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Captain Yisrael Meir Elitzur, who was critically wounded 5 days ago in a bulldozer attack by Palestinian terrorists, awakened from his drug induced coma today and communicated with his family.
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The News on the Israeli Street
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
Palestinian terrorists fired a mortar into Zone 237 on the Gaza border near the Kerem Shalom crossing.
A Palestinian terrorist was killed when he attempted to run a police roadblock near Mashtuba in the Jordan Valley.
Palestinian terrorists were repulsed at Rahelim in Samaria after the security officer fired “light bombs” into the air.
Palestinian terrorists attacked Israelis with “rocks” and Molotovs at Anatot, Kdem, Hirbet al-Mizbah, Tekoa, the Hati Junction, Al-Khader, Al-Aruv, Hizma Binyamin, Beit Ummar, Al-Aruv, Hevron, Karmei Tzur, on the road between Hevron and Beit Ummar, Mount Hevron, and the Haggai Junction among other places.
TODAY’S BLOG:
An Election Primer for April 9th
It is now 30 days until the Israeli election.
It was projected this morning that in order to pass the 3.25% threshold for having representation in the new Knesset following the April 9th election, a political party will need to receive 150,000 votes (compared to 137,000 votes in the 2015 election).
What does this mean?
It means that it will be even more difficult for the smaller parties to pass the threshold because voters will not want to take a risk on “wasting” a vote on a small party that is teetering on the threshold.
As we have already pointed out in a previous blog, there will be 45 political parties on the ballot on April 9th (remember that in Israel, a voter votes for a party, not for an individual).
Yes, 45.
A cursory look at the smaller parties below would seem to work against a left-wing post-election coalition simply because there are so many smaller parties on the left which will bleed votes away from a possible Blue and White Coalition.
But today, let’s just take a look at all the parties on the ballot.
(Note that the first 15 are given the best chance of passing the threshold; also note that a ? means that the party has not published a platform)
1. Zehut (Identity): the right-wing Zionist Libertarian party founded by Moshe Feiglin
2. Yisrael Beiteinu: the right-wing nationalist party founded by Avigdor Lieberman
3. Yachad (Together): a collection of ultra-orthodox groups founded by Eli Yishai
4. United List (Balad): a far-left wing Israeli-Arab party founded by Jamal Zahalka
5. Union of Right Wing Parties: a combo of Jewish Home, National Union, and Otzma
6. Shas: the ultra orthodox Sephardic Party
7. United Torah Judaism: the ultra orthodox Askenazi Party
8. The New Right: the new party formed by Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked
9. Meretz: the ultra left-wing party
10. Blue and White: the new leftist party formed by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid
11. Gesher: a new center-left party focused on economics formed by Orly Levy
12. Likud: the right-wing party of PM Netanyahu
13. Hadash-Taal: the left-wing Israeli-Arab party led by Ahmed Tibi
14. Kulanu: the center party led by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon
15. Labor: the left-wing party led by Avi Gabbay
16. Ahrayut LaMeyasdim (Take responsibility people who built the country)
17. Ani VeAta: left-wing party focused on social issues
18. Arab List: leftist
19. Betah (Social Security): leftist
20. Brit Olam: left-wing Jewish-Arab party
21. Daam Workers Party: the leftist socialist Jewish-Arab party
22. Education: leftist
23. Hatikvah LaShinui (Hope to Change): leftist
24. Ihud Bnei HaBrit: leftist party representing Arabic-speaking Christians
25. Justice for All: leftist
26. Kavod HaAdam (Dignity of Man): leftist social party
27. Ketz (The End?)
28. LeMa’an Ezrahim Sug Bet: Party for minority citizens
29. Kol Yisrael Ahim and Peula LeYisrael: Party for Ethiopian-Israelis
30. Magen (Shield of Israel)
31. Manhigut Hevratit: leftist party focused on economic struggles of people
32. Mehathala (From the Beginning?)
33. Na Nach: Ultra-orthodox party of a subset of the Breslev movement
34. New Zionist Party
35. Ofek Hadash BeKavod (Looking Forward with Honor): leftist
36. Senior Citizen’s Party
37. Pashut Ahava (Simply Love): A Jewish Feminist party
38. Pirate Party: Affiliated with the international “pirate” movement
39. Pitaron LeAza (A Solution to Gaza)
40. Reform Party
41. Shavim (Equality)
42. Social Justice
43. Tzomet (Junction): right-wing secular party
44. Yashar (Direct): encourages direct representation and distrust of politicians
45. Zekhuyotenu BeKulanu: party for strengthening security services
We will leave it there for today, except to say that oddly enough, the party that has made the biggest advertising splash in recent days is Yashar (number 44). You can see for yourself how it has attracted attention by graphically illustrating how politicians don’t care about Israeli citizens:
400 of these billboards have gone up all over Israel–showing that politicians on the left and right don’t care about Israelis.
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