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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

Knesset threshold

Prominent Israeli politicians ahead of the 25th Knesset election: Top row, left to right: Itamar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu, Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni; middle row, left to right: Zehava Galon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Avigdor Liberman, Merav Michaeli; bottom row, left to right: Ayelet Shaked, Sami Abou Shahadeh, Mansour Abbas, Ahmad Tibi, Ayman Odeh. (Flash90, GPO)
October 30, 2022, 12:50 pm
The final countdown: What could change the election in the last days
If none of the wobbling parties falls below the threshold, the result may hinge on a seat or two; but if any of Ra’am, Hadash-Ta’al, Labor or Meretz fails, Netanyahu wins easily
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
The state of the Israeli election campaign: Poll of polls, October 23, 2022, showing the number of seats parties would be expected to win if the election was held today, based on a weighing of the latest opinion polls.
October 23, 2022, 2:53 pm
One anti-Netanyahu party below the threshold would almost certainly hand him victory
As the election race enters the final straight, Religious Zionism becomes a problem for Likud, Yesh Atid courts female voters, Gantz shifts focus, Arab parties aim to boost turnout
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
The Central Elections Committee counts ballots from soldiers and absentee voters at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 10, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
October 18, 2022, 10:44 pm
The threshold of political pain: How a tiny reform radicalized Israeli politics
A seemingly small change to election rules passed in 2014 has backfired, empowering extreme parties and playing a central role in producing our belligerent and deadlocked reality
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Minister of Interior Affairs Eli Yishai at the Knesset in 2012 (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
April 24, 2019, 12:32 am
Ex-Shas chief Yishai says PM promised him post for pulling out of election
Head of Yachad party, seen as taking away right-wing votes if it ran, claims Netanyahu assured him ministerial role if he withdrew and UTJ got at least 8 seats, according to report
By ToI Staff
Central Elections Committee head Justice Hanan Melcer at the Knesset, April 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 11, 2019, 5:53 pm
Top election official: Formal results at midnight, ‘no fault’ with vote tally
Chairman of elections committee explains website error caused discrepancies between actual results and online data, but stresses count has been accurate
By ToI Staff
Leader of the Yachad political party Eli Yishai speaks at the campaign opening event in Bnei Brak, March 12, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
March 27, 2019, 4:44 pm
Eli Yishai’s Yachad party drops out of election race, boosting right
Former Shas minister endorses United Torah Judaism; Union of Right-Wing Parties candidate hails Yishai’s ‘responsible step,’ courts his base
By Marissa Newman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks with Education Minister Naftali Bennett on November 13, 2017, in the Knesset. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 30, 2018, 11:42 am
Netanyahu said set to lower electoral threshold to protect right-wing majority
Panel reportedly to convene Sunday to discuss lowering 3.25% threshold, making it easier for smaller parties to enter Knesset, amid fear right-wing splits will hurt PM’s base
By Michael Bachner
Counting ballots from soldiers and absentees at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the general elections, March 18, 2015. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 16, 2018, 5:12 pm
PM seeking to lower electoral threshold, after raising it before last election
Move could help Netanyahu cobble together government following the next national ballot and prevent right-wing votes from being wasted
By Raoul Wootliff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Interior Minister Aryeh Deri during a plenum session in the Knesset, January 11, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 23, 2017, 12:36 am
PM said seeking to lower vote threshold for Knesset entry
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri says the change — which could allow bitter rival Eli Yishai back into legislature — will not go ahead
By Stuart Winer
Likud MK Sharren Haskel at a faction meeting in the Knesset, May 30, 2016 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 11, 2016, 9:09 pm
Likud MK seeks to raise Knesset threshold to 7%
Sharren Haskel says the move would stabilize parliament by removing excess of smaller parties
By Stuart Winer
A ballot being counted for the pro-marijuana Green Leaf party, which did not cross the electoral threshold, on March 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 19, 2015, 4:20 pm
Over 235,000 votes thrown in trash
Between disqualified ballots and votes for parties that did not make the threshhold, most notably Yachad, some 5.5 percent of voters won’t have their voices count
By Judah Ari Gross
The Supreme Court in session. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 14, 2015, 5:07 pm
High Court rejects bid to annul 3.25% Knesset threshold
Justices cite proximity to general election and suggest petitioners make fresh attempt ahead of next election
By Itamar Sharon
Former MK Mohammad Barakeh (right) and lawmaker Masoud Ganaim, pictured in April, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 12, 2015, 7:57 am
‘Non-Zionist’ Jews call for a united Arab party
With higher electoral threshold, failure to form a joint list could mean Israel’s largest minority won’t be represented
By Stuart Winer
Arab-Israeli Supreme Court judge Salim Joubran, head of the Israeli elections committee, December 16, 2014. (photo credit: Isaac Harari/FLASH90)
December 28, 2014, 3:18 pm
High Court judge warns against Knesset without Arabs
Salim Joubran says that new minimum vote threshold for seats in parliament could have dire consequences
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces he's fired Ministers Lapid and Livni and is calling new elections, in a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 2, 2014. (Photo credit: Emil Salman/POOL)
December 3, 2014, 1:33 am
In call for elections, Netanyahu gets personal
The prime minister understands better than most that Israelis no longer vote for ideology, but for the candidate
By Haviv Rettig Gur
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