Netanyahu’s gambit obliterates a moral boundary that for decades mainstream Israeli politicians, including Netanyahu’s own conservative Likud party, have dared not cross. ..…

Platform  Formed February Blue and White party became the main only challenger to Likud party. ..…

which could comprise the balance of power if the rest of Likud's religious-right coalition tallies in the range of 57-59 seats, Benny Gantz's center-left- Arab coalition that might land in those numbers, too. ... It does seem that Bibi's Likud may come in second, two seats or and that..…

Yair Lapid, TV news host and Gantz's partner, voted along with Likud to ban two Palestinian parties already in the parliament from running in the election. They have also seen Oren Hazan, Netanyahu's Likud party, emerging from bubble bath, in James Bond parody video, to shoot dead..…

Polls ahead of Tuesday's election show lead Benny Gantz's Blue and White party slightly ahead of Likud, unlikely to have enough seats from likely coalition partners to form ruling majority.. ..…

However, the final opinion polls suggested a fall of Netanyahu’s right-wing party Likud seats in the Knesset. . ... Netanyahu’s Likud National Liberal Movement is a right-wing party established in 1973. ..…

First, let’s review the latest polls, which say that Blue and White, the opposition center-right coalition (not “left” as reporters are foolishly writing) and Likud are in a dead heat.  ..…

However, Netanyahu and his Likud party are being severely tested by Benny Gantz, a general former chief of staff of Israel's military. . ... Most polls show fledgling Blue and White, which was only established in February, is ahead of Likud. . . ..…