NY Times: Twitter Accounts to Follow During the Israeli Elections

[Renew Deal]

We have compiled a list of journalists, academics, politicians and activists who we’re following on Twitter during today’s general election in Israel. You can subscribe to the list for updates from Twitter users in English, Hebrew and Arabic:

https://twitter.com/nytimesworld/lists/israel-elections-2015

http://www.nytimes.com/live/israel-elections-vote-results/heres-who-were-following-on-twitter-during-the-israeli-elections

[BeyondGeography]

1. Sounds like Bibi's going to flout convention one last time

http://www.nytimes.com/live/israel-elections-vote-results/netanyahu-expected-to-make-a-statement

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make a public statement around 5:45 p.m. (11:45 a.m. E.D.T.) It’s not clear what he might say. Campaign laws in Israel generally ban open campaigning on Election Day.

[Renew Deal]

2. I think I read that it will not air.

[leveymg]

3. What time EDT do we expect the results to be announced?

[BeyondGeography]

4. Polls close at 4 EDT, after which initial exit polls will be announced

[Fred Sanders]

5. Israeli Election Court Slams Bibi Bid for Unprecedented Election Day Radio and TV Broadcast:

Updated: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to make a public statement around 5:45 p.m. (11:45 a.m. E.D.T.) But Salim Joubran, a judge on the Supreme Court of Israel and the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, forbade any live broadcast of the statement on television or radio, according to a Twitter post by Ben Caspit, a leading Israeli political commentator.