Labor Party

Veteran Labor lawmaker Amir Peretz defeats young guard to regain party leadership

Peretz beat out Stav Shaffir and Itzik Shmuli, who were both leaders of the massive social protests in 2011.

By Marcy Oster July 2, 2019 6:23 pm

Ideas

The fall of Tzipi Livni is a defeat for the two-state solution

The former foreign minister’s single-issue focus has led much of the Israeli public to view her as a politician with no other fresh ideas, says a writer on Israeli politics.

February 20, 2019 3:57 pm

Social justice protest leaders take top spots in Israel’s Labor Party primary

The results show the new, younger face of a party that has been in decline.

February 12, 2019 4:12 pm

Left-wing Zionist Union breaks up

By Marcy Oster January 1, 2019 11:40 am

Labor Party in Israel suspends ties with British counterpart over Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to address anti-Semitism

April 10, 2018 12:29 pm

Israel’s centrist leaders vie to replace Netanyahu – by taking his side

By Andrew Tobin October 19, 2017 12:17 pm

Rebellious New Likudniks are crashing Netanyahu’s party

By Andrew Tobin August 24, 2017 12:34 pm

Australian state Labor Party votes to recognize a Palestinian state

July 31, 2017 8:51 am

Israel’s Labor coalition gets a bump in the polls under new leader Avi Gabbay

By Andrew Tobin July 12, 2017 2:27 pm

Avi Gabbay, ‘Israel’s Macron,’ wants to lead Labor Party from the center

By Andrew Tobin July 11, 2017 1:13 pm

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