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Arab party Hadash to pick new leaders, hopes to energize efforts for Joint List revival

Thu, 14 May 2026 17:17:31 +0000

Former MK Yousef Jabareen expected to win race to replace Ayman Odeh as party head in internal Saturday vote, with faction shifting focus toward crime-plagued Triangle region and eyeing foray into Negev

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Gantz’s National Unity to hold primaries in coming months, as support down in polls

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:20:03 +0000

Announcement comes days ahead of possible preliminary vote to dissolve the Knesset, and as surveys show support for Gantz's number two, Gadi Eisenkot, to take party helm

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Daily Briefing Oct. 4: Does Israel need a defense treaty with the United States?

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:19:51 +0000

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and Zman Israel editor Biranit Goren discuss pros, cons, and likelihood of the Israel-US Mutual Defense treaty, as well as Yesh Atid's new primaries

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In first, Yesh Atid to hold leadership election; MK Ram Ben Barak to challenge Lapid

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:30:06 +0000

Primaries during party convention in December will require candidates to have not been charged with crimes carrying moral turpitude, in reference to PM

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Daily Briefing Aug. 24: Speed round of political inside baseball; managing monkeypox

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:59:54 +0000

Following the primaries, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur gives us the current lay of the political landscape; health reporter Nathan Jeffay on innovative back surgery and imaging

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Galon wins Meretz leadership race, returning to head left-wing party after 3 years

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:44:27 +0000

Stepping out of retirement to run, Zehava Galon easily defeats Yair Golan, while outgoing party chief Nitzan Horowitz slips to unrealistic spot on Knesset list

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Religious Zionism primary keeps sitting MKs at top of Knesset slate

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:44:39 +0000

Current Knesset members grab the four realistic spots behind Smotrich, who is reportedly negotiating to unify with rebel former Yamina MK Amichai Chikli

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Daily Briefing Aug. 22: ‘Prophet’ who brought Inca Jews to Israel; primaries preview

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:46:24 +0000

Political correspondent Tal Schneider on Shas rabbi Shalom Cohen and Tuesday's hot races; feature writer Renee Ghert-Zand brings tale of lost Holocaust cabaret, 'The Last Cyclist'

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Daily Briefing Aug. 8: As sun sets on Operation Breaking Dawn, some rays of hope

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:00:19 +0000

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins us with war stories from Ukraine; political correspondent Tal Schneider updates us on a busy week of primaries

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Lapid’s Yesh Atid to hold leadership election in coming months — report

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:56:07 +0000

1,000 party members and lawmakers will reportedly be eligible to vote for a chairperson; unclear if anyone will challenge incumbent; no vote to be held for party's Knesset slate

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Labor to pick new leader as frontrunner Michaeli looks to renew struggling party

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 07:25:28 +0000

37,104 party members will choose between 7 candidates seeking leadership of the once-venerable political force that faces oblivion in March election

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Launching challenge to Netanyahu, Likud’s Sa’ar casts himself as savior of right

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:31:11 +0000

10 days before leadership primary, dark horse candidate greets some 1,000 supporters, argues Netanyahu helming party will mean victory for the left

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Meretz nixes primaries going into year’s third national election

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:20:27 +0000

Party leaders are reported to have decided that a new vote would be unnecessary and costly

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Sharren Haskel becomes 4th Likud MK to endorse Sa’ar for party leadership

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 20:13:09 +0000

Support for Netanyahu challenger grows, with heavyweight Haim Katz also set to back him; senior MKs Erdan, Edelstein reportedly won't endorse either candidate

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With huge turnout in first primary, Meretz voters pick veteran MKs for top spots

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:40:50 +0000

Ilan Gilon, Michal Rozin and Issawi Frej finish as leading vote-getters, followed by newcomer Ali Shalalha; quartet of former Peace Now heads expected to miss out on Knesset bids

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