Election ’03 Activity: Israeli Parties & Issues - Get to Know Them!

Links

I. Constitution & Procedures

A. Knesset in the Government System of the State of Israel

B. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MFA]:

Elections in Israel January 28 2003: Background Information and Laws concerning

C. Insights from the Jerusalem Post

Electoral System; Government System - http://info.jpost.com/C002/Supplements/Elections2003/

D. Election Timetables

1. Haaretz:
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml
?itemNo=231958&contrassID=2&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

2. The Pedagogic Center: The Department for Jewish Zionist Education, JAFI:
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/elections/2003/time.html

E. FAQs

1. Ha’aretz “Election Guide”
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArtElection.jhtml
?itemNo=244278&contrassID=28&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

2. Jewish Agency: FAQ
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/elections/2003/law.html

F. Constitutional Analysis

Jewish Internet Association – Why doesn't Israel have a Constitution?
http://jewishinternetassociation.org/archive_memos/memo_20021226.php

II. Political Parties:

A. Listings with Direct Campaign & Resource Links

1. The Pedagogic Center:

Political Parties - names, web site links, languages – tabled by A-Z, Bloc and Size
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/elections/2003/parties.html

2. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MFA]

Parties currently represented in the Knesset (those with website links)
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00kj0#polit

See also: Newspaper Specials & Supplements

B. Leader Biographies

III. Party Platforms, Campaign Issues, and Election Day Paraphernalia

A. Haaretz – chart covering political parties, ideologies, and leaders

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArtElection.jhtml
?itemNo=243794&contrassID=28&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

B. Pedagogic Center

Platforms – covering positions on peace process, socioeconomic issues, and religion and state

http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/elections/2003/platforms.html

Insights on Elections Outcome

http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/elections/2003/outcome.html

C. Jerusalem Post

Political Parties – Historical and brief introduction to blocs and Parties.
http://info.jpost.com/C002/Supplements/Elections2003/

Campaign Issues – Brief outline of the major issues, not by Party.
http://info.jpost.com/C002/Supplements/Elections2003/

D. Logos and letter symbols for Election Day (in development):

http://glz.msn.co.il/glz/elections2003/parties/D2A95EFECF184DC5A35C2F0B6E8F9BE1.htm

IV. Voting Patterns, Knesset Composition

A. Jerusalem Post: “The Shape of the Next Knesset?” by Gil Hoffman, 6 November 2002

http://info.jpost.com/C002/Supplements/Elections2003/latest_shape.html

B. Haaretz: “Israel Decides: Elections 2003”

- Haaretz Opinion Polls

- Knesset Results: Right versus Left

- Voter Turnout in Elections
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml
?itemNo=229108&contrassID=3&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

C. Knesset; Members of the 15th Knesset by Parliamentary Group

http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mkindex15_eng.asp?view=1

D. Politics now: Polls in Hebrew covering latest three weeks

http://www.politicsnow.co.il/ele2003.html

E. IMRA (Independent Media Review Analysis)

Poll as of Jan. 3, 2003:
http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=15235

Note: you can locate all polls by typing in “election AND poll” in their search window:

http://www.imra.org.il/search.php3

V. Internet Specials & Newspaper Supplements

Jerusalem Post Elections 2003

http://info.jpost.com/C002/Supplements/Elections2003/

Haaretz English Israel Decides: Elections 2003

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml
?itemNo=229108&contrassID=3&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

Maven.co.il Israel Elections 2003

http://www.maven.co.il/features/IsraelElections2003.htm

Hebrew Links

I. Party Website links:

Please see from
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/elections/2003/parties.html

II. Ynet / Yediot Aharonot

Streamlined, but provides some interesting interactive features

  1. Election News, with online survey of voter preferences [with online results, archives]
    http://www.ynet.co.il/home/0,7340,L-1863,00.html
  2. My government: list of all 29 governments of Israel with dates and newspaper front page facsimiles – choose your favorite! With interactive responses to the survey
    http://www.ynet.co.il/home/1,7340,L-1876,00.html

III. Haaretz

Comprehensive and closely parallel to what we have done on our website in English; NB the FAQ!

  1. Election News and issues
    http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/LiArtEl.jhtml
    ?contrassID=28&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0
  2. Elections FAQ [***Recommended Reading!]
    http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArt.jhtml
    ?itemNo=233305&contrassID=28&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0
  3. Voters
    http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/LiArt.jhtml
    ?contrassID=28&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0
  4. Articles on political parties, arranged by bloc
    http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/LiArt.jhtml
    ?contrassID=28&subContrassID=2&sbSubContrassID=0
  5. Party leaders – biographies and articles [formerly: candidates]
    http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/LiArt.jhtml
    ?contrassID=28&subContrassID=3&sbSubContrassID=0
  6. The Outgoing Knesset [legislation, shortfalls, etc.]
    http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/LiArt.jhtml
    ?contrassID=28&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0

 

 

  

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