Yair Lapid: The Israeli middle
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In decline since the peace it sought with the Palestinians unraveled into violence, Israel\’s Labor Party looks set to regain some lost ground in next week\’s election after waging an economy-focused campaign.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was formally charged with fraud and breach of trust.
More than half of all donations made to Israeli politicians’ campaigns over the past two years came from overseas contributors.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will decide before parliament reconvenes on October 15 on whether to seek a snap election, a government official said on Friday.
Tzipi Livni, the former head of Kadima, said the centrist political party would not be in existence by the next Knesset elections.
Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has been told that he may soon be indicted on charges of fraud, money laundering and break of trust.\n
Israelis went to sleep Monday night expecting early elections in September for the 19th Knesset. They woke up to the news that elections would take place as planned in October 2013.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition chairman MK Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) reached a surprise agreement early Tuesday morning to form a national unity government.