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2015 Israeli elections

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting following the death of minister Uri Orbach, who passed away at the age of 54. February 16, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)
January 20, 2026, 11:52 am
Israel is approaching elections in a new era. There aren’t many new faces
The country has undergone seismic changes over the past two-plus years, but many of the politicians vying for votes are the same ones who ran more than a decade ago
By Ben Sales
Former CEO of the Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony at in the case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 7, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 9, 2021, 9:17 pm
First week of Netanyahu corruption trial paints grim picture of Israeli media
Key prosecution witness, ex-Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua, describes one of country’s leading news outlets as being almost completely controlled by the premier ahead of the 2015 election
By Judah Ari Gross
Pirate Party representatives register their slate for the March 2, 2020, election, at the Central Elections Committee in the Knesset on January 15, 2020. (Raoul Wootliff/The Times of Israel)
January 16, 2020, 3:09 am
From powerhouses to Pirates, parties file for March vote just under the buzzer
Thirty factions register to run in third straight election, matching September total, though roster features a few newcomers as some small niche parties bow out
By Raoul Wootliff
MKs Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi react after submitting a joint list of candidates from their Hadash and Ta'al parties to the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset on February 21, 2019. (Hadash)
June 13, 2019, 8:11 pm
Arab-majority parties meet to discuss reestablishment of Joint List
Hadash official says factions want to announce unified slate within two weeks; Balad MK says parties yet to iron out seat distribution
By Adam Rasgon
A view of the Bedouin town of Arab al-Naim in the foreground, with the city of Carmiel in the background, 25 February 2006. (Public Domain/Wikipedia)
April 1, 2019, 7:57 am
Despite nation-state law, this Bedouin village is sticking with Netanyahu
Israel, under the current PM, formally recognized Arab al-Naim in 1999, and 77% of voters in the village cast ballots for Likud in 2015
By Adam Rasgon
Tzomet party head MK Oren Hazan takes a selfie as he present his party list at the Central Elections Committee, on February 21, 2019 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 22, 2019, 2:21 am
Arab, religious parties last of record-high 47 slates to register for elections
Procession of candidates come before Central Elections Committee amid flurry of last-minute mergers and splits; Pirate party will recommend ‘the internet’ as Israel’s next PM
By Raoul Wootliff
Head of the Gesher Political party MK Orly Levy Abekasis at the Central Elections Committee, where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli elections, arrive to present their slates, Tel Aviv, February 21, 2019 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2019, 9:30 pm
Blue and White, Gesher, Kulanu file party slates hours before deadline
Parties register candidate lists to Central Elections Committee amid a flurry of mergers and talks of possible alliances still in the works
By Raoul Wootliff
Semeon Grafman registers his party at the Central Elections Committee, February 20, 2019 (Courtesy)
February 20, 2019, 5:58 pm
Registering new party, YouTube star urges public to vote ‘F**k’
Semeon Grafman wants to take his internet fame in online video rants to the Knesset
By Raoul Wootliff
In this October 7, 2018 file photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP, File)
November 16, 2018, 5:49 pm
Challenged from right on security, PM may face his worst case election scenario
The prime minister has always preferred to campaign on existential issues instead of economic or social policy. This time those issues may be his weakness
By Raoul Wootliff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, October 22, 2017. (Alex Kolomoisky)
February 27, 2018, 4:58 pm
Minister apologizes for comparing rival to Hamas in 2015 election campaign
Jewish Home party chief Naftali Bennett brands as ‘inappropriate, unjustified and wrong’ his video targeting MK Yossi Yonah, who accepts apology
By Michael Bachner
Michal Herzog, wife of opposition leader Isaac Herzog, speaks to Sara Netanyahu at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset on October 12, 2015 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
June 21, 2017, 6:45 pm
Opposition chief’s wife blasts PM for poster of Herzog as cross-dresser
Zionist Union lawmaker likens leaked campaign ad to ‘incitement’ in lead-up to Rabin murder, demands Netanyahu be investigated
By Benjamin Kerstein
A campaign ad crafted by the Likud party depicting Zionist Union head Isaac Herzog as a cross-dresser. (Screen capture/Channel 2)
June 20, 2017, 5:19 am
Likud ‘secretly funded campaign ads’ depicting Herzog as a cross-dresser
PM’s party paid for derogatory memes against Zionist Union heads, while never declaring it was behind them, Channel 2 reports
By ToI Staff
US President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
June 19, 2017, 2:48 pm
Likud reportedly planned anti-Obama campaign ads in 2015
Internal party polls that helped shape Netanyahu’s election strategy revealed; only 2.5% of Israelis were deeply troubled by Iranian nuclear threat, while cost-of-living was central concern
By ToI Staff
Palestinians walk on a street at the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City during a power outage on June 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
June 19, 2017, 2:24 pm
Hamas asks Europe, UN, Arabs to intercede with Abbas over Gaza’s electricity — report
London mosque attack suspect now arrested on terror grounds; car explodes in Paris after hitting police van in suspected attack
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid (left), at the Holot Institute of Technology for the Holocaust Survivors Conference on December 29, 2014. (Flash90)
May 3, 2017, 4:28 pm
Yesh Atid fined for using ‘sensitive’ Holocaust survivors’ info
Opposition party takes ‘full responsibility’ for ‘one-time mishap,’ will pay out NIS 40,000 over illegal privacy breach for campaign
By Marissa Newman
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