In October 2011 the Israeli government, with a huge majority including most of the Likud’s ministers, voted in favor of releasing more than 1027 Palestinian prisoners, 280 of them having been convicted for murder and assisting in the murder of…
The post-electoral tragi-comedy
Nearly three weeks after having been named by President Shimon Peres to form the next government, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself between a rock and a hard place. He is supposed to have formed a coalition by early March, with the…
Friday night TV polls show right-wing bloc heading to victory
Final surveys indicate Netanyahu set to win Tuesday; Likud-Beytenu projected to take 32-34 seats, with Labor at 16-17; Yesh Atid, Meretz grow stronger By Yifa Yaakov and Yoel Goldman Polls released Friday by Channel 1 and Channel 2, the last…