A guide to the 15 Israeli parties expected to be in the new KnessetSedan, Gil
JERUSALEM, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli lawmakers passed the 2023-2024 state budget on Wednesday despite protests over increased allocations to ultra-religious and pro-settler parties in the ruling coalition. Thousands rallied in Jerusalem throughout Tuesday to protest against the budget plan, accusing...
Back to the Knesset? Israeli Arab vote in the 20th Knesset electionsElections to the European Parliament fall within the category of second-order elections (SOEs). Because these types of elections do not lead to the formation of government, there is less at stake and, consequently, voters ...
After Yair Lapid entered politics in 2012, his party, Yesh Atid (“There is a Future”) won 19 seats to become the second-largest party in the Knesset. New parties led by popular candidates (Lapid was a well-known talk show host) had achieved success before, only to peter out as their...
In the table below I measure the gap between the Knesset Jeremy Average (4 days before election), the exit polls of Channels 11,12,13&14 and the final election results. Tags:Israel,israel election,Israel Elections,israel knesset,israel poll,israel polls,Israeli Elections,Israeli Knesset,israeli...
The letter received 55 signatures of Knesset members – nearly half of the 120-member Knesset. It included members of all coalition parties, as well as the United Right opposition party. Willing to pay the price on a personal level Smotrich said, in response to the report on Sunday, that ...
Earlier on Wednesday, the two MKs called for a state probe during a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF 08/01/2025 Key budget bill clears committee despite Ben-Gvir’s attempt to block it The bill was part of the annual Economic Arrangements Bill, which accom...
In the 2022 election, Jewish Power joined forces with two other far-right Jewish parties, the Religious Zionist Party and Noam, and together they won 14 seats in the Knesset, making it the third largest political alliance in the parliament. One thing that truly shows how much might the far...
Possible merging of some parties, forming of new alliances, and even one minor party falling short of the number of votes needed to pass the threshold for entering the Knesset could shift the political map and change the balance between the two blocs. ...
In Israel, which does not have a formal constitution, the judiciary plays a critical oversight role in the country's system of checks and balances. Members of Israel's security forces use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking the entrance of the parliament (Knesset) in Jerusalem on...