Netanyahu shows 'political desperation' in push for Trump backing, US sources tell 'Post'
As Netanyahu seeks more Trump endorsements before Israel's elections, US officials signal readiness to work with any government and pursue regional deals.
As Netanyahu seeks more Trump endorsements before Israel's elections, US officials signal readiness to work with any government and pursue regional deals.
Shani Louk's father announced his withdrawal from Israel's election race to back Ofer Winter, the same day the IDF confirmed killing a Hamas terrorist involved in his daughter's abduction.
"Right now, the current government's approach, essentially Bibi's [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] approach, is to get us used to living alongside Hamas," Bennett said.
The former leader also addressed IDF soldiers serving at the time in Israel's War of Independence, saying that they should vote as free citizens.
Golan told the Post that Netanyahu's absence from deals regarding Israel and the Middle East was "evidence of how this government has turned a strategic asset into an international liability."
An internal poll suggests Benny Gantz's withdrawal could give Ofer Winter an additional 10,000 votes, potentially helping his party cross the electoral threshold.
Winter asserted that Israelis are fed up with Netanyahu and Smotrich's "ugly and unethical campaign" after the two visited Winter's rabbi in an attempt to force him to withdraw from the election.
The highest projection indicates that a record-breaking 35 women could be elected, whereas the lowest projected figure would maintain the same demographics as the current Knesset.
Eisenkot's Yashar widened its lead over Netanyahu's Likud to four seats, while Bennett's B'Yachad also gained ground, according to a new Walla election poll following Gantz stepping out of the race.
From finding your polling station to choosing the right ballot slip, here's everything voters in Israel need to know ahead of the big day.
"This is unacceptable. We need to preserve the world of Torah study because it has preserved us," the prime minister told Kol Barama during a Tuesday morning radio interview.