http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/likud/ en-us Sun, 3 Mar 2013 22:43:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993113/posts Rabbi and Member of Knesset Shai Piron (Yesh Atid) confirmed, Sunday, that the Likud party told representatives of Yesh Atid, last week, that their party should enter the government without Habayit Hayehudi because Habayit Hayehudi will work to prevent the uprooting of Jewish communities in Judea and Samarai (Shomron) sought by Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid. ..... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993113/posts#comment Sun, 3 Mar 2013 22:43:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992912/posts A Likud source responded Saturday night to a claim made by the Jewish Home party's Naftali Bennett, alleging that, "In the days immediately following the elections, Likud refused to speak with the Jewish Home," The source claimed otherwise. "The Jewish Home party was the first party to receive an offer to join the government led by Netanyahu,"... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992912/posts#comment Sat, 2 Mar 2013 23:41:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992911/posts Naftali Bennett responded to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's accusation that the Jewish Home party was making coalition negotiations difficult by excluding the hareidi parties. "In the days immediately following the elections, Likud refused to speak with the Jewish Home," said Bennett. "They excluded us. We knew if we sat quietly we would be in the opposition. I spoke with Yair Lapid... that Yesh Atid would not enter the government without the Jewish Home and that the Jewish Home would not enter the government without Yesh Atid." Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992911/posts#comment Sat, 2 Mar 2013 23:37:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992910/posts MK Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) said Saturday that the alliance between her party and Yesh Atid is rock solid. "The situation at this moment is that we are going into a government with Yesh Atid," MK Shaked told Channel 10. She added that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had missed the boat for getting Bayit Yehudi to join his coalition independently of Yesh Atid. "If the prime minister had turned to us immediately after the elections, we would have gone in," she said. "Netanyahu had a very clear plan," Shaked said, "to establish a government with Yesh Atid and the hareidim.... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992910/posts#comment Sat, 2 Mar 2013 23:30:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992909/posts MK Orit Strook (Bayit Yehudi) responded to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's hinted attack on her party with a counterattack Saturday night. "The taste of the Likud's mudslinging campaign has not yet dissipated," she wrote on her Facebook page. "It would be proper for Likud to apologize before the religious Zionist settlement enterprise instead of moralizing to it. "Instead of wondering about our Zionist, values-based connection with Yesh Atid, Likud would do better to explain to its voters the justification of joining with Tzipi Livni and Amir Peretz of all people." Prime Minister Netanyahu hinted Saturday that Bayit Yehudi was engaged... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992909/posts#comment Sat, 2 Mar 2013 23:24:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992471/posts Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet President Shimon Peres Saturday evening and ask him for a two-week extension in which to put together a coalition of parties and form a new government. Peres will grant Netanyahu the two-week extension. If Netanyahu fails to cobble together a coalition within a fortnight, however, he will be in serious trouble. Peres could decide to task someone else with creating a coalition, or new elections could be called. We are, therefore, entering the "money time" of coalition crafting. The reports in two major news sources Friday that Netanyahu's representatives offered Yesh Atid a policy... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2992471/posts#comment Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:54:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989587/posts A pact between Bayit Yehudi and Yesh Atid is causing serious consternation in Likud, and a senior source in the ruling party warns that new elections are a possibility. The improbable warning is a sign that Likud is feeling the pressure of the united front presented by Bayit Yehudi head Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid, each of whom is saying he will not enter the coalition without the other. "Bennett should not pull the rope too much," the senior source told Maariv. "In the end it will snap." "Netanyahu is ready to head for elections," the source said.... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989587/posts#comment Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:47:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2980601/posts Concerns about complacency hang over elections as 10,132 polling stations poise to open nationwide; Likud Beytenu worried about dropping below 30 seats; Labor party leader says with high turnout "we can replace Netanyahu." An IDF soldier stands with a ballot box at a base on the Golan Heights, during the 2009 elections Photo: Reuters Israel’s fate for up to the next four years will be decided on Tuesday when 5,656,705 voters will be eligible to choose among 32 parties at 10,132 polling stations nationwide from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Politicians from across the political spectrum expressed optimism that, with... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2980601/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949753/posts U.S. President George W. Bush has declined to meet with former Prime Minister and current Likud Opposition Leader MK Binyamin Netanyahu during his upcoming visit to Israel, slated to begin on Wednesday, according to the Jerusalem Post. Sources in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s Kadima party quoted in the report offered this explanation: “At the White House, they think [Mr. Netanyahu] is a liar because of his behavior when he was prime minister.” Outraged Likud officials accused Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of sabotaging what would normally be a routine meeting between a visiting U.S. President and an Israeli Opposition Leader, a... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949753/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:11:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2977394/posts Moshe ”Bogie” Ya’alon is currently Israel’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Affairs. He’s a senior military and foreign affairs advisor to Netanyahu, and previously served as the Israeli Defense Force’s chief of staff. Some keen observers of the Israeli political scene believe that when this month’s elections are over and the dust of the political season has settled, Ya’alon will be the next Minister of Defense. While that is by no means clear, this week Ya’alon was interviewed by an Israeli news service on a range of important issues. Given Ya’alon’s already prominent role in the future of... Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2977394/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977116/posts Support for Naftali BennettÂ’s ascendant right-wing Jewish Home party comes largely at the expense of the Likud-Yisrael Beytenu list and its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and nowhere is this more pronounced than among the largely Orthodox settler population. Reportedly, the trend has prompted Likud to “play rough” and convey the message that if these Israelis fail to vote for Likud-Beytenu in January 22′s election, the consequences for the entire settler movement could be grave. The emphasis of the ruling partyÂ’s new approach is on the many settlers who enlisted as Likud members so they could participate in the... The Times of Israel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977116/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:34:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2976914/posts Tzipi Livni, who chairs the Hatnua party, slammed on Wednesday what she termed "the extremists" in her former party, the Likud. Livni, who visited a bar in Tel Aviv, warned that a coalition between these Likud extremists and the Jewish Home would be a threat to Israel. "Extremists are taking over our lives and if we do not stop them today - we'll end up in a situation that is dangerous for Israel," Livni said. "These extremists are now in the Likud in the form of (Moshe) Feiglin, (Tzipi) Hotovely, (Yariv) Levin and others - they are in the same... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2976914/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:57:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2974379/posts Jewish Home candidate Ayelet Shaked responded on Wednesday night to the Likud party's planned campaign targeting supposed "anti-women" candidates in her party. "The Jewish Home has three women in the first 12 spots on its list, while the Likud has one woman in these spots," she said. "We are the only party in Israel in which women were elected not because of spots reserved for women on the list, but because of their efforts and actions." ..."Thanks to this chauvinistic campaign by [Likud Beytenu adviser] Arthur Finkelstein, we'll also be able to get Gila Finkelstein, who is on the 18th... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2974379/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2974375/posts In its latest campaign against Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home), the Likud is planning to attack the candidates on its list which are considered to be more "extreme". Israeli mainstream media has been criticizing the Jewish Home for supposedly "hiding" some of its candidates and refusing to allow them to be interviewed, while giving other candidates who "sound better" on television much more airtime. Now, the Likud is planning to use this criticism and point out the "hidden" candidates to the public. These are mostly candidates from the Tekuma party's list, headed by Uri Ariel, which merged with the Jewish Home... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2974375/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jan 2013 23:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2971014/posts MK Zev Elkin of Likud talked to Arutz Sheva about refusing orders after Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party head Naftali Bennet raised the issue by saying that if he were ordered to expel Jews from their homes he would ask his commander to release him from duty. Elkin related that he, too, would request a release from duty – but that if one were not forthcoming, he would carry out the eviction order. His decision does not indicate a support for such orders, he said, and he plans to use his status as an MK from the ruling party to... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2971014/posts#comment Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:22:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2966161/posts A Panels Politics Institute poll...predicts the following elections results were they to take place today, before the resignation of Amir Peretz: Likud Beyteinu-39, Labor-19, Jewish Home-12, Shas-10, Yesh Atid-8, The Movement-6, UTJ-5, Meretz-5. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2966161/posts#comment Thu, 6 Dec 2012 13:34:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2965627/posts MK Aryeh Eldad warned Israelis on Monday that voting for Likud because of Moshe Feiglin's presence in the list would be a mistake. Feiglin will most likely be dismissed from the Knesset in the course of the Knesset's next term, he predicted. "Feiglin has to face a real moral dilemma," he explained. "If he betrays his real values and supports the Netanyahu government in ideological votes of no confidence, he will lose all the credit he has now." However, he added, if Feiglin supports a no confidence motion submitted by Eldad, his future in Likud will be short; "Once he... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2965627/posts#comment Tue, 4 Dec 2012 23:35:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2963078/posts Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced Monday that he is resigning from politics and will not contend in the upcoming Knesset election. He will complete his term as defense minister, he said. Barak stated that while he had difficulties making the decision, he was confident in his choice. “I want to study, to write to live and have a good time,” he said. … The minister denied making the decision based on grim polls results ahead of the Knesset election. He further joked that he is following the footsteps of Likud Minister Moshe Kahlon, who recently announced he is taking a... Yedioth Ahronoth News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2963078/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:15:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2962867/posts Candidates running in Sunday's Likud primary have gone out of their way to emphasize their right-wing sensibilities, but even the rightest of the right Likudniks were unable to stop their party from undertaking one of the most devastating blows to the philosophy of love of the Land of Israel – the disengagement from Gaza and Northern Samaria. While former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon – still in bed in a comatose state – broke away to form Kadima before the actual destruction of the communities in Gush Katif, he was a Likud Prime Minister, and many of the forming members of... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2962867/posts#comment Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:28:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2962843/posts The Likud primaries were back on track by early Sunday evening, and by 8:45 p.m., 40% of registered members – 49,322 in total – had voted. However, a serious malfunction in the computerized voting system earlier in the day made it necessary to extend the voting by two hours, to midnight – and there is possibility of a further extension. The Likud's Election Committee was to meet again at 10:00 p.m. and decide whether voting would continue for another day. Various news sources estimated that the committee would decide to continue the voting until Monday at 10:00 p.m. There have... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2962843/posts#comment Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:01:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2962693/posts Rain is forecast for many parts of Israel Sunday, and this has supporters of Binyamin Netanyahu worried. They believe that a downpour would favor Netanyahu's nemesis within Likud, Moshe Feiglin, in Sunday's Likud primaries, and endanger the political future of Likud "prince" Dan Meridor. Feiglin's supporters within Likud are considered to be a highly organized and dedicated group, in comparison with the average Likud member. Common political wisdom says that when a vote is held in unfavorable weather, it is the more dedicated and organized group that benefits. Netanyahu's people are concerned that Feiglin will attain a position on the... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2962693/posts#comment Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:24:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2950153/posts Binyamin Netanyahu and Avigdor Lieberman announced Thursday evening in a joint news conference that they would join forces in a unified party. Netanyahu explained that Israel would be better off with a strong coalition that leans on a strong party. "We ask the public for a clear mandate to carry out the social and economic changes that the nation of Israel expects, and justifiably so," he said. "There is a lot that needs to be done," Netanyahu added. "First and foremost – bring down the cost of living. This is the time to project strength in the face of our... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2950153/posts#comment Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:40:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2942304/posts JERUSALEM (AP) — A lawmaker from the Israeli prime minister's party is in the United States ahead of the presidential election and has said that President Barack Obama has "not been a friend of Israel." Danny Danon, chairman of Likud's international outreach branch, said in Chicago on Tuesday that Obama's policies have been "catastrophic." Danon said he will also travel to Florida and New York to... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2942304/posts#comment Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:56:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914174/posts Tzachi Hanegbi of Kadima, a former minister, announced several days ago that he plans to return to his first political home – Likud. In an event Thursday night, he started to gather disgruntled Kadima members in an attempt to bring as many party members as possible back to Likud with him. Hanegbi addressed those at the event and explained his disapproval for current Kadima head MK Shaul Mofaz, and his disagreement with Mofaz’s decision to leave the coalition. Mofaz’s hasty exit from the coalition just weeks after joining upset many of his own MKs. He made the decision to leave... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914174/posts#comment Fri, 3 Aug 2012 14:49:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2902214/posts Kadima party chairman Shaul Mofaz angrily rejected a planned meeting to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Tuesday after the Prime Minister dissolved a panel, led by Kadima, for a new draft law. Prime Minister Netanyahu disbanded the committee, headed by Kadima Knesset Member Yochanan Plesner, without Cabinet approval, a move that could be a political ploy to put Mofaz in a corner and force him to quit the national unity coalition that is only several weeks old. The committee was working on legislation to replace the “Tal Law,” which focuses on the enlistment of hareidi religious youth, with an... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2902214/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2012 08:11:31 GMT