Few U.S. Senate races have captured the public’s attention like the battle in Michigan between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. It pits a 63-year-old former FBI agent and former congressman who has strong backing from President Trump against a charismatic doctor and political newcomer who, if elected, would become the first Muslim U.S….
17m ago Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war, Reuters reports Qatari mediators on Sunday handed Iran a new draft deal to end the war, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an official briefed on the negotiations. Tehran is considering the proposal and set to respond by the end of the…
Israelis voted in one of the most important elections on Tuesday, with the potential to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and help shape the future of the war with Iran, the Gaza Strip and America’s relationship with the Middle East. Matt Gutman reports from Tel Aviv. Source link
Exit polls from Israel’s major television networks project that a majority of Israelis voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in Tuesday’s election, but his Likud party still emerged as the largest party among all the contenders. Neither bloc, Netanyahu or the opposition, has a clear majority. While Netanyahu appears to have won fewer votes…
With a consequential election in Israel Tuesday, tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in just to cast their ballots. Ronnie Teram Gil-Ad left Israel for the U.S. with her family a year ago. She shelled out about $3,000 to come back to vote. “It is my country. The fact that I’m living…
Israeli police arrested a man with a knife at an event for left-wing leader Yair Golan after what his party described as a “suspected stabbing attempt” Thursday, as Israelis went to the polls in a crucial election. As Golan mobilized voters Tuesday in Tel Aviv, “an unidentified man wearing a jacket approached him in a…
Tel Aviv — After three years with their country at war on multiple fronts, Israelis will go to the polls Tuesday in a hotly contested election that will shape their next government. Polls show it is an incredibly tight race, and as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights to hold onto his job, there’s no guarantee of…
Tens of thousands marched in Tel Aviv last night demanding Benjamin Netanyahu’s government answer for the failures that led to the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks. “We cannot be a dictatorship!” said one woman. “And we cannot have these criminals running our country.” Tuesday will be the first parliamentary elections since the attacks. Thirty-nine parties…
The Israeli military continued a massive operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, placing major restrictions on movement ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections. The operation, which comes in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday, has displaced hundreds of Palestinians over the last…
Tel Aviv — At least 40 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men were arrested upon arriving Tuesday morning at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on suspicion of attempting to evade the country’s military draft, the Israel Defense Forces said. “The aforementioned individuals, who passed through the border crossing at Ben Gurion Airport, are subject to mandatory military service and will…
