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Tel Aviv, Jerusalem mayors keep posts; right-wing populists register successes
The municipal elections in Israel yesterday brought no major surprises. In the most interesting political fight this year, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat beat Atty. Moshe Lion, whose candidacy was backed by Shas’s Aryeh Deri and former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman. The defeat has implications for the political futures of both politicians: Deri is weaker without…
By
Noam Sheizaf
October 23, 2013
Why are Jerusalem leftists voting for a pro-settlement mayor?
Over 5 million Israelis have the right to vote in the municipal elections today. National politics are not as directly reflected in municipal polls as they were in the past – when Likud and Labor used those as platform for securing their parties’ political machines (plus, there just isn’t much of a competition in the…
By
Noam Sheizaf
October 22, 2013
Will Tel Aviv have its first openly gay mayor?
Meretz MK announces plans to challenge Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s 15-year mayor. Though he faces difficult odds, Horowitz has a legitimate chance to become the first openly gay mayor of any Israeli city. Knesset Member Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) on Monday announced his intention to run in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipal elections, due to take place on October…
By
Noam Sheizaf
May 6, 2013
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Why Palestinian citizens don’t vote in Israeli elections
Israeli society’s neglect of the Arab community over the past 20 years has left many Arab citizens with feelings of antagonism or apathy towards the “only democracy in the Middle East.” By Thair Abu-Rass With the Knesset elections only a day away, speculation about the final outcome is at its peak. Most analysts agree that…
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+972 Magazine
January 21, 2013
Election punditry masks cynicism toward democratic change
While pundits recycle the same stale political issues and celebrities take part in almost-satirical get-out-the-vote campaigns, beyond the façade of Israeli democracy, true change lies beyond the ballot box. By Fiona Wright Commentary on Israeli elections is stuck in a depressing stalemate that masks deep cynicism toward a democratic process few believe can bring real…
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+972 Magazine
January 20, 2013
Final Israeli elections poll: Netanyahu’s bloc with a clear majority
The last polls ahead of Tuesday’s election have been published. Netanyahu’s Likud-Beitenu joint ticket could lose as many as eight seats, but the right-wing coalition he is projected to lead is still strong. Meretz is trending up, while Livni is losing support. We have updated out Poll Tracker with the surveys published over the weekend.…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 19, 2013
Future Member of Knesset for Jewish Home party: ‘Dome of Rock doesn’t belong there’ (WATCH)
I posted a video Friday showing Jeremy Gimpel, number 14 on Naftali Bennett’s Jewish Home list to the next Knesset, talking about the Dome of Rock being “blown up.” It wasn’t a gaffe: Here is Gimpel explaining in a radio show why the Dome of Rock – the holiest site for Muslims in the land…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 19, 2013
Israelis cannot ‘democratically’ decide to continue the occupation
The absence of the occupation – the single most important issue which dominates life of Jews and Palestinians in this country – from the Israeli election campaigns, reflects a national existential crisis, and could render the entire democratic process meaningless. Israelis will go to the polls in four days to determine their future, along with…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 18, 2013
Father who lost daughter in suicide attack to Israelis: Vote for peace
I am voting, but I will not be endorsing any party in the upcoming elections (I wrote about for whom and how I think Israelis should vote here). Instead, I am posting a message that Rami Elhanan posted on his Facebook wall yesterday, beneath the pictures of his 14-year-old daughter who was killed in a suicide…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 17, 2013
Obama’s attack on Netanyahu could backfire at polls
The irony: Sheldon Adelson’s Israel Hayom paper is quoting top Likud officials that accuse President Obama for trying to interfere with Israeli elections. A few weeks ago, a well-known Israeli politician visited one of the large daily newspapers. During a meeting there, this person discussed his meetings with a top-level official in the U.S. administration.…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 16, 2013
Solidarity, not directions: On Haaretz’s Arabic editorial
Earlier today I posted a short Item regarding today’s Haaretz’s editorial – urging Arabs to participate in the Israeli elections – which was printed in Arabic as well. I received a lot of responses (most of them negative), so I am posting here a translation of a longer explanation which I posted in Hebrew on my…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 15, 2013
Patronizing much? Haaretz prints editorial in Arabic, urging Palestinian citizens to vote
Tuesday’s Haaretz editorial calls on Arab citizens to vote in the Israeli elections, despite the feelings of failure and disappointment they may have toward the Israeli parliament. The piece (accurately) states that voting numbers are relatively low among Palestinian citizens of Israel, resulting in a Kensset representation that is roughly half of their share in…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 14, 2013
Campaign video decrying intermarriage is labeled racist
With national elections less than two weeks away, political campaign videos are much in the news. A few days ago Noam Sheizaf wrote about the Balad party video that was banned, allegedly for mocking Hatikvah, the national anthem. Now Shas, the Mizrachi ultra-Orthodox party that is predominantly Moroccan, is getting some heat for a campaign…
By
Lisa Goldman
January 9, 2013
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