Published: 17 January 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
In the battle over Kahanists, Bennett finally stands up to Netanyahu (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: Far-right leader may have been left out of broad union, but the PM has already dragged the Israeli right into the mud of toxic ideology
At 11th hour, Jewish Home drops far-right slate to merge with New Right (Times of Israel)
National religious parties return to nearly identical formula from September election as Rafi Peretz caves to pressure and breaks pact with Otzma Yehudit
Right-wing party ditches Kahanists to join broad union as Israeli parties submit final rosters (Haaretz)
Move comes after PM's efforts to convince parties to Likud's right to unite; Kahol Lavan party member defects to Likud; prominent left-wing lawmaker Shaffir announces won't run
Religious-Zionist politics in turmoil as parties turn on each other (Jerusalem Post)
Israeli politics has new Machiavellian twists in run up to Israel's 2020 elections
Israel’s Meretz party giving up on Arabs (Al-Monitor)
SHLOMI ELDAR: Despite the support it gained in the September elections within the Israeli-Arab communities, the Meretz party list will not include an Arab candidate in a realistic slot.
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Encountering Peace: Maybe next time (Jerusalem Post)
GERSHON BASKIN: It is not only Arab voters who are deeply disappointed with the construct of the merged list. Israel needs a new vision and pragmatic camp of leaders
Photo: Right-wing bloc leaders, from left - Naftali Bennett, Ayelet Shaked, Rafi Peretz and Bezalel Smotrich (Ben Droi/Flash90)
