There are just two days to the Israeli elections and the pollsters’ have released their final polls hoping to be closest to the actual result. Israeli polling firms are notoriously off target, and have failed to pick up on many trends and political waves.
Following shock and public outcry over comments made by Rabbi Meir Mazuz, he issued a clarification letter saying that his comments were taken out of context and that he was only referring to the extremist Mishchistim known as Elokistim.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak before a joint meeting of congress this morning. The much anticipated speech will be broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 11:00am EST.
While Israel prepares for elections for 20th Knesset, Tze’ieri Agudas Chabad in Eretz Yisrael is planning in a different sense – with a major nationwide Tefilin campaign.
Speaking before a crowd of 18,000 at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference in Washington, DC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed any breakdown in relationship between the United State and the State of Israel.
Eldar Hughes, a 31-year-old man from Kfar Saba, was attacked tonight, Motzei Shabbos by Arab assailants near a Chabad House in the Israeli town.
Chabad has become the center of an ongoing Israeli political battle dubbed by many ‘the war of recordings.’ Recently a decade-old recording was released in which Rabbi Meir Mazuz, the spiritual leader of the Yachad party, is heard attacking Chabad in nasty terms.
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and critically wounded 27-year-old Avrohom Goldschmidt in Jerusalem, but his rampage was cut short by a body guard along with the city’s mayor Nir Barkat – dramatic video footage shows.
With the fast approaching deadline to submit a party list for the upcoming Knesset elections, and a record high voter base needed to be elected. Pressure has been mounting on two small right wing parties to join forces.
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