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Netanyahu against Vinter at the Likud faction meeting - “We’ve already seen parties that declare they are right-wing and go left”
Translated from HebrewRabbi Yitzhak Yosef in service of the political campaign (after the reconciliation with Deri) - "If it happens that the left and Eisenkot rise, woe betide us !! When he was chief of staff, I approached him about a male and female soldier in the same tank, he did not even answer me, he is the one who secularized the army, can he be trusted?" Photo: Daniel Peretz
Translated from HebrewThe change bloc is checking off surplus-vote agreements at an early stage after last time it almost completely gave up on them in a completely foolish move. This time, after Liberman and Bennett signed, Eisenkot decided to be “the responsible adult” and sign with Golan, to ensure that no vote would be wasted.
Translated from HebrewLikud's trick to obtain the party funding of New Hope, which merged into Likud: after Gideon Sa'ar did not want to register under New Hope so that he could run for Likud leadership the day after Netanyahu, and Bardugo also refused - Talik Guayli registered as New Hope's representative to enable receipt of the party's funding - including 100,000 shekels a month for Saar to rebuild himself within Likud
Translated from HebrewIt appears: Yaakov Bardugo will join the Likud list in New Hope's slot.
Translated from HebrewGoldknopf announces Agudat Yisrael's demands for the coalition negotiations: “Every yeshiva student, whoever he may be, is exempt from military service without any sanctions.” According to him, the party will not approve laws or accept positions until it gets what it wants.
Translated from HebrewAs we reported several weeks ago - the chief of staff of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Hanamel Dorfman, will be placed on the Otzma Yehudit list for the Knesset and positioned at number 7.
Translated from HebrewFinal — there will be no union between Eisenkot and Bennett. They arrived separately to submit the lists. Representatives of B'yachad will enter first, and then Yashar's people.
Translated from Hebrew12 lists have already registered to receive ballot letters, including Yashar, The Zionist Home, and Winter's party. The available letters are: ב, ד, ז, י, נ, צ, ק, ר, ך, ף, ץ.
Translated from HebrewThe Election Committee voted against the decision to ban the use of Elector, a tool that enables real-time reporting to parties from polling stations about who has already voted — 19 against, 11 in favor and 3 abstentions. Note: The Election Committee is a political body, and another hearing will take place at the High Court on Wednesday to examine its decision legally.
Translated from HebrewA boost for Eisenkot: Adi Altshuler, an Israel Prize laureate and recipient of the President’s Medal, an educator and founder of inclusive schools and kindergartens, founder of the Krembo Wings youth movement and the Zikaron BaSalon social initiative, is joining the list. Altshuler will be a candidate for the position of education minister.
Translated from HebrewIt appears that Tropper will be placed in fifth place or higher on Eisenkot’s list and will come with Shira Shapira and Elisaf Peretz, who will be integrated later in the list.
Translated from HebrewThe parties have started lining up outside the Knesset ahead of the closing of the lists and the determination of the letters. The first to arrive were Trooper and Hendel’s Zionist Home.
Translated from HebrewLapid publishes Yesh Atid’s list for the next Knesset. Merav Ben Ari was moved above everyone else and will be placed in second position. At most 6 seats are currently considered realistic, a spectacular collapse for a party that had 24 seats in the outgoing Knesset.
Translated from HebrewNot only did Netanyahu not bother to establish any commission of inquiry into the massacre that happened on his watch, he exploits the fact that there is no agreed-upon database in order to spread false and conspiratorial theories. There is one lesson he certainly has not learned - how dangerous it is to tear us apart from within.
Translated from HebrewAfter all the departures and changes, this is what the Yesh Atid list is expected to look like. It is unclear how many places will ultimately be realistic and what the order of the placements will be. The final list will be published at a Beyachad event on Sunday.
Translated from HebrewPrime Minister Netanyahu is publishing his schedule for the morning of October 7 for the first time. Two important points- 1. Netanyahu omits the fact that his military secretary was updated at 6:13 in the morning about the information that existed. In doing so, Netanyahu continues to fuel his conspiratorial cover-up theory. 2. Netanyahu confirms for the first time that he held his first meeting with the heads of the security establishment only at 9:55 in the morning!
Translated from Hebrew4 days until the lists close - a Bennett-Eisenkot alliance is still possible, but people around Eisenkot are very opposed to it after seeing the enormous electoral damage that Bennett's alliance with Lapid caused Bennett
Translated from HebrewThe chair of the Confrontation Line Forum, Moshe Davidovich, is in advanced talks with Eisenkot. He received an offer to join the list, but other positions are also on the table. The two have been in contact for a long time, including quite a few tours, conferences, and visits in the north.
Translated from HebrewThe placements in Yesh Atid - after pushing out the party veterans, Lapid is considering placing a new female candidate in the second ten, the faction manager - Neta Attias.
Translated from HebrewFeiglin at the launch conference of Koach HaTaarvut - we have been in power for thirty years, it is not only the attorney general and the High Court, thirty years after Oslo you cannot only blame the left. We too bear at least half the responsibility» on Eisenkot - «When you are progressive like Eisenkot, you do not know who the enemy is»
Translated from HebrewA rare event in our parts - Minister Orit Strook praises Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon for the cooperation and assistance on matters related to national-civic service. The remarks were made at the farewell event for National Service Director-General Reuven Pinsky
Translated from HebrewThis evening Netanyahu is releasing a video in response to this publication and claims that there was no betrayal but a failure. It no longer matters. The conspiracies have already been disseminated and will take wing.
Translated from HebrewThis evening we reported, citing a source in Likud, that Sara Netanyahu's statement is not accidental. There is a decision to spread conspiracy theories during the time remaining until the elections in order to distance Netanyahu from the massacre at any cost. This evening Netanyahu claimed on Instagram that IDF officers intentionally did not inform him (!) because they knew he would prevent the massacre. As is known, the information did in fact get through, but it arrived close to the massacre
Translated from HebrewContacts between Gotliv and Ben-Gvir — Ben-Gvir will be happy to bring Gotliv into his ranks, but only after she leaves Likud or is removed. The assessment is that the move is nearing completion and benefits the entire bloc — Netanyahu will try to present his list as more moderate and sane in order to appeal to the center; Ben-Gvir is already appealing to an audience that likes Gotliv and will give her a prominent place.
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