Analysis
Thursday, November 3rd 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Jonathan S. Tobin Israel Hayom, Nov. 3, 2022 “While there has been a flurry of articles in the legacy media and liberal Jewish outlets seeking to depict Smotrich, and especially Ben-Gvir, as enemies of both democracy and decency, it will have been a mere foretaste of what is likely to follow the election.” […]
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Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer Israel National News, Nov. 2, 2022 “Itamar Ben-Gvir is a perfectly worthy Knesset member, and he is as qualified to be a cabinet minister as is any other party head or co-head.” I previously have published here my strong support for Itamar Ben-Gvir (and Bezalel Smotrich and their Religious Zionism party). […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Tuesday, November 1st 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
What is at Stake in Israel’s Nov. 1st Election: Emet On-Line, Oct. 27, 2022 — On November 1st, Israelis will be heading back to the polls for the fifth time in four years. What are the major issues confronting them? Are the Israeli people voting on existential issues for the Jewish state or economic, social […]
Jeremy Sharon Times of Israel, Oct. 30, 2022 “Because of this financial vulnerability, Rabinowitz says the Haredi parties have sought to leverage the cost of living crisis to their benefit, and blame it squarely on the current government as a way of boosting voter motivation by underlining the supposed negative impact the actions […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Nov. 1, 2022 “Ankara wants to use Israel as a conduit to closer ties with Washington. Depending on who triumphs in the elections, Turkey could continue its reconciliation, or use the elections as an excuse to try to inflame tensions and profit from any Israel-Palestinian conflicts that may erupt.” […]
Yehuda Shlezinger Israel Hayom, Oct. 31, 2022 “Those who won’t participate will be carrying out chilul hashem (profaning the name of God), they will be disrespectful toward the Almighty.” Israeli voters will once again head to the polls on Tuesday, but if there is one thing already clear it is that no major […]
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
STANDING UP FOR BIBI Yair Lapid, Authoritarian and Unafraid: Caroline Glick, JNS, Oct. 20, 2022 — Back in 2019, Caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid infamously accused his opponent, then-prime minister and current opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, of dictatorial tendencies and contempt for democracy. WATCH: Netanyahu to JNS: I Intend to Achieve Peace with Saudi Arabia; […]
Ruth Marks Eglash Jewish Insider, Oct. 20, 2022 “Lapid is treading a fine line between poaching voters from potential coalition partners to the left of the political spectrum and ensuring high voter turnout across the board, with a particular focus on Arab voters.” With less than 14 days until Israelis return to […]
Herb Keinon Jerusalem Post, Oct. 19, 2022 “78% of those who said they planned to vote for one of the parties in the pro-Netanyahu coalition intend to vote on November 1, but that figure drops to 72% among those intending to vote for one of the parties in the coalition.” A critical […]
Jack Khoury Haaretz, Oct. 23, 2022 “… what have you done for us? Why should we vote for you? How can you help us? Sometimes we can answer, and sometimes the candidates themselves come to small home meetings. The important thing is to leave with a positive answer that on Election Day, they […]
Ben Lynfield Foreign Policy, Oct. 18, 2022 “Arab voters are mainly frustrated that Arab party leaders could not set aside their differences and form a unified list ahead of the election.” Israeli voters go to the polls again in two weeks, facing a stark choice: whether to reinstate former leader Benjamin Netanyahu and […]
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