But this time, the religious-nationalist bloc fell short of a majority in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, winning only 56 of the 120 seats. . ... Several of the main liberal parties — Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu and the Democratic Union — ran on a secular platform,..…
“Barring an absolutely catastrophic polling mistake from all three of Israel’s main television channels, Benjamin Netanyahu will not command a majority in the 22nd Knesset, and Likud is likely to be only the second largest party there.” . ..…
Both parties finished with 35 Knesset seats in national elections held in April. . Israel’s main commercial news channels, Channel 12 and Channel 13, show Likud and Blue and White polling at 32 seats each. ..…
But altogether they’ll make up just a fraction of the Knesset. . Also on the left, Israel’s four main Arab political parties will join together again, after breaking up for the last election. ..…
Netanyahu and fascist hardliners dominating the Knesset have been dreaming of war on Iran for decades, wanting Washington to act preemptively. . Iran is Israel’s main regional rival – yet poses no threat to the Jewish state or any others. ..…
The right-wing Likud party, led by Netanyahu, and Blue and White political alliance, led by former Israeli Defense Forces chief Benny Gantz, who threatens to end Netanyahu’s decade-long tenure, are considered the main rivals in the polls to elect members of Knesset (Israel's..…
A view of the main building of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, December 26, 2018. ..…
The latter had made the 'death penalty' one of his main conditions to join Netanyahu’s coalition. . Last January, the Israel Beiteinu’s proposed bill passed its preliminary reading in the Knesset. ..…