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Israeli election

Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters participate in a demonstration against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, in Tel Aviv, July 22, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

LGBTQ Israelis fear setbacks as homophobic parties win places in Netanyahu’s coalition

by Orly Halpern and JTA November 14, 2022

It was the day before Israel’s Nov. 1 election. In a classroom in downtown Jerusalem, Avi Rose was teaching about Jewish identity through art to a group of Jewish students […]

Leader of Israel's Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir makes a speech following the Israel's general elections in eastern Jerusalem, Nov. 02, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mostafa Alkharouf-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

These U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet on far-right extremists’ election success in Israel

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 4, 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a morning walk the morning after the Israeli general elections, Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

As vote is tallied, Netanyahu appears headed for more sweeping victory than expected

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA November 2, 2022
Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu cast their votes in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israel exit polls predict narrow win for Netanyahu with help of surging right-wing bloc

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
A campaign poster in Tel Aviv shows (from left) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inNews

This week’s Israeli election and its high stakes for democracy, explained

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
Itamar Ben Gvir, head of Israel's Otzma Yehudit political party, is escorted by guards during a visit to an East Jerusalem neighborhood, Oct. 13, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

They united to oppose an extremist party in Israel’s 2019 election. This time, leading U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2022October 14, 2022
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (left) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett when they took office in June 2021. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Why the Israeli government failed but isn’t a failure

Abe Silberstein by Abe Silberstein and Forward June 20, 2022
man with gray hair at outside at lectern speaking into microphone
Posted inIsrael

Did Netanyahu lose? Here’s what just happened in Israeli politics

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 5, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media at the Knesset building in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Netanyahu again tapped to form Israeli government without clear path to majority

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Rabbi Gilad Kariv awaits an Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem over public transportation on Shabbat, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
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It’s official: Gilad Kariv will be the first Reform rabbi in Israel’s parliament

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

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