Members of the Israeli political parties Jewish Home and National Union will meet next Monday to discuss a possible merger and the “recovery of the religious-Zionist vote”, Arutz 7 reports.
Leaders of both parties made separate announcements to this effect today. Speaking at the Convention of Heads of Religious-Zionist Institutions, Rabbi Professor Daniel Herskovitz called outright for unity between the parties: “There has not been once in the history of the nationalist camp in Israel …

The Israel Police recommended Sunday that the state indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, saying that evidence exists to back up suspicions that he had taken bribes, fraudulently received goods, violated his public office, obstructed justice, harassed witnesses, and laundered millions of shekels using a host of shell companies and bank accounts, the Jerusalem Post reports.
The recommendation, which carries a surprisingly large number of charges, came after a special unit of the National Fraud Unit and …

According to a recent poll, if Israel held general election today, the Right would gain even further seats from 65 to 71, Arutz 7 reports.
These are the results that were received, current Knesset seats are in brackets:
29 [27] Likud
23 [28] Kadima
16 [15] Yisrael Beiteinu
12 [11] Shas
10 [13] Labour
06 [05] UTJ
05 [03] Meretz
11 [11] Arab parties
04 [04] Nat’l Union
04 [03] Jewish Home]
While the mainstream media has been almost unanimous in declaring Netanyahu a failure, most of …

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to meet with him as soon as possible in order to renew peace talks, the Jerusalem Post reports.
“Let’s make peace – both diplomatic peace and economic peace,” Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting in Beersheba that was held there as an act of solidarity with the Negev capital. “There is no reason why we can’t meet, the Palestinian Authority …

Israel has agreed to reduce its military presence in four PA-controlled towns, including Ramallah and Bethlehem, raising concern that terrorists will fill the security vacuum, Arutz Sheva reports.
In yet another gesture towards the Palestinian Authority, senior IDF officials have informed their PA counterparts that they would “reduce to a minimum” the army’s presence in four towns: Qalkilya, Ramallah, Jericho and Bethlehem. PA forces are expected to assume greater responsibility for security issues in these towns …

Dutch Member of Parliament, freedom fighter and a friend of Israel, Geert Wilders said in an interview to Ha’aretz that he is concerned about Israel’s situation because of the positions of US President Barack Obama.
Wilders told the newspaper that Obama’s speech in Cairo shocked him.
“Until now Israel could rely on the U.S. for support even when the Europeans failed to offer it. Now Israel will have a tougher time,” he said.

Geert Wilders. Image via Wikipedia

Wilders …

Yesterday’s Likud primary gave the party that is going to win Israeli general election on 10th of February, a strong list of candidates that hopefully will “bring back hope, security and pride to Israel”, as Likud chairman Benyamin Netanyahu said.
Bibi himself will be leading the list while Likud faction chairman Gideon Sa’ar will be on the second spot. Third on the list is Knesset member Gilad Erdan, fourth Knesset member Reuver Rivlin and fifth Bennie …

Everyone in Israel sees it. Every friend of Israel abroad sees it. Only Olmert himself doesn’t.
U.S. President George Bush believes that Israel is offering Syria the Golan Heights without getting anything in exchange, according to sources briefed on his White House meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert last week.
After Olmert updated Bush on Israel’s indirect talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, the U.S. president demanded, “Why do you want to give Assad the Golan for …

As predicted for long already, centre-right Israeli party Likud is on path to winning the general election next spring.
Yedioth Ahronoth poll gives Likud 32 seats, Kadima 26, Shas 11, Yisrael Beitenu nine, Labour just eight, Meretz seven and newly formed Habayit Hayehudi six seats in 120 seat Knesset.
Radio Ma’agar Mohot poll gives Likud 34 seats and Kadima as little as 23 seats, Ha’aretz poll gives Likud also 34 and Kadima 28 seats.
A ruling coalition has …