The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/atzmaut-party/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Atzmaut party | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/atzmaut-party/ 32 32 Ehud Barak confirms looking at new party ahead of elections, denies Labor return https://www.timesofisrael.com/ehud-barak-confirms-looking-at-new-party-ahead-of-elections-denies-labor-return/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:22:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2098400&preview=true&preview_id=2098400 Former PM says the center-left has to unite in one bloc to defeat Netanyahu, won't say whether he'd insist on leading it

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]]> Report: Barak meets former deputy IDF chief as he mulls new party https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-barak-meets-former-deputy-idf-chief-as-he-mulls-new-party/ Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:03:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2094903&preview=true&preview_id=2094903 Former prime minister once again said to be looking at prospect of reentering politics with new slate, would seek to form bloc with Labor

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]]> Ehud Barak said to rule out forming new party, but may make election run https://www.timesofisrael.com/ehud-barak-said-to-rule-out-forming-new-party-for-election-run/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:37:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2089311&preview=true&preview_id=2089311 Former PM hoping to team up with Labor and other prominent politicians on center-left in effort to oust Netanyahu

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]]> Ehud Barak said weighing a return to politics, again https://www.timesofisrael.com/ehud-barak-said-weighing-a-return-to-politics-again/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 21:15:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2088130 Former prime minister and defense minister, 77, will reportedly decide whether to run in September, after conducting his own public opinion polls

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]]> Is Israel’s electoral system just fine the way it is? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-israels-electoral-system-just-fine-the-way-it-is/ Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:25:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=344786 Days before Israel votes, soon-to-be ex-MK Einat Wilf, who has political science degrees from Harvard and Cambridge, offers a near-heretical thesis

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]]> Livni heading for 10 seats, and Barak will make it back into the Knesset, poll shows https://www.timesofisrael.com/livni-heading-for-10-seats-and-barak-will-make-it-back-into-the-knesset-poll-shows/ Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:57:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=293166 Ousted Kadima chief set to run as head of her own party, may recruit ex-Labor leader and former general Amram Mitzna

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]]> Vice PM Shalom claims Barak slammed IDF in Channel 2 interview for political reasons https://www.timesofisrael.com/vice-pm-shalom-claims-barak-slammed-idf-in-channel-2-interview-for-political-reasons/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:17:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=270640 Defense minister claims in TV documentary broadcast Monday that army was not prepared in 2010 to strike at Iran if necessary

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]]> The Knesset expects lots of Labor and one or two Bibis https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-knesset-expects-lots-of-labor-and-one-or-two-bibis/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:40:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=250920 Communists, Kahanists, annexationists, Hasidic rabbis and the social protest movement -- the race for seats in the next parliament features colorful figures from across the ideological spectrum

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]]> Netanyahu’s uncharacteristic sniping at Barak underlines that elections may be near https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-uncharacteristic-sniping-at-barak-underlines-that-elections-may-be-near/ Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:04:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=239610 PM's alliance with his defense minister shows signs of cracking, as prospect of Iran strike recedes and election fever builds

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]]> PM says he wants to expand settlements, as right-wing slams eviction of Hebron settlers https://www.timesofisrael.com/barak-netanyahu-face-political-fallout-from-hebron-eviction/ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:54:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=59442 Lieberman, taking aim at Barak, says Defense Ministry is 'destabilizing the coalition'

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]]> MK Einat Wilf: Israel now freer, more tolerant than ever https://www.timesofisrael.com/mk-einat-wilf-israel-now-freer-more-tolerant-than-ever/ Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:19:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=7914 Many critics in Israel and abroad lament the recent series of controversial laws debated in the Knesset. But according to the Atzmaut politician, the region's only true democracy is alive and well

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]]> The Knesset’s newest member raises some eyebrows https://www.timesofisrael.com/just-a-political-hack/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:58:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=13415 Shakib Shanan brings the number of non-Jewish MKs to 15. But is he bringing anything else to the table?

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]]> Likud would sweep elections, new Knesset poll says https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-to-sweep-elections-new-knesset-poll-says/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:41:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=9589 The nationalist bloc would retain its majority, while Kadima is expected to lose half its current parliment seats

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