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Abbas: We Have No Choice but 'Reexamine' Ties with Israel-PA chairman blasts Israel for withholding tax revenues, says the PA must reexamine ties with Israel.By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 10:26 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Friday said there was no other choice but to “reexamine” relations with Israel, Kol Yisrael radio reported.Speaking on the sidelines of an economic conference at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Abbas criticized Israel for suspending the transfer of the PA’s tax revenues, a move which Israel took in retaliation for the PA’s move to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).By suspending the tax revenues, charged Abbas, Israel “robbed” the PA of all its powers in Ramallah in such a way that the government cannot fulfill its responsibility towards the Palestinian people. Therefore, he said, it is inevitable that the economic and security ties with Israel be reexamined in order "to ensure that the Palestinian Authority can retake its role in ending the occupation."" Israel must choose: peace with the Palestinian people or the continued occupation of the land of Palestine," Abbas declared, according to Kol Yisrael."It is inconceivable that Israel will place itself above international law and will continue to bring down agreements signed, will act to change the identity of Jerusalem and continue the siege of the Gaza Strip,” he continued.Abbas’s comments come days after the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) central council decided to end security cooperation with Israel, a move Abbas had threatened several times to carry out over the past few months.Later on Friday, Abbas held talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan on the stalled Middle East peace process, officials said.The four leaders discussed creating an environment to "push forward the peace process to reach a comprehensive and just peace in the region," Sisi's office said in a statement quoted by AFP.During the meeting Sisi "emphasised that achieving peace and stability in the region will bring stability to all the countries in the region," the statement said.Kerry was able to force Israel and the PA into a six-month negotiation period in 2014, but the PA torpedoed those talks by requesting to join 15 international agencies in breach of the conditions of the negotiations.Last month the United States voiced fears that the Palestinian Authority may be teetering on the brink of collapse because of a lack of funding, as Israel withholds taxes and donor aid stalls.The PA has repeatedly asked for foreign donations, claiming it is on the verge of collapse due to a worsening financial crisis.While blaming Israel for the PA’s financial woes, its chairman Abbas continues to spend six percent of the PA’s annual budget to pay $4.5 million a month to jailed terrorists and another $6.5 million to their families.(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
Signs of Ceasefire Deal? Hamas Obligates to Maintain Truce-Days after leaked documents on five-year-ceasefire deal, Hamas official talks truces, slams PA for 'stealing' Gaza aid money.By Dalit Halevy, Ari Yashar-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 2:24 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Senior Hamas politburo official Khalil al-Hayya said in a conference in Gaza's Khan Younis on Friday that Hamas and the other local terrorist organizations are obligated to keeping the ceasefire reached at the end of Operation Protective Edge last summer."We aren't lovers of war, and if the occupation will stick to the truce deal, we will obligate to it (the deal - ed.)," said al-Hayya.The statement comes after documents were leaked on Monday, revealing talks between Hamas and Israel for a five-year ceasefire.Reports of those talks were strengthened by the Palestinian Authority (PA) revealing two days later that Israel decided to allow Portland cement into Gaza, reversing its ban on the dual-use materials despite evidence that Hamas is using such materials to rebuild its terror tunnel infrastructure. The leaked documents indicated Hamas was demanding an ease of imports as part of the ceasefire extension.Al-Hayya also attacked the PA, Hamas's "unity partners," accusing them of destroying the Gaza reconstruction project out of a desire to receive half of the international aid meant to rebuild Gaza for its own budget.The Hamas leader claimed that the world understands that the PA is responsible for the delay in rebuilding Gaza, and expressed hope that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain would held push the reconstruction ahead.Al-Hayyat also targeted PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, slamming him for sticking to agreements with Israel - even amid the PA's open breaches of the Oslo Accords - despite that Israel isn't agreeing to establish a Palestinian state.According to the Hamas official, Abbas isn't interested in true partnership with Hamas and solving disagreements between the groups, including the wage dispute over the payment of Hamas employees, saying Abbas is going along with the tides of the Arab world and hoping Islamist organizations will weaken, and likewise is waiting to see the results of Israeli elections.
Israel's Herzog: Labour's diplomatic answer to bombastic Bibi-AFP-By Hazel Ward-MAR 13,15-YAHOONEWS
Jerusalem (AFP) - If voters are looking for the polar opposite of Israel's current prime minister in Tuesday's election, main contender Isaac Herzog certainly fits the bill.Modest, diplomatic and with a strong political pedigree, centre-left Zionist Union chief Herzog could hardly be more different from the bombastic "Bibi" -- Benjamin Netanyahu.Some have even accused Herzog of lacking charisma, but the 54-year-old lawyer says that after three consecutive terms of Netanyahu, the time has come for a change."When I ran for the leadership of the Labour party, they said: He has no charisma, no chance... and when I said a year ago that I would be the alternative to Netanyahu's government, they laughed at me," Herzog recently told the left-wing Haaretz newspaper."Just as I surprised everyone in the past, I am going to surprise everyone this time too.
"This moment is my moment."
The only realistic challenger to rightwinger Netanyahu, Herzog -- whose Labour party has joined forces with the centrist HaTnuah to form the Zionist Union -- will on Tuesday face the ultimate test as Israelis head to the polls to choose a new leader.After six years of Netanyahu, Israelis are yearning for something new, with months of electioneering reduced to one pithy if unofficial slogan: "Anyone but Bibi."Recent polls have shown the Zionist Union pulling ahead of Netanyahu's Likud and likely to win a handful more seats.Still, Herzog is making an ambitious bid for the leader of a party that has not fielded a winning candidate since 1999 and whose historic prominence as Israel's main political force in the first three decades after independence has faded to a distant memory.And even if he does win, it could be a Pyrrhic victory, with experts agreeing that unlike Netanyahu, Herzog will struggle to piece together a government coalition.
- A political pedigree -
A lawyer by profession, Herzog was first elected to the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, in 2003 and spent a decade working in series of cabinet portfolios until taking over the leadership of crisis-hit Labour in November 2013.Becoming premier would be a fitting career path for the Tel Aviv-born politician, a scion of one of Israel's most prestigious families -- sometimes referred to as Israel's version of the Kennedys.His Irish-born father, Chaim Herzog, served as head of military intelligence then went on to become Israel's ambassador to the United Nations and finally the nation's sixth president, from 1983 to 1993.His uncle Abba Eban is a famed Israeli diplomat and statesman who served as envoy to Washington and the UN before becoming Israel's foreign minister during a period which included the 1967 Six Day War.Herzog's grandfather and namesake -- Rabbi Yitzhak (Isaac) HaLevi Herzog -- was Israel's first Ashkenazi chief rabbi.Herzog spent several years at school in New York during his father's posting overseas, before returning to Israel, serving as an officer in army intelligence and eventually reading law at Tel Aviv University.Before entering the Knesset, he served as government secretary under Labour premier Ehud Barak, then from 2005 held portfolios including housing, tourism and welfare.Under Labour predecessor Shelly Yachimovich, the party focus turned to social issues at the expense of its historic involvement in the Middle East peace process.But in the 15 months since taking the helm, Herzog has tried to steer it back towards peace, holding talks in Ramallah with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas just 10 days after he was elected.Herzog has pledged to revive peace talks with the Palestinians, which collapsed almost a year ago, telling Haaretz he was even prepared to "remove" Israeli settlements if necessary.He has also vowed to implement comprehensive social and economic reforms and work to rehabilitate Israel's relationship with US President Barack Obama, which has frayed under Netanyahu.Married with three children, Herzog still lives in the house where he grew up in Tel Aviv and answers to the nickname "Bougie" -- reportedly given him by his Egyptian-born mother who mixed the French word for doll "poupee" with its Hebrew equivalent "buba".
Obama Administration Expects UN to Approve Deal with Iran-State Department says UN would probably endorse final deal with Iran, denies talks on removing sanctions are taking place.By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 11:58 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
The Obama administration expects that as a matter of course, the UN Security Council would endorse any final nuclear agreement reached between world powers and Iran, the State Department said Friday, according to The Associated Press (AP).Spokeswoman Jen Psaki also denied reports from Thursday that there are talks already in place to remove the sanctions on Iran, after Western officials said world powers have quietly begun talks on a UN Security Council resolution to lift sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck.Psaki said that if a comprehensive accord is struck by a June 30 deadline, it would be forwarded to the Security Council for its approval. All five permanent members of the council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — along with Germany are currently racing to complete the outlines of a deal with Iran by the end of this month. They have set the end of June as the deadline for a full agreement."We would anticipate that, if we're able to reach a joint comprehensive Plan of Action between the P5+1 and Iran, an endorsement vote would be held by the UN Security Council," she said, according to AP, adding that such a step should not be "a surprise" because of who is negotiating the agreement.A Security Council vote on a resolution to endorse a possible deal would be separate from a vote to ease or remove United Nations sanctions on Iran, which would come only after Iran is found to be complying the with the agreement, Psaki stressed.A vote to remove UN sanctions would not affect U.S. sanctions, she added.The administration has been criticized by members of Congress for pursuing an executive agreement with Iran that would not require their advice and consent as a formal treaty would.Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress this week that an Iran nuclear deal would not be legally binding, meaning future presidents could decide not to implement it, after a group of Republican senators sent a letter to Iran warning it that any agreement signed with President Barack Obama would be void after he leaves office.On Thursday, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned Obama not to try an end-run around Congress by getting the United Nations to implement a nuclear deal with Iran.Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said letting the UN consider such an agreement, while at the same time threatening to veto legislation that would allow Congress to vote on it, is a "direct affront" to the American people and would undermine the role of Congress.(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
Zionist Union Maintains Advantage in Final Polls-Final pre-election polls show that the “Zionist Union” is maintaining a four-seat lead over the Likud.By Arutz Sheva North America-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 9:50 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Final pre-election polls released on Friday evening show that the “Zionist Union”, headed by Yitzhak Herzog and Tzipi Livni, is maintaining a four-seat lead over the Likud headed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.According to election laws in Israel polls cannot be released in the final three days before election day, which is on Tuesday.A Channel 10 News poll gives the “Zionist Union” 24 seats, while the Likud has 20 seats.The Joint Arab List is expected to be the third largest with 13 seats and is followed by the Jewish Home and Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party, each of which has 12 seats. Kulanu headed by Moshe Kahlon has 10 seats, while the haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism each have seven.Yisrael Beytenu, Yachad headed by Eli Yishai and Meretz round out the list with five seats each, according to the Channel 10 poll.A second poll conducted by Channel 2 News gave the “Zionist Union” a four-seat advantage as well, giving it 26 seats over the Likud’s 22.The Joint Arab List receives 13 seats in the poll, Yesh Atid has 12, the Jewish Home receives 11, Kulanu - 8, Shas - 7, and United Torah Judaism receives 6 seats.Meretz, Yisrael Beytenu and Yachad round out the list in this poll as well with 5 seats each.The two television polls are the latest of six polls released in Israel on Friday, as most media outlets take advantage of the last day in which they are allowed to publish polls.An earlier survey by Kol Yisrael radio gave the "Zionist Union" 25 seats, versus 21 for the Likud.Many have noted that there is a high level of unreliability in the polls, with calls heard for the polling process to be supervised.(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
Abbas: We Have No Choice but 'Reexamine' Ties with Israel-PA chairman blasts Israel for withholding tax revenues, says the PA must reexamine ties with Israel.By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 10:26 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Friday said there was no other choice but to “reexamine” relations with Israel, Kol Yisrael radio reported.Speaking on the sidelines of an economic conference at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Abbas criticized Israel for suspending the transfer of the PA’s tax revenues, a move which Israel took in retaliation for the PA’s move to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).By suspending the tax revenues, charged Abbas, Israel “robbed” the PA of all its powers in Ramallah in such a way that the government cannot fulfill its responsibility towards the Palestinian people. Therefore, he said, it is inevitable that the economic and security ties with Israel be reexamined in order "to ensure that the Palestinian Authority can retake its role in ending the occupation."" Israel must choose: peace with the Palestinian people or the continued occupation of the land of Palestine," Abbas declared, according to Kol Yisrael."It is inconceivable that Israel will place itself above international law and will continue to bring down agreements signed, will act to change the identity of Jerusalem and continue the siege of the Gaza Strip,” he continued.Abbas’s comments come days after the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) central council decided to end security cooperation with Israel, a move Abbas had threatened several times to carry out over the past few months.Later on Friday, Abbas held talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan on the stalled Middle East peace process, officials said.The four leaders discussed creating an environment to "push forward the peace process to reach a comprehensive and just peace in the region," Sisi's office said in a statement quoted by AFP.During the meeting Sisi "emphasised that achieving peace and stability in the region will bring stability to all the countries in the region," the statement said.Kerry was able to force Israel and the PA into a six-month negotiation period in 2014, but the PA torpedoed those talks by requesting to join 15 international agencies in breach of the conditions of the negotiations.Last month the United States voiced fears that the Palestinian Authority may be teetering on the brink of collapse because of a lack of funding, as Israel withholds taxes and donor aid stalls.The PA has repeatedly asked for foreign donations, claiming it is on the verge of collapse due to a worsening financial crisis.While blaming Israel for the PA’s financial woes, its chairman Abbas continues to spend six percent of the PA’s annual budget to pay $4.5 million a month to jailed terrorists and another $6.5 million to their families.(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
Signs of Ceasefire Deal? Hamas Obligates to Maintain Truce-Days after leaked documents on five-year-ceasefire deal, Hamas official talks truces, slams PA for 'stealing' Gaza aid money.By Dalit Halevy, Ari Yashar-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 2:24 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Senior Hamas politburo official Khalil al-Hayya said in a conference in Gaza's Khan Younis on Friday that Hamas and the other local terrorist organizations are obligated to keeping the ceasefire reached at the end of Operation Protective Edge last summer."We aren't lovers of war, and if the occupation will stick to the truce deal, we will obligate to it (the deal - ed.)," said al-Hayya.The statement comes after documents were leaked on Monday, revealing talks between Hamas and Israel for a five-year ceasefire.Reports of those talks were strengthened by the Palestinian Authority (PA) revealing two days later that Israel decided to allow Portland cement into Gaza, reversing its ban on the dual-use materials despite evidence that Hamas is using such materials to rebuild its terror tunnel infrastructure. The leaked documents indicated Hamas was demanding an ease of imports as part of the ceasefire extension.Al-Hayya also attacked the PA, Hamas's "unity partners," accusing them of destroying the Gaza reconstruction project out of a desire to receive half of the international aid meant to rebuild Gaza for its own budget.The Hamas leader claimed that the world understands that the PA is responsible for the delay in rebuilding Gaza, and expressed hope that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain would held push the reconstruction ahead.Al-Hayyat also targeted PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, slamming him for sticking to agreements with Israel - even amid the PA's open breaches of the Oslo Accords - despite that Israel isn't agreeing to establish a Palestinian state.According to the Hamas official, Abbas isn't interested in true partnership with Hamas and solving disagreements between the groups, including the wage dispute over the payment of Hamas employees, saying Abbas is going along with the tides of the Arab world and hoping Islamist organizations will weaken, and likewise is waiting to see the results of Israeli elections.
Israel's Herzog: Labour's diplomatic answer to bombastic Bibi-AFP-By Hazel Ward-MAR 13,15-YAHOONEWS
Jerusalem (AFP) - If voters are looking for the polar opposite of Israel's current prime minister in Tuesday's election, main contender Isaac Herzog certainly fits the bill.Modest, diplomatic and with a strong political pedigree, centre-left Zionist Union chief Herzog could hardly be more different from the bombastic "Bibi" -- Benjamin Netanyahu.Some have even accused Herzog of lacking charisma, but the 54-year-old lawyer says that after three consecutive terms of Netanyahu, the time has come for a change."When I ran for the leadership of the Labour party, they said: He has no charisma, no chance... and when I said a year ago that I would be the alternative to Netanyahu's government, they laughed at me," Herzog recently told the left-wing Haaretz newspaper."Just as I surprised everyone in the past, I am going to surprise everyone this time too.
"This moment is my moment."
The only realistic challenger to rightwinger Netanyahu, Herzog -- whose Labour party has joined forces with the centrist HaTnuah to form the Zionist Union -- will on Tuesday face the ultimate test as Israelis head to the polls to choose a new leader.After six years of Netanyahu, Israelis are yearning for something new, with months of electioneering reduced to one pithy if unofficial slogan: "Anyone but Bibi."Recent polls have shown the Zionist Union pulling ahead of Netanyahu's Likud and likely to win a handful more seats.Still, Herzog is making an ambitious bid for the leader of a party that has not fielded a winning candidate since 1999 and whose historic prominence as Israel's main political force in the first three decades after independence has faded to a distant memory.And even if he does win, it could be a Pyrrhic victory, with experts agreeing that unlike Netanyahu, Herzog will struggle to piece together a government coalition.
- A political pedigree -
A lawyer by profession, Herzog was first elected to the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, in 2003 and spent a decade working in series of cabinet portfolios until taking over the leadership of crisis-hit Labour in November 2013.Becoming premier would be a fitting career path for the Tel Aviv-born politician, a scion of one of Israel's most prestigious families -- sometimes referred to as Israel's version of the Kennedys.His Irish-born father, Chaim Herzog, served as head of military intelligence then went on to become Israel's ambassador to the United Nations and finally the nation's sixth president, from 1983 to 1993.His uncle Abba Eban is a famed Israeli diplomat and statesman who served as envoy to Washington and the UN before becoming Israel's foreign minister during a period which included the 1967 Six Day War.Herzog's grandfather and namesake -- Rabbi Yitzhak (Isaac) HaLevi Herzog -- was Israel's first Ashkenazi chief rabbi.Herzog spent several years at school in New York during his father's posting overseas, before returning to Israel, serving as an officer in army intelligence and eventually reading law at Tel Aviv University.Before entering the Knesset, he served as government secretary under Labour premier Ehud Barak, then from 2005 held portfolios including housing, tourism and welfare.Under Labour predecessor Shelly Yachimovich, the party focus turned to social issues at the expense of its historic involvement in the Middle East peace process.But in the 15 months since taking the helm, Herzog has tried to steer it back towards peace, holding talks in Ramallah with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas just 10 days after he was elected.Herzog has pledged to revive peace talks with the Palestinians, which collapsed almost a year ago, telling Haaretz he was even prepared to "remove" Israeli settlements if necessary.He has also vowed to implement comprehensive social and economic reforms and work to rehabilitate Israel's relationship with US President Barack Obama, which has frayed under Netanyahu.Married with three children, Herzog still lives in the house where he grew up in Tel Aviv and answers to the nickname "Bougie" -- reportedly given him by his Egyptian-born mother who mixed the French word for doll "poupee" with its Hebrew equivalent "buba".
Obama Administration Expects UN to Approve Deal with Iran-State Department says UN would probably endorse final deal with Iran, denies talks on removing sanctions are taking place.By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 11:58 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
The Obama administration expects that as a matter of course, the UN Security Council would endorse any final nuclear agreement reached between world powers and Iran, the State Department said Friday, according to The Associated Press (AP).Spokeswoman Jen Psaki also denied reports from Thursday that there are talks already in place to remove the sanctions on Iran, after Western officials said world powers have quietly begun talks on a UN Security Council resolution to lift sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck.Psaki said that if a comprehensive accord is struck by a June 30 deadline, it would be forwarded to the Security Council for its approval. All five permanent members of the council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — along with Germany are currently racing to complete the outlines of a deal with Iran by the end of this month. They have set the end of June as the deadline for a full agreement."We would anticipate that, if we're able to reach a joint comprehensive Plan of Action between the P5+1 and Iran, an endorsement vote would be held by the UN Security Council," she said, according to AP, adding that such a step should not be "a surprise" because of who is negotiating the agreement.A Security Council vote on a resolution to endorse a possible deal would be separate from a vote to ease or remove United Nations sanctions on Iran, which would come only after Iran is found to be complying the with the agreement, Psaki stressed.A vote to remove UN sanctions would not affect U.S. sanctions, she added.The administration has been criticized by members of Congress for pursuing an executive agreement with Iran that would not require their advice and consent as a formal treaty would.Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress this week that an Iran nuclear deal would not be legally binding, meaning future presidents could decide not to implement it, after a group of Republican senators sent a letter to Iran warning it that any agreement signed with President Barack Obama would be void after he leaves office.On Thursday, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned Obama not to try an end-run around Congress by getting the United Nations to implement a nuclear deal with Iran.Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said letting the UN consider such an agreement, while at the same time threatening to veto legislation that would allow Congress to vote on it, is a "direct affront" to the American people and would undermine the role of Congress.(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
Zionist Union Maintains Advantage in Final Polls-Final pre-election polls show that the “Zionist Union” is maintaining a four-seat lead over the Likud.By Arutz Sheva North America-First Publish: 3/13/2015, 9:50 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Final pre-election polls released on Friday evening show that the “Zionist Union”, headed by Yitzhak Herzog and Tzipi Livni, is maintaining a four-seat lead over the Likud headed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.According to election laws in Israel polls cannot be released in the final three days before election day, which is on Tuesday.A Channel 10 News poll gives the “Zionist Union” 24 seats, while the Likud has 20 seats.The Joint Arab List is expected to be the third largest with 13 seats and is followed by the Jewish Home and Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party, each of which has 12 seats. Kulanu headed by Moshe Kahlon has 10 seats, while the haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism each have seven.Yisrael Beytenu, Yachad headed by Eli Yishai and Meretz round out the list with five seats each, according to the Channel 10 poll.A second poll conducted by Channel 2 News gave the “Zionist Union” a four-seat advantage as well, giving it 26 seats over the Likud’s 22.The Joint Arab List receives 13 seats in the poll, Yesh Atid has 12, the Jewish Home receives 11, Kulanu - 8, Shas - 7, and United Torah Judaism receives 6 seats.Meretz, Yisrael Beytenu and Yachad round out the list in this poll as well with 5 seats each.The two television polls are the latest of six polls released in Israel on Friday, as most media outlets take advantage of the last day in which they are allowed to publish polls.An earlier survey by Kol Yisrael radio gave the "Zionist Union" 25 seats, versus 21 for the Likud.Many have noted that there is a high level of unreliability in the polls, with calls heard for the polling process to be supervised.(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
