
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Poll: Israelis don’t believe either candidate will make peace
Six days before Israelis head to the polls, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his challengers, Herzog-Livni, are closer than ever. According to a new survey, most Israelis support a continued peace process, but don’t think it will succeed — regardless of who is at the helm. The past two-and-a-half months of campaigning leading up to next…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
March 11, 2015
Wake-up Call: 47 years of disenfranchisement
Did you know that in 15 out of Israel’s 20 elections one in three people living under Israeli rule haven’t had a vote? Ami Kaufman has a wake-up call for you. Click here for +972’s full coverage of Israeli elections
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Ami Kaufman
March 9, 2015
Netanyahu: Two-state solution is off the table, kinda
The Israeli prime minister moves closer than ever to officially declaring an end to the two-state solution. He doesn’t say it explicitly, but there are only so many eulogies a political paradigm can sustain before it expires. Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that his commitment to a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside Israel was…
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Dimi Reider
March 8, 2015
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…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
March 7, 2015
No Voice: Hopes for Israeli elections from those who cannot vote
Over 200,000 people with no legal status live in Israel today. There are another 4 million in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. All of these people are directly affected by Israeli elections but they have not right to vote. This is what they have to say — about the Right and the Left, the…
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+972 Magazine
February 6, 2015
Don’t call her the ‘Russian candidate’: Meet Ksenia Svetlova
An interview with the latest addition to Tzipi Livni’s ‘Zionist Camp,’ on the heavy price Israel will pay if it can’t solve the Palestinian conflict, how much Russian and Mizrahi immigrants have in common, and whether the Labor/Livni list will consider forming a new government with Netanyahu. In the Israeli electoral system, party heads often…
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Orly Noy
January 29, 2015
Devoid of issues, elections devolve into clash of personalities
Instead of discussing increasing violence against civilians, border skirmishes and the assassination of an Iranian general, Israeli politicians are busy putting out tasteless and tactless campaign videos attacking each other with name-calling. It’s not just the occupation and Israel’s violation of basic rights that are missing from this election season, but any reference at all…
By
Mairav Zonszein
January 27, 2015
The ‘anti-Zionist’ camp goes mainstream in Israeli elections
Both Netanyahu and Livni are leveraging their international influence for electoral gain: Netanyahu in Congress and Livni at the United Nations. And, will the real Zionist camp please stand up? Elections are almost always referendums on the incumbent, and an incumbent always has an advantage against any challengers. One of those advantages is the ability…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 23, 2015
WATCH: What do Israelis think being a Zionist means?
In the run-up to general elections, the Labor party and Tzipi Livni’s ‘Hatnuah’ united to run on a joint list called ‘The Zionist Camp.’ But what does being a Zionist mean in today’s Israel? Social TV took to the streets to ask regular Israelis just what it means to them. Related: Election analysis: A shared…
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Social TV
January 20, 2015
Should a joint Arab list trump Jewish-Arab unity? Not so fast
The temptation of the Arab parties to unite in order to form a stronger political bloc is great. Everyone wants to give Liberman the election surprise of a lifetime. But what is the cost? By Sinai Peter Israel’s upcoming elections came out of nowhere. Despite the early warnings and the raising of the electoral threshold…
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+972 Magazine
January 14, 2015
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