Israeli Election

Foreign countries and non-state players are attempting to affect the outcome of upcoming elections in Israel by spreading conspiracy theories and lies on social media.

Nonprofit Pitchon-Lev said that people living in poverty are practically invisible to politicians and that aid and support for these people are not discussed by lawmakers or political parties.

There are 146,000 eligible Bedouin voters, enough to swing a national election in Israel’s razor-thin coalition math, depending on voter turnout.

The struggle for religious pluralism in general in Israel is not a hot item politically – only when a certain powerful minority can wag the dogs of the party in power.

This anyone-but-Bibi caucus is the reason why Israel faces its fifth election in four years.

Geula Even-Sa'ar resigned from Kan over the ethics committee deciding that she had a conflict of interest and couldn't present her show.

The Nahala Movement campaign is an effort to focus the attention on the settlements, and to bring the spotlight back on the issue of a Palestinian state.

Just a couple of weeks into the current campaign, and already both the silliness and the nastiness of election campaigns are shining bright.

Interestingly enough, in just a few verses in our weekly portion (Numbers 27:15-17), we have four different answers to that question.

Lower your mud-slinging hands, politicians; let us keep to tarbut hadiun (discussion culture) and see, for once, a respectful election.