Background, polls, platforms and analysis
1. Israel’s Election System
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers a comprehensive breakdown of the entire election process.
Israel’s official website for the Knesset also has a summary of the election process.
2. Polls
Click here to for a table in English of the most recent election polls in the Jerusalem Post
Click here for a table in Hebrew of the most popular election polls in Uzit
3. Party Platforms
The New Movement-Meretz
Website:- Hebrew – Platform in English
Leader: Haim ORON
Seats won in last election: 5
Kadima
Website:- Hebrew
Leader: Tzipora (“Tzipi”) LIVNI
Seats won in last election: 29 
Likud
Website:- English – Hebrew
Leader: Benjamin NETANYAHU
Seats won in last election: 12
Labor
Website:- Hebrew
Leader: Ehud BARAK
Seats won in last election: 19
Shas
Website:- Hebrew
Leader: Eliyahu (“Eli”) YISHAI
Seats won in last election: 12
Yisrael Beytenu
Website:- English
Leader: Avigdor LIEBERMAN
Seats won in last election: 11
Gil – The Pensioners Party
Website:- English (Knesset website)
Leader: Rafael “Rafi” EITAN
Seats won in last election: 7
United Torah Judaism
Website:- English (Knesset website)
Leader: Yaakov LITZMAN
Seats won in last election: 6
Hadash
Website:- Hebrew
Leader: Muhammad BARAKEH
Seats won in last election: 3
United Arab List- Arab Renewal Movement (UAL-ARM) / Reshima Aravit Meuhedet- Tnu’a Aravit LeHithadshut (Ra’am-Ta’al)
Website:- English (Knesset website)
Leader: Ibrahim SARSUR
Seats won in last election: 4
Balad
Leader: Jamal ZAHALKA
Seats won in last election: 3
National Union-Moledet (Ichud Leumi)
Website:- English – Hebrew
Leader: Ya’akov Katz (“Ketzeleh”)
Seats won in last election: 9 
The Jewish Home
Website:- Hebrew
Leader: Daniel HERSHKOVITZ
Seats won in last election: N/A
(ran as part of National Union party)
Green Movement – Meimad
Website:- English – Hebrew
Leader: Rabbi Michael Melchior
(Meimad ran with Labor in last election)
Da’am
Website:- Hebrew
Israel Hazaka
Website:- English – Hebrew
Green Leaf (Ale Yarok)
Website:- Hebrew
Koah HaKesef
Website:- Hebrew
The Greens – HaYerukim
Website:- English – Hebrew
Lev LaOlim
Brit Olam
Justice for All
Tzomet
Yisrael HaMihadeshet
Lehem
4. Analysis
(News and analysis of the upcoming Israeli Elections from the Israeli and International Press)
Gideon Levy: Let Netanyahu win – Haaretz
Ari Shavit: Why the Israeli voter is turning right – Haaretz
Yossi Sarid: Who can stop fascism in Israel? – Haaretz
The idea of voting green turns brown around the edges – Haaretz
Cease-fire in place, Israeli politicians can now take pot shots at each other – JTA
Haaretz-Dialog poll: Extreme right party overtakes Labor in elections forecast – Haaretz
Truth, lies and Obama / Contending Israeli parties kick off TV campaigns – Haaretz
Yossi Verter: The Israeli non-debate – Haaretz
Netanyahu: Iran nukes trump global economy -AP
Shas to endorse Likud’s Netanyahu as next prime minister – Haaretz
Kadima kicks off campaign with threat to assassinate Hamas chiefs – Haaretz
Israeli Election Watch: Poll says Kadima gaining, smoking pot for Holocaust survivors – JTA
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