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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Parties in Tight Spot After Poor Israeli Vote Showing
Powerful political players for years, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties must now reckon with a new force ushered in by voters bent on stripping them of perks they have relied on for decades. Centrist Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party came a surprise second in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, usurping ultra-Orthodox groups Shas and United Torah Judaism…
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Opinion Yair Lapid, Telegenic Kingmaker, Has Rough Road Ahead
Moments after exit polls confirmed his surprise second-place showing in Israel’s January 22 parliamentary elections, political neophyte Yair Lapid faced his giddy supporters and declared: “A serious responsibility has been placed on our shoulders tonight.” That’s for sure. With left and right exactly tied at 60 seats each in the 120-seat parliament (with 99.8% of…
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Israel News Yair Lapid, Israel’s Rising Star, Is Still Great Unknown in Washington
Few in America have a close acquaintance with Yair Lapid, Israel’s new political kingmaker and a top contender for the post of foreign minister in a new Israeli government soon to be formed. Lapid, who emerged as the nation’s new political star, winning 19 Knesset seats in the January 22 elections, has spent time working…
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Fast Forward Disastrous Showing in Israel Election Throws Right Wing Into Turmoil
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lacklustre election campaign only got into top gear one hour before polling stations closed. With bleak grassroots reports flowing into his Likud party headquarters, it was clear that Netanyahu risked being outflanked by a centrist newcomer, setting up the possibility of the biggest electoral upset in Israeli history. “Go vote….
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Fast Forward Yair Lapid, Former TV Anchorman, Is Star of Israel Election Cliffhanger
A former television news anchor whose new centrist party stormed to second place in Israel’s election may well be the kingmaker holding the keys to the next coalition government. The Yesh Atid (There’s a Future) party led by Yair Lapid, 49, landed 19 seats in parliament in Tuesday’s vote, second only to the bruised victor,…
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Fast Forward Final Israel Election Results Shows Dead Even 60/60 Left-Right Split
Israel’s final election results show that the right-wing and left-wing blocs are evenly split. The Likud Party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a combined campaign with Avidgor Liberman’s right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, took 31 seats in the 19th Knesset, down from the 42 seats now held by the two parties, according to results…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Stays in Power After Israel Vote, Faces Sharp Challenges
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu narrowly won an election in which disgruntled voters catapulted a new centrist challenger into second place and he now faces the daunting task of building a coalition. Tuesday’s vote crystallised demands for attention to bread-and-butter issues over the ambitions of religiously fired hardliners and largely sidelined foreign policy issues such as…
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Opinion Bibi’s Deciding Vote
The Israeli electorate has spoken. And the results of the January 22 parliamentary elections were not quite as predictable as expected. For one thing, the supposedly apathetic Israelis turned out in higher numbers than the four previous elections — a victory itself for Israeli democracy. And, Benjamin Netanyahu, though his party (which had combined its…
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