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Opinion In Jaffa, Israeli Arabs Get Out the Vote
Silan Dallal, a Jewish activist with the Joint List / Naomi Zeveloff This morning, Wael Mahamid received a mass text message from the Likud party with the warning to its right wing base that Israeli Arabs were going to the polls in record numbers. But Mahamid only laughed at the message, which was sent out…
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Breaking News Israel Exit Polls Coming in With Bibi and Herzog Neck-and-Neck
We will update this post as more results come in. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu closed a gap with center-left rival Isaac Herzog in a hard-fought Israeli election on Tuesday, exit polls showed, leaving both men with a chance to rule but Netanyahu with the clearer path to forming a coalition. A new centrist party, Kulanu,…
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The Schmooze Buji Has a Serious ‘Pretty Woman’ Crush
Getty Images Isaac “Buji” Herzog could be Israel’s next prime minister. As such, he may have some very difficult decisions to weigh on in the near future. But when it come to the ideal woman, Buji doesn’t hesitate. He will happily profess his love for the one and only “Pretty Woman” — Julia Roberts. “‘Pretty…
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Life Head of Ultra-Orthodox Women’s Party Answers Haters
Ruth Colian, the founder of Haredi Women Making Change, speaks with Israeli voters. Photograph by Bruce Shaffer/Hidden Sparks Photography. In the women’s section of the haredi news site kikar.co, Ruth Colian the founder and and head of the ultra-Orthodox women’s party U’bezchutan — literally, “in their [women’s] merit” — writes about what motivated her to…
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Opinion Left or Right, Election Is Day at Beach
Or Amar, 21, with Martina Bialek, 23 / Naomi Zeveloff In Israel, election day is a holiday. And in Tel Aviv, voters traditionally hit the beach after they go to the polls — whether they vote for left or right wing or anything in between. “The day started with coffee, very early, then we went…
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Israel News Hope, Fear, and a Day at the Beach as Israel Votes in Watershed Election
UPDATED AT 4:25 p.m. It’s Election Day in Israel. As 5,881,696 voters have the opportunity to go to the polls, the biggest question is if Benjamin Netanyahu can maintain his grip on power — or if the left-center Zionist Union can grab power and possibly take the Jewish state in a different direction. The Forward’s…
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Breaking News ‘King Bibi’ Reign in Doubt as Israel Votes
(Reuters) — Millions of Israelis turned out to vote on Tuesday in a tightly-fought election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to defeat a strong campaign by the center-left opposition to deny him a fourth term in office. In many respects the election has turned into a referendum on “Bibi” Netanyahu, 65,…
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Opinion Leafy Enclave United in Wanting Bibi Out
In Beit Hakerem a leafy, historically left-leaning neighborhood in West Jerusalem, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians and its standing with the United States was driving voters to the ballot box. Voter after voter said they had hope that a new government would bring peace and prosperity — and end Netanyahu’s grip on power. “I think…
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