Former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg, in the past a member of Knesset from the Labor Party.

Former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg Joins Hadash

Former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg, in the past a member of Knesset from the Labor Party, attended a meeting of Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) which took place in Nazareth on Saturday, January 3, and expressed his support for the Jewish-Arab front. “In the next elections I will support Hadash,” he said, though…

Caption: “As far from Netanyahu as possible.”

Poll: 60% of Israelis Have Had Enough of Netanyahu

A poll conducted by the Panels Research Institute and published in the Friday, December 5th editions of the right-wing newspapers Ma’ariv Sof Shavua and The Jerusalem Post reveals that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of easily winning the March 17 election are much lower than was previously expected. Among the 500 respondents who were asked on…

Poll Shows: Hadash is Growing

According to the latest Knesset Channel poll conducted by the “Panels Politics” institute, the scent of possible early elections has not caused a meaningful shift in the Israeli public’s political preferences. The poll gives Likud 22 seats, leaving it as the largest party followed by the extreme right wing HaBeit HaYehudi under Naftali Bennett, with…

Likud cited for excessive campaign spending

The right-wing and neo-liberal Likud-Beytenu party spent NIS 71 million ($20 million) on their election campaign last year, driving their budget deficit to NIS 21 million ($5.9 million), which could threaten its continued operations, State Comptroller Yosef Shapira said in a report on the 2013 elections released Wednesday. The report also revealed that the extreme…

Hadash activists carrying red flags and red banners during the massive Israeli social protest, July 2011

On Hadash and the Israeli Elections

Today, on Tuesday January 22, Israelis vote. Latest poll number show 63% right-wing and extreme-right coalition support. It’s comprised of Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, Habayit Hayehudi, Shas, and United Torah Judaism.  Pollsters asked respondents what issues matter most and socio-economic concerns by far ranked highest. Nearly half said they determine their choice. Likud and other right-wing…