Election Roundup Sunday 4 January 2015

Likud is the first party to complete its primary, with the results out last Friday. Benjamin Netanyahu easily won the leadership again, beating Danny Danon and surprising nobody. Gilad Erdan came first in the Likud list, with other more-moderate Likud members in the top 10 such as Silvan Shalom, Moshe Yaalon and Tzachi Hanegbi. Some […]

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Election Roundup Tuesday 30 December

Shas Lots of drama in Shas. Last night videos of late Shas Rabbinic leader R. Ovadia Yosef attacking current leader Aryeh Deri were released to the media. In the videos, R. Yosef calls Mr Deri a thief and a bad person, says he’s too independent and claims Deri tricked Shas into supporting the Oslo peace […]

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Election Roundup Sunday 28 December

Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party finally has a couple of candidates. Joining him are Michel Oren, the former Ambassador to the USA, and Eli Alalouf, an Israel Prize winner who chairs a committee on investigating poverty in Israel. They’re both serious names and solid professionals, but it’s hard to pin down the precise character of the […]

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Political update Monday 22 December

Will they or won’t they? Well, they didn’t. After weeks of speculation, vacillation and hesitation, Tekuma decided to remain a part of the Bayit Yehudi faction instead of breaking away to join Eli Yishai. Inside Bayit Yehudi they’re likely to win several seats in the next election. As part of Yishai’s new party they risked […]

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