Israel Election

Treading an Ominous Path

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.18.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

The Obama administration must remain unequivocal in its pursuit of the two-state solution to prevent a further escalation of the conflict with unpredictable regional implications.

Joe Lieberman Meets Israel's Lieberman, Netanyahu

Jerusalem Post | JPOST.COM STAFF, GIL HOFFMAN and AP | Posted 03.25.2009 | World


Joining a Likud government would be a breach of Kadima voters' trust and an act of self-delusion, Kadima leader Tzipi Livni said on Sunday evening ahe...

65% Of Israelis Want Likud, Kadima To Form Unity Gov't: Poll

Jerusalem Post | SHELLY PAZ | Posted 03.20.2009 | World


Nearly two-thirds of Israelis would like Kadima and the Likud to form a unity government, a survey conducted by Market Watch the day after last week's...

Livni: Israel Must Give Up Land To Remain Jewish, Democratic

Haaretz | Raphael Ahren | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


"I do believe Israel is fighting for existence not only because it's the only democracy in the Middle East, but also because it's the only Jewish stat...

Israel Cannot Afford Cost Of Obama's Inaction: Analysis

The Economist | Posted 03.15.2009 | World


FOR reasons of his own, Barack Obama chose to disregard the advice he got from many quarters that he should spell out his views on Palestinian stateho...

Israeli Election: Kadima Leads In Final Vote Count

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 03.15.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — The Kadima Party of moderate Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni kept its slight lead over Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish Likud in final elec...

Avigdor Lieberman, Kingmaker Of Israel's Right, Courted By Rivals

The Independent | By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem | Posted 03.15.2009 | World


Both claiming to have won Israel's general election, foreign minister Tzipi Livni and Likud opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday each began ...

Israeli Election: U.S. Declares Support For Any Israeli Government Formed

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.14.2009 | World


UPDATE: 2pm The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it would work with whatever new government is formed in Israel, Haaretz reports. At a Washingto...

Israeli Election: Inconclusive Results Puts Israel, Peace In Limbo

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 03.14.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israel's new coalition government _ whether led by hard-line Benjamin Netanyahu or his moderate rival Tzipi Livni _ is likely to tak...

ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS: Both Livni, Netanyahu Declare Victory

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


***UPDATE Feb 11 12:05AM*** AP reports: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's p...

ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS: Both Livni, Netanyahu Declare Victory

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's parliamentary election,...

Arab Israeli Reporters Banned From Far-Right Campaign Gathering

Israel News | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


Israeli Arab journalists for Channel 2 television and the Israel Broadcasting Authority were not permitted to enter a campaign gathering held by the f...

The Next Prime Minister's Domestic and International Challenges

Lazar Berman | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Lazar Berman

As Israelis go to the polls tomorrow, observers around the world will be watching the results eagerly. They will largely ask the same question: "How w...

More Miracles in Store on Israel's Election Day?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Karin Kloosterman

Unlike America's Obama, Israel has no great political "hero" lined up at the ballot box to save us from a nuclear Iran, Hamas terrorists in Gaza, mounting threats from the Syrians, and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Israel Needs Tzipi Livni

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Shunit Harpaz

Israelis have already given Netanyahu and Barak a chance to play the prime minister role. And both of them left an after-taste of "no thanks, we wouldn't like to have you again!"

Israel's Stubborn Minority

Amy York Rubin | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Amy York Rubin

From first-time voting soldiers returning from Gaza to exhausted progressives, it seems like no one in Israel is satisfied with the way things have been going, or with the choices they see in front of them.

Life of an Israeli Government: Nasty, Brutish and Short

Natan Sachs | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Natan Sachs

Israel's inability to stay out of the news for long is due not merely to hawkish administrations or a near-impossible region. The lack of strategic leadership is also the product of a broken political system.

Avigdor Lieberman, Hard Man Of The Right, Is Israel's Kingmaker In Waiting

The Independent | By Donald Macintyre in Umm el Fahm | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


Avigdor Lieberman, the far-right politician campaigning on a platform that Israeli Arabs should pledge loyalty to the state or lose their right to vot...

Israel Election: What Does It Mean to You?

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.08.2009 | World


Hanna Ingber Win

Israelis head to the polls on February 10th to vote in a new government. As the crisis in Gaza demonstrates, Israeli politics affect the world. The ou...

Another Israeli Election Down to the Wire

David Makovsky | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


David Makovsky

On February 10, Israelis will go to the polls to choose a new government, and the election campaigning -- curtailed by Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip -- has resumed in earnest.

Israel Rules Out Hamas Contacts, Threatens Force

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 03.05.2009 | World


HERZLIYA, Israel — Israel's foreign minister threatened Monday to keep hitting Hamas as long as it attacks Israel, ruling out negotiations with ...

Israeli Election: Netanyahu Says Iran Nukes Trumps Global Economy

AP | JOHN DANISZEWSKI | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


DAVOS, Switzerland — Israeli election front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu told a session of the World Economic Forum on Thursday that preventing Ira...

Israeli Election Hopefuls Campaign Obama Style (VIDEO)

AP, Huffington Post | ARON HELLER | Posted 01.19.2009 | World


Scroll down for videos JERUSALEM — The star of Israel's election campaign seems to be Barack Obama. A religious party has translated "yes we c...