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Final Israeli elections poll: Netanyahu’s bloc with a clear majority

The last polls ahead of Tuesday’s election have been published. Netanyahu’s Likud-Beitenu joint ticket could lose as many as eight seats, but the right-wing coalition he is projected to lead is still strong. Meretz is trending up, while Livni is losing support. We have updated out Poll Tracker with the surveys published over the weekend.…

By Noam Sheizaf January 19, 2013

WATCH: Candidate from Jewish Home party wants Dome of the Rock blown up

Israeli journalist Yehuda Nuriel came across this video of Jeremy Gimpel, number 14 on Naftali Bennett’s Habait Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party, speaking before a church in Florida on November 13, 2011. Among other things, Gimpel seems to want the Dome of the Rock to be blown up, making way for the third Jewish Temple. According…

By Noam Sheizaf January 18, 2013

Is he misleading his ministers, too? PM Netanyahu (Photo: Downing Street, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Netanyahu calls September elections, expected to win again

At least two new parties could enter the next Knesset, but polls show that the most important figure – the split between the two major blocs – is surprisingly static. It’s official: The coalition has decided to call early elections, which are to take place on September 4, 2012. The final confirmation of the date…

By Noam Sheizaf May 3, 2012

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