[ May 4, 2024 ]
Oh, the irony and the madness. Pray, my friends, hard.
Israelis vote on Tuesday for the second time in less than six months in an election that could see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a record fifth term – or end his decade-long dominance of Israeli politics.
The last polls taken before election day show a race that is too close to call. They predict Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party tied with the centrist Blue and White, with neither securing an outright majority.
Story continues below advertisementHowever, about 10 parties are likely to win parliament seats. The polls also show increasing support for a right-wing, pro-Netanyahu bloc of factions that could hand him a victory. (India Today)
Israel election: Netanyahu sounds alarm over ‘high Arab turnout’ as he battles to cling on to power
Latest polls warn no one will win second Israel election in less than six months, prompting fears of more deadlock
The Independent, September 17, 2019:
A frenzied Benjamin Netanyahu sounded the alarm about high voter turnout among Arab-Israelis and the left, calling an emergency party meeting and urging his right-wing supporters to cast their ballots, as he fought to cling on to power in an unprecedented second election.
Falling back on a tried-and-tested election tack, the embattled prime minister warned his support base that they faced the prospect of an Arab-controlled government if they did not heed his call to vote.
Tuesday marked the second time in less than six months that Israelis have gone to a general election after Mr Netanyahu failed to form a government following a vote in April.
The country’s central elections commission said that an early voter count showed turnout on Tuesday was the highest it has been in three decades, Israeli media reported.
But Mr Netanyahu, who is campaigning under the shadow of indictment in three corruption cases, warned crowds that it was not right-wingers making up the numbers.
“The media is reporting that there’s a record voter turnout among the Left, and a low voter turnout among right-wing voters,” he said to a crowd gathered at Jerusalem’s central bus station,“[The media] says the percentage of voters is surprising. It’s high among the Arab population. It’s not surprising. The Palestinian Authority is coming out with an official statement and I quote, ‘go out to vote and bring down Netanyahu'”.
His chief rival Benny Gantz, the country’s ex-army chief and leader of centrist alliance Blue and White, issued similar warnings saying that voting percentages were low in Blue and White voting areas. He ordered his teams to increase “motivation efforts in the field”.
Mr Gantz is also potentially facing legal action. On Tuesday, as voting was underway, a Dutch court considered a request to hear a civil suit seeking damages from the former general over his role in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed six family members of a Dutch-Palestinian man.
The elections authorities have deployed at least 3,000 monitors, some armed with body cameras, to the polling stations to combat any voting irregularity in the fraught election, in which over six million eligible voters are able to cast their ballot.
Exit polls are expected to be announced at 10pm with the official results being released on Wednesday.However, opinion polls showed once again there may not be a decisive victor, prompting fears of a third election on the horizon.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin vowed to prevent that scenario happening saying “I will do everything I can to get an elected government in Israel as soon as possible and to avoid another election campaign,” before voting in Jerusalem.
At the polling stations, voters from both the Left and Right, told The Independent that while they expected Likud and Mr Netanyahu to ultimately win, many had lost confidence in the prime minister over his inability to form a coalition government back in April.
“It might be the end of Netanyahu, it feels like he might be holding the party back. He seems to be the sticking point in negotiations with other parties,” said Daniel Katz, 33, a software developer voting for the ultra-orthadox party United Judaism Torah in Jerusalem. UTJ and the other major ultra-orthodox party Shas have pledged to join a coalition headed by Mr Netanyahu.
Adel Melois, 18, a first-time voter who decided to cast her ballot for Jewish Power, a hard-right party, agreed. Jewish Power is also expected to be in a Likud-led coalition.
“Netanyahu was good for the last few years but there are a lot of things, including the security of the country, that he could have looked after better. We need new ideas for the Right,” she said.
In Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital where many voters traditionally vote centre or left-wing, there were equal signs of frustration with the prime minister, but over the possible corruption cases against him.
“The most important thing is to switch out the King,” said Iftah Gorali, a Blue and White voter, referencing Mr Netanyahu’s nickname King Bibi.
“The King is stuck in his place, we need to get rid of him, and our best chance is through Blue and White…. The corruption is just growing. We have an entire country that most of the time is dealing with the prime minister’s personal problems. Why?” he asked.
The last polls published over the weekend by Israeli TV Channel 11 and 12 showed Mr Netanyahu neck and neck with chief rival Mr Gantz, with both their parties securing around 32 seats. They also predicted neither Mr Netanyahu’s right-wing block nor Mr Gantz’s centre-left allies will be able to secure enough seats together to win the overall 61 seat majority needed to form a ruling government.
Commentators accused Mr Netanyahu, of “throwing everything but the kitchen sink” at the elections in his last-ditch attempt to secure a historic fifth term in office. His critics say he needs to stay in power as a shield against possible legal action in the future.
He launched a flurry of media interviews in the lead up to the polls, including possibly breaking elections rules by giving an interview to a local radio station on the day of the vote.
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23 Comments
4 years ago
muslims are allowed to vote in israel? that’s just stupid
4 years ago
Reply to
dylan thomas
If they are citizens, yes. Most aren’t. Many could be but choose not to . Those with Residence statues cant.
4 years ago
Reply to
dylan thomas
It is a shock to my conscious to read MOSLEMS have the ability to influence politics in Israel.
This is equivalent to inviting termites into your wooden house.
MOSLEMS have many wives, produce many children, are taught to KILL MURDER Jews.
How is it different in Israel? I see Jews, Christians attacked on the Temple Mount, in the streets.
4 years ago
Arabs vote in Israeli elections? F*cking death-wish or what?
4 years ago
Reply to
LeeHunsacker
Yup and they cheat like hell. Anywhere Muslims live, fraud is rampant.
London Mayor Kahn job got in as mayor through fraud and I have no doubt they will help the DEMS with fraud here. The Quran states it is perfectly acceptable for Muslims to be deceptive to advance Islam.
IMO, it was a mistake for Israel to allow Muslims to settle in their country and we should never have taken them in either.
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Look at the attacks on Jews in London.
Allowing MOSLEMS to vote is inviting trouble.
4 years ago
Reply to
LeeHunsacker
Agreed. Bibi is attempting to form a coalition Zionist government which will exclude Arab parties.
4 years ago
Israeli parties vie for Arab vote in bid to oust Netanyahu
By Rami Ayyub
9/12/19
TIRA, Israel (Reuters) – Challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in next Tuesday’s election have courted Israel’s Arab minority, hoping that a strong turnout from this unlikely source could tip the scales in their favour.
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The centrist Blue and White party headed by former armed forces chief Benny Gantz has plastered Arab towns with campaign posters.
Gantz has appeared on Arabic language television, hoping to capitalise on the growing number of Arab voters ditching Arab parties in favour of other challengers.
“This is a change in strategy from the previous election,” said Ram Ben-Barak, a Blue and White candidate and former deputy director of the Mossad intelligence agency who is leading the campaign to woo Arab citizens.
Blue and White is currently polling neck-and-neck with Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and its allies.
Arabs make up 21 percent of Israel’s population.
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More than 28 percent of Arab voters cast ballots for mostly-Jewish party lists in the April election, up from about 17 percent four years earlier, according to Arik Rudnitsky, a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute.
Most of those votes went to Blue and White and the left-leaning Meretz party, data showed. Ben-Barak says the extra votes will help limit right-wing gains.
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-israel-election-arabs/israeli-parties-vie-for-arab-vote-in-bid-to-oust-netanyahu-idUKKCN1VX1SQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Arabs = f’ing muslums? Just like in India the f’ing muslums have a strangle hold on their democracy.
4 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
How could India allow ANY Muslims to remain in their country?
I don’t understand that.
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Gandhi was a straight-up traitor to Hindus and he got what he deserved.
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
I’m Confused… if Arabs make up 21% of Israel’s population… then how did more than 28% of Arabs vote?
Am I reading this right?????
4 years ago
Reply to
MISS VEGAS
Great point!
Maybe they are trying to magnify their percentage to intimidate?
Look at CAIR and how they behave for a tiny percentage of our population.
4 years ago
AH HA! Biblical prophecy is heating up in the Middle East. Isn’t it odd that Muslims CLAIM that God tells them what to do, so they murder, cheat, lie, and steal all because they believe G-D will give them 72 virgins in Paradise? WELL, IF THEY ALSO BELIEVE IN SATAN, and they do, THEN WHAT IS HIS CHARACTER? IS IT BAD, TOO? So, we have 2 gods who are evil?
I DON’T THINK SO.
The Quran is of Satan.
The Bible is of G-d, the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
MUSLIMS: you are worshiping the wrong god. YOU ARE WORSHIPING SATAN because SATAN steals, kills, and destroys, WHICH IS EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING.
THE ONE TRUE G-D OF THE UNIVERSE, LOVES AND FORGIVES. But, when you try to destroy HIS PEOPLE, THE JEWS, you will incur HIS WRATH in more ways than one.
ETERNITY is infinite, forever, and ever. If you continue destroying or trying to destroy the Jews, Israel, innocents, non-Muslims, and Christians, the G-D OF THE UNIVERSE WILL DESTROY YOU, either in the here and now, OR FOR ETERNITY. That is an awful long time to be WRONG. Besides, there is NO SEX (72 virgins) in Heaven.
HEAVEN IS A SPIRITUAL WORLD WITHOUT SEX. There are no 72 physical virgins waiting.
HEAVEN CONSISTS OF ‘RIGHTEOUS’ PEOPLE, who have been saved by Grace thru Jesus.
HELL IS A SPIRITUAL WORLD WITH NOTHING BUT EVIL AND TORTURE. You choose.
HATRED comes from Satan. GOD DOES NOT HATE. HE LOVES and forgives ANYTHING. except after you die. THAT IS THE UNPARDONABLE SIN. God cannot forgive you for your sins AFTER YOU DIE, so your name will not be in THE BOOK OF LIFE.
A great AND awesome book to read is “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn which tells you every thing you want to know about what we will be doing in Heaven and for eternity. And, NO, we won’t be flying around on clouds. Get it at your local library or AbeBooks.com or other discount book store.
4 years ago
Reply to
SoftwareBabeOHIO
What a coincidence!
I have that book, Heaven by Randy Alcorn. It’s in the pile to read and I haven’t gotten to it yet.
I buy books when I see them. There aren’t too many books out there worth reading.
I will get to this one especially after you recommended it.
4 years ago
As in American politics, it is a sure fact that Israel has its own set of whack jobs. Remember that the NAACP got hoodwinked by a white girl passing for black yet still thinks voter ID is a bad idea?
4 years ago
If you want to ensure a Democracy, you don’t allow Muslims into your country and you don’t let them vote. What were the Israelis thinking?…that “multicultural” tolerance of people who hate Jews and other infidels within their tiny pocket of Freedom surrounded by a sea of totalitarian monstrous Islamic governments wouldn’t get rid of them one way or another? Just like in Europe and other Western countries…Islam + Leftists are hell bent on destroying the freedoms developed within Judeo-Christian Western Civilization.
4 years ago
This has happened because Israel, like America, have unequally yoked themselves with peoples who wish to destroy them. Those who worship a pagan god. This happened because both country’s leaders and peoples are living outside the will of God.
4 years ago
Are the Israeli people suicidal. They are surrounded by enemies that hates them. Enemies that would
destroy them if they manages to get into power in Israel.
Netanyahu is Israels only chance to survive for the time being.
4 years ago
Islam doesn’t believe in democracy. Democracy is haram. Muslims that vote have to be killed according to the Koran.
