The Israeli exit polls for the national election are in, and Haaretz has republished the poll numbers from Israeli TV showing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu joint-ticket will be the largest group again in the next Knesset (parliament).…
As Israel works to set up a new government—first with elections and then with the process of forming a ruling coalition—the direction the country will take next remains very much in the balance. Millions of Israelis have calculated who they…
The elections for the next Israeli Knesset (parliament) are being held today, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoping for a second term while leftist parties are looking to unseat him. Polling republished by Haaretz shows the final tally between the…
The Israeli elections are on Tuesday and media in the country are reporting that there is a last-minute frenzy to try and win undecided voters. Based on the polls, every seat may prove critical. The Right has been in power…
The Israeli elections are quickly approaching and the latest Haaretz and Ynet polls are showing the political Left to be rising in popularity. For years, the Left dominated the Knesset (parliament) but in recent decades the Right and Left have…
The world received an unexpected headline last week when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad decided to give a reportedly public speech in the capital of Damascus and presented his own peace plan for the bloody Syrian civil war. Assad, whose whereabouts…