1/ The party that built Israel nearly died. Labor — Ben-Gurion's movement, the party that founded the state — was down to 4 seats. Now, merged into HaDemokratim, it just pulled 112,000+ members and 87% turnout into an open primary. A real sign of life on the Israeli left. 🧵 2/ The slate represents the entire Zionist left. Current MKs Naama Lazimi (2), Gilad Kariv (3), Efrat Rayten (4), then protest leaders Yaya Fink and Moshe Radman, ex-Meretz veterans Gaby Lasky and Michal Rozin, Achim LaNeshek's Omri Ronen, and Arab activist Somaya Bashir.

A new Zman Yisrael poll reveals that for the first time in months, the anti-Netanyahu Zionist bloc has a clear outright majority in the Knesset without needing the backing of Arab parties. 1/6 If elections were held today, the 120-seat Knesset would look like this:
🔹 Anti-Netanyahu Zionist Bloc: 62 seats 📈
🔸 Pro-Netanyahu Bloc: 50 seats 📉
🔸 Arab parties (Ra'am & Hadash-Ta'al): 8 seats
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1/ Shaiel Ben-Ephraim, a key figure behind the viral 'Israel training dogs to rape Palestinians' claim, acknowledged in the podcast where he made the claims that the dog rape allegations were 'not verified.'

Owen Jones then published a piece calling it 'overwhelming evidence.' 2/ The claim spread through @intifada, @owenjonesjourno, @novaramedia, and @DropSiteNews, with @academic_la central to giving it Israeli-insider credibility.

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett will announce tonight that they’re forming a joint party ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections. Here’s what it means. 1/8 They’ve governed together before. The Bennett-Lapid coalition was the only government in over a decade to push Netanyahu from office. 2/8

For years far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir was considered to be beyond the pale. Today, he is expected to be the surprise of #Israelex22, a potential kingmaker and a likely minister in a Netanyahu gov't. Here are 5 signature Ben-Gvir moments worth checking out. 1/ 2015 - Ben-Gvir (in white) leads a group of settlers in Hebron, harassing an Arab shopkeeper and telling them to go back to Syria. Once a fight breaks out, Ben-Gvir bravely takes out a clothing rack (0:20). Impressive, I guess, considering he did not serve in the IDF.

🗳️ THREAD: In a few hours the first polls will be released after Netanyahu's indictment announcement by AG Avichai Mandelblit. Here are three things to be on the lookout for: BLOCS OVER PARTIES. Expect Gantz-Lapid's Kachol Lavan lead to grow over Netanyahu's Likud but what is more indicative is where the votes that leave Netanyahu are going. In short, pay more attention to movement between the right blocs and center-left.