Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

Zehava Galon

Meretz party head Zehava Galon speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 17, 2022, 11:20 am
Meretz leader Zehava Galon said set to resign over catastrophic loss
Party rival Yair Golan praises reported move, which comes after left-wing faction failed to make it into the Knesset
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Meretz party supporters react as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, in Jerusalem November 1, 2022 (Flash90)
November 3, 2022, 6:36 pm
Meretz wiped out of the Knesset after falling just below electoral threshold
Left-wing party — represented in consecutive parliaments since 1992 — slides just 3,800 votes short of gaining entry; leader Zehava Galon decries ‘disaster for the country’
By ToI Staff
Head of the Meretz party and party MK's talk to potential voters in an attempt to convince them to vote for their party, at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 31, 2022, a day before the general elections. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 2, 2022, 11:49 pm
Galon still hopes for unlikely Knesset entry; Shaked issues emotional farewell
Two senior politicians projected to crash out of next Knesset issue messages to supporters; Meretz leader says party will chase up every vote with election committee
By Ash Obel
Likud party supporters celebrate at the party headquarters on election night, November 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 2, 2022, 1:00 am
Right-wing lawmakers celebrate exit polls as opposing bloc urges wait for results
Netanyahu calls surveys ‘a good start’ as Religious Zionism’s Smotrich hails ‘historic’ win, while Yesh Atid calls for patience and Ayelet Shaked concedes
By Amy Spiro
A man and his son vote during elections in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 1, 2022. (AP/ Oded Balilty/ File)
November 1, 2022, 8:19 pm
Turnout high as parties project tight contest to drive final votes
Lapid says election hangs on a thread, Likud and allies claim leftist strongholds seeing long lines, and several parties warn they’re falling below threshold as voting nears end
By ToI Staff
A woman votes in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
November 1, 2022, 12:04 pm
Party leaders urge voters to polls as Israel holds fifth election in four years
Faction chiefs cast their ballots and encourage citizens to do the same before voting ends at 10 p.m.; Beit Shemesh polling station attacked by extremists
By ToI Staff
MK Ram Ben-Barak at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 29, 2022, 5:00 pm
Yesh Atid MK on far right: ‘Not comparing, but Hitler rose to power democratically’
Ram Ben Barak denounces Religious Zionism as ‘racist, anti-democratic’ ahead of Tuesday’s election; Netanyahu: He’s comparing me to Hitler; Ben Gvir to Lapid: Boot him from party
By Alexander Fulbright
Meretz chair Zehava Galon, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 26, 2022, 11:49 am
Labor, Meretz slam Lapid, warn his ‘irresponsible’ campaign could make Netanyahu PM
Left-wing parties say premier’s siphoning of their votes is pushing them perilously close to threshold; meanwhile, Yesh Atid source says party will not let Gantz be prime minister
By ToI Staff
Meretz leader Zehava Galon addresses supporters after the announcement of the left-wing party's primary results, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2022, 4:55 pm
Meretz chief: IDF soldiers must be restrained and ‘firm hand’ taken with settlers
Zahava Galon calls on Gantz to declare hilltop youth a terror organization; says far-right MK Ben Gvir willing ‘to pay the blood of Jews and Arabs’ for the sake of campaign photos
By ToI Staff
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addresses the Security Council on October 19, 2021. (Courtesy)
September 23, 2022, 8:13 pm
Israeli envoy to UN blasts Abbas’s ‘bizarre, lie-laden speech’
Gilad Erdan says Palestinian leader ‘time after time uses UN stage to incite against Israel’; Meretz leader urges PM to meet with Abbas
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu criticizes Prime Minister Yair Lapid for endorsing the two-state solution at the UN General Assembly, in a video statement released on September 22, 2022. (Twitter screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 22, 2022, 9:57 pm
Netanyahu leads right-wing criticism of Lapid’s UN speech: He’s ‘endangering’ Israel
Opposition chief claims PM will give Palestinians ‘a terrorist state in the heart of the country’; premier’s left-wing partners, US hail his backing of two-state solution
By Carrie Keller-Lynn and Jacob Magid
MK Avi Maoz speaks during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset on December 15, 2021. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 14, 2022, 4:59 pm
Netanyahu brokers deal for extremist anti-LGBT party to run with Religious Zionism
Noam head Avi Maoz says he’ll take 11th spot on slate of allied far-right parties
By ToI Staff
Yair Lapid and Merav Michaeli speak on the sidelines of the Knesset on June 22, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 13, 2022, 7:55 pm
Michaeli slams Lapid’s attempts to push Labor, Meretz together as ‘harming the bloc’
Amid PM’s efforts for a joint electoral list, Labor leader says ‘it’s time to start working together to fight against the real opponent’
By ToI Staff
Labor leader Merav Michaeli (left), Prime Minister Yair Lapid (center), and Meretz leader Zehava Galon (right). (Flash90)
September 12, 2022, 6:35 am
Labor leader Michaeli rejects Lapid’s incentives for union between her party, Meretz
Head of center-left faction believes parties will win more seats running separately, despite premier saying alliance is ‘incredibly important’ to prevent wasted votes for his bloc
By ToI Staff
Labor leader Merav Michaeli (left), Prime Minister Yair Lapid (center), and Meretz leader Zehava Galon (right). (Flash90)
September 10, 2022, 7:41 pm
Labor and Meretz chiefs hold brief, Lapid-brokered unity talks, without results
Merav Michaeli says merging left-wing parties harms anti-Netanyahu bloc, while Zehava Galon indicates she is open to joint slate
By ToI Staff
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.