Zionist union

Tearful Tzipi Livni quits politics

"There needed to be one bloc to bring about a political upheaval, but it didn’t happen," said Livni. "I worked for the joining of forces. This time, it didn’t work."

Tzipi Livni announced she quits politics on February 18, 2019
LABOR LEADER Avi Gabbay is harangued by MK Eitan Cabel (right) as MK Amir Peretz looks on during a meeting of the party last month

Think About It: The future of Labor

THE TWENTY-FIRST Zionist Congress, Geneva, 1939.

It’s time for a little more vision

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit (R) during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Netanyahu videos mock recommendations to indict him, depict AG as weak


Center Field: A Zionist agenda for Israel’s 2019 elections

Avi Gabbay illustrated why punishments should fit their crime – his treatment of Tzipi Livni was so vindictive, he made her look sympathetic while he seemed mean.

DIVORCE: AVI Gabbay ends his partnership with Tzipi Livni in the Zionist Union on January 1

Labor head Avi Gabbay traveled to UAE, other Arab countries

Knesset members from the now-defunct Zionist Union faction upset that Gabbay lied to them about his travels, told them he was sick

Labor leader Avi Gabbay and Labor Knesset candidate Henrique Cymerman meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in July

This week in 60 seconds

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

Jerusalem Post News

Zionist Union officially splits in two

This Knesset approved the Zionist Union's request to divide. After the move, the Labor party will have 18 MKs and Hatenua 6.

Labor Party Chair Avi Gabbay

Gabbay shocks Livni on live TV, kicks her out of Zionist Union

Hatnua leader hits back, calls Labor head a chauvinist.

Zionist Union leader Avi Gabbay [L] and Leader of the Opposition Tzipi Livni [R].

It's the personality, stupid: Parties to focus on big names, not ideology

Unsurprisingly in an era of personality politics, political platforms and ideology are not the major problem for any of the parties.

Bennett and Netanyahu shake hands in Knesset

After the Flood: Knesset fights excess of water companies

New law bill aims to reduce the number of operating water companies.

Zionist Union MK Itzik Shmuli

Zionist Union kick off week-long protest of living costs

"The government failed to deal with the living costs."

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Israeli 'Yellow Vests' swarm Knesset: Cost of living out of control

"If the price of electricity goes up one shekel, we will plan protests the likes of which haven’t been seen in the State of Israel"

'Yellow vest' protesters in the Israeli Knesset, including David Mizrahi (seated, in vest) and Orly Bar Lev (seated, r.), December 18, 2018

Rebellion in Zionist Union against Gabbay intensifies

One MK tried to leave, more set to follow

Labor Party Chair Avi Gabbay

MKs open their homes to Gaza Border residents, slam Netanyahu

Zionist Union leader Yoel Hasson called the cease fire, which Islamic Jihad claims had been reached thanks to Egyptian efforts and the IDf hasn't confirmed or denied yet, "a false cease fire."

Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid declaims during the filibuster on Wednesday night, ahead of the Knesset vote on the Police Recommendations Bill