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Election results a setback for Palestinians

The re-election of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will have little benefit on Palestinians in the occupied territories, the Gaza Strip, and those residing in Israel itself. So says Suraya Dadoo, a researcher with the Media Review Network (MRN), in her commentary on the outcome of Tuesday’s elections, which saw[…]

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Israel voters chose ‘occupation’ not talks: PLO

The Palestinian leadership slammed the Israeli public on Wednesday for voting for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right wing Likud party, saying they had chosen “occupation and settlement building” over peace talks. “Israel chose the path of racism, occupation and settlement building, and did not choose the path of negotiations and[…]

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Netanyahu’s plans a mystery

Jettisoning the two-state solution and race-baiting were two of the tactics Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu employed in his decisive re-election victory this week. But how will those tactics play domestically and with international allies in the long run? Using tough last-minute tactics to seize victory, Benjamin Netanyahu ensured himself[…]

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Netanyahu’s Likud wins Israeli elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a clear victory in Israel’s Parliamentary elections, Israeli media reported, after 99 percent of the ballot boxes were counted. Netanyahu’s Likud party captured at least 29 seats in Parliament, sweeping past the rival Zionist Union alliance, which won 24 seats, according to Yediot Ahronot[…]

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Israelis vote for parliament

Israelis were voting in parliament elections Tuesday, after a heated campaign focused on economic issues such as the high cost of living rather than fears of a nuclear Iran or the Israeli-Arab conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a fourth term in office, but it will likely take weeks[…]

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Leading Israeli candidates in final campaign push

Israel’s leading parliamentary election candidates were making last-ditch attempts to woo voters Monday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placing the emphasis on security and his Zionist camp rivals urging voters not to disperse the centre-left vote. Speaking a day before polls were due to open, Netanyahu appealed to hardliners by[…]

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Elections does not make Apartheid Israel a democracy

OPINION by Dr Firoz Osman – The Israeli elections taking place on Tuesday 17th March has aroused interest because the incumbent PM Bibi Netanyahu seems to be fighting for his political life. These elections will have minimal impact for the oppressed Palestinians living under the yoke of Apartheid Israeli regime since[…]

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Netanyahu’s Likud trails in polls before election

The last polls just days before Israel’s election show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party trailing behind the center-left opposition. Poll results in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper on Friday gave the Zionist Union, comprised of labor and a center-left party, 26 seats over 22 for Netanyahu’s hawkish Likud party. It[…]

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Israeli elections in numbers

Some 5,800,000 Israelis are eligible to vote in Tuesday’s election, out of a population of about 8.3 million people. Jews comprise 75 per cent of all Israelis while Arabs make up about 20 per cent. The Arab sector is divided among several religions, including Muslims, Christians and Druze, with some[…]

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Anti-semitism nonsense: BDS

The Boycott Divestment and South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS SA) movement has brushed off claims that it was advocating anti-semitism, in the midst of an uproar over its protests held recently. “This is absolute nonsense, that the BDS is spreading anti-semitism in South Africa. If anything the Palestinian[…]

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