Israeli election

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at a coalition agreement meeting in Jerusalem on November 6. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

November 10, 2022, 11:34 am

A deep dive into the Israeli election results

'For better or for worse, Israel has ended the cycle of political instability'

By Ahron Shapiro

Itamar Ben Gvir speaking to supporters after the results of exit polls were announced. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

November 10, 2022, 9:09 am

Bibi won, but Ben Gvir was crowned

'He has softened his firebrand rhetoric, though not his stances'

By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN

Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem last Wednesday.
Photo: AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo

November 10, 2022, 8:45 am

Netanyahu congratulated amid local unease

Netanyahu's right-wing, religious bloc won 64 seats in Israel's election, but the big winners were the extreme right-wing Religious Zionism/Otzma Yehudit joint slate.

By Peter Kohn

Likely prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is all smiles during a morning walk the day after the election.
Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

November 9, 2022, 10:12 am

Netanyahu, who mainstreamed Israel’s radicals, now the last obstacle to their agenda

The comeback PM will have no trouble assembling his coalition. The challenge will be reining in his allies, in the areas where he’d still want to, when he has no alternate partners.

By DAVID HOROVITZ

Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu on November 2, 2022 (left) and Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2022. Photos: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov; Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

November 4, 2022, 9:46 am

Conceding defeat, Lapid wishes Netanyahu luck ‘for the sake of the Israeli people’

Final election results show Likud leader to head 64-strong right-religious bloc in 120-seat Knesset despite only narrow lead in overall vote, as Meretz, Balad fall below threshold

By AMY SPIRO

A panel discussion at the JFNA General Assembly in Chicago on October 30, 2022. (Jewish Federations of North America)

November 3, 2022, 12:58 pm

President Herzog: Vote should be ‘respected’

'The results may or may not be to your liking, but the vote of the Israeli people should be respected.'

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Former Israeli Prime Minister and the head of Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara gesture after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Photo: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov

November 3, 2022, 9:07 am

Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory

Near-complete results give Likud leader’s bloc 65 seats, with far-right set to gain unprecedented sway; landscape could change if Meretz, Balad cross threshold, but unlikely.

By Michael Bachner

Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sara cast their ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem in the country's fifth election in less than four years on November 1, 2022. Photo: Ronaldo Schemidft/AFP via Times of Israel

November 2, 2022, 10:12 am

Exit polls show win for Netanyahu and far-right allies

The religious/right bloc led by Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is forecast to muster 61-62 seats in 120-member Knesset, with Religious Zionism predicted to win up to 15 seats, but the actual tally could remake the picture.

Head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

November 1, 2022, 11:40 am

Netanyahu vows to ‘neutralise’ Lebanon deal

A day before election, Likud leader asserts he’ll maintain Temple Mount status quo, denies 2021 coalition talks with Arab party and pledges to quash bills that would affect his trial.

By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN

President Isaac Herzog announces special considerations for clemency in the lead up to Israel 75th year of independence, Jerusalem, Israel, October 2, 2022. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

November 1, 2022, 11:32 am

Herzog tells US Jews to respect the result

Addressing Federations’ General Assembly, President Isaac Herzog acknowledged concerns over far-right parties rising to power, but says Israel-Diaspora ties can weather it.

By Judah Ari Gross

Yair Lapid at the conference in Tel Aviv.
Photo: Elad Gutman

October 27, 2022, 8:28 am

Lapid warns against far-right coalition

Prime Minister Yair Lapid has warned that 'the end of democracy' is no longer a threat, but rather 'the election promise' of Netanyahu.

By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN and ASH OBEL & TOI STAFF

Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kikar HaShabbat conference at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel last month. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

October 27, 2022, 8:26 am

‘Won’t bow my head’ to US lawmakers

'We are a democracy and we will decide who will be in the next government'

Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich (left) and Otzma Yehudit's Itamar Ben Gvir during a campaign event in 2019. Photo: Flash90

October 27, 2022, 8:21 am

Israel’s future at stake

The values espoused by these two men - Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich - and their alliance not only run counter to democratic values, but also to our Jewish values.

Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaking in Tel Aviv on October 19. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

October 27, 2022, 8:15 am

Beware a Bibi right/far-right coalition

Much is at stake in Israel and beyond. As we approach next week's election, once again personality dominates the campaign. And once again it is all about Bibi.

By Danny Hochberg

A composite image of Yair Lapid (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu leading their respective Likud and Yesh Atid faction meetings at the Knesset in November 2021.
Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

October 20, 2022, 11:09 am

No clear path for either bloc to form government

In two recent polls, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud was the largest party, with Kan giving it 31 seats and Channel 12 putting it at 30. Both networks predicted Lapid's centrist Yesh Atid would win 25 seats.

By ALEXANDER FULBRIGHT AND JEREMY SHARON