Nine Israeli parties clash in English-language online election debate
An English-language online debate featured representatives from nine Israeli parties discussing their platforms ahead of the upcoming election.
Hosted by Dov Lipman and Ruthie Blum, the debate was streamed online and organized with one outlet and Telfed. Participants included candidates from Likud, Yashar, B’Yachad, Religious Zionist, Reservist-Economic Party, Yisrael Beiteinu, Democrats, Otzma Yehudit and Amcha Yisrael. Each speaker outlined their party’s vision for Israel and responded to questions from viewers.
Why it matters
It gives English-speaking Israelis a chance to compare party platforms before a pivotal national election.
How this story developed
- Sep 22 Green Party leader clashes with pro-Palestinian motion calling for Israel's dissolution
- Oct 2 Polanski publicly declared an anti‑Zionist stance at a hustings event.
- Oct 4 The conference established a locked safe room for Jewish participants amid the Zionism debate.
- Oct 4 The motion passed with 1,022 votes for and 813 against, adopting language that labels Zionism as racism and endorses a single democratic Palestinian state throughout historic Palestine.
- Oct 5 Israel’s foreign ministry announced a ban on Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering Israel.
- Oct 7 The European Green Party publicly rejected the UK Greens' resolution.
- Oct 9 The Greens lost the Holborn and St Pancras by‑election following the adoption of the Zionism motion.
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