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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Labor primaries

Yair Golan attends a protest outside of Jerusalem against the government, demanding new elections. May 4, 2024. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 27, 2024, 12:14 pm
‘A political corpse’: Tuesday primary could mark revival of ailing Labor party
Former Meretz MK Yair Golan is expected to win Labor’s top spot, opening possibility for merger of two leftist parties as Meretz says it’s ‘ready in principle’ for step
By Sam Sokol
File: Yair Golan speaks during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 17, 2024, 5:09 pm
Labor MKs Lazimi, Kariv endorse Yair Golan for party leadership ahead of primaries
In implicit rebuke of outgoing party chair Merav Michaeli, ex-Meretz MK Golan pledges ‘to create a large and wide movement’ on the political left
By Sam Sokol
Labor MK Naama Lazimi reacts to the results of the Labor party primary elections in Tel Aviv, August 9, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 9, 2022, 10:00 pm
Young guard grab top spots in Labor primary; Barlev and Shai seemingly ousted
Neophyte lawmakers Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv, Efrat Rayten, Ram Shefa, and Emilie Moatti at top of roster behind party leader Merav Michaeli
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Labor leader Merav Michaeli votes by phone in the Labor leadership primaries, at party headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 18, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 9, 2022, 10:33 am
Labor expected to announce candidate slate on Tuesday evening, following primary
33 candidates vie for gender-alternating seats behind party leader Merav Michaeli; currently holding 7 seats, Labor polling at 5-6 for November election
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Tomer Avital, outside of the Knesset in Jerusalem. (Asaf Shafir)
August 3, 2022, 5:56 am
After years lobbying for Knesset transparency, journalist sets sights on inside job
Shakuf’s Tomer Avital is leaving good governance reporting to run for tightly-packed Labor party list in August 9 primaries
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Labor leader and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli at Labor's leadership primaries headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 18, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
July 18, 2022, 8:32 pm
Michaeli clinches second elected term as Labor leader, a first in party’s history
Transportation minister garners 82% of the vote, besting party secretary-general; quoting Herzl, she says, ‘If you will it, it is not a dream’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Labor leader and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli votes via phone in Labor's leadership primaries, at primary headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 18, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 18, 2022, 5:33 pm
Merav Michaeli, recapturing Labor leadership, vows to tackle cost of living
Center-left party leader lays out social democratic vision, says her policies, including free education and healthcare, will address capitalist ills
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Labor party leader Merav Michaeli speaks to press after casting her vote in the Labour primaries, in Tel Aviv on February 01, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90 )
February 2, 2021, 12:29 am
Ex-commando, social activist, Reform rabbi take top slots in Labor primary
Leader Merav Michaeli says party ‘starting anew,’ as former MK Omer Barlev wins most votes in election for party slate, followed by Emilie Moatti and Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv
By Raoul Wootliff
Police clash with Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during enforcement of coronavirus regulations, in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, January 24, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 24, 2021, 4:02 pm
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By ToI Staff
Labor MK Merav Michaeli votes in the party primaries, January 24, 2020. (Courtesy)
January 24, 2021, 9:25 am
Labor to pick new leader as frontrunner Michaeli looks to renew struggling party
37,104 party members will choose between 7 candidates seeking leadership of the once-venerable political force that faces oblivion in March election
By Raoul Wootliff
Compilation: Ehud Barak, left, and Blue White leader Benny Gantz (Flash90)
July 3, 2019, 9:21 am
Congratulating new Labor chair Peretz, center-left leaders eye potential unions
Gantz, Barak and Horowitz all indicate they will discuss possible alliances with Peretz, who calls for ‘uniting the bloc’
By ToI Staff
Amir Peretz delivers a speech at a Labor party conference in Tel Aviv on January 10, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 2, 2019, 11:07 pm
Ailing Labor elects past chairman Amir Peretz to lead it through next election
Former defense minister, 67, wins race outright with 47% of vote, beating protest leaders Shaffir and Shmuli and avoiding a second round
By Raoul Wootliff
Labor party members celebrate after the release of the results in the party primaries in Tel Aviv on February 11, 2019 (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 2, 2019, 3:25 pm
Give credit to the most democratic party in Israel
Long ridiculed, Labor is one of the few parties that meet stringent standards on campaign finance and transparency
By Gideon Rahat and Ofer Kenig
From left, Itzik Shmuli, outgoing Labor head Avi Gabbay, Stav Shafir and Amir Peretz at a meeting of the Labor party in Tel Aviv on February 13, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2019, 7:23 am
Embattled Labor sets sights on a new leader to revitalize party
Tuesday’s primary pits former head Amir Peretz against social protest leaders Itzik Shmuli and Stav Shaffir; some 65,000 members eligible to vote
By Raoul Wootliff
Labor party leader Avi Gabbay speaking at the Labor Party conference in Tel Aviv, June 23, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 24, 2019, 1:35 am
Embattled Labor Party to vote for new leader on July 2
Outgoing head Avi Gabbay, in parting speech, takes blame for poor election showing, but calls on Labor to change its culture of internal backbiting
By Paul Shindman
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