Israeli Election

Israel’s future will be decided by those who show up

Fly & Vote is not merely a slogan. It is a declaration that Israelis abroad still believe they are responsible for the future of their country.

MAY 29, 2026|ByJEREMY LEVIN, IN COLLBORATIONS WITH THE AID COALITION

Dr. Jeremy M. Levin, former CEO Teva Pharmaceuticals

MK Galit Distal-Atbaryan arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset. December 3, 2023.

Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan says she will not run in party primaries, next Knesset elections

Before her current role, Distel-Atbaryan held the position of Israel’s public diplomacy minister, which she resigned from one week after the October 7 massacre.

MAY 25, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

‘THOSE WHO lionize Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will portray the operation as an unmitigated success; those who loathe them will dismiss it as a total failure. The sober truth lies in between.’ Here, Netanyahu speaks to the media in Jerusalem in March.

Without Netanyahu, Likud expected to fall below 20 seats, poll shows

Among opposition voters, 42.4% said Likud would receive 10-20 seats without Netanyahu, while 37.7% said it would fall below 10 seats. Only 8.3% said Likud could still reach 30 or more seats.

MAY 6, 2026|ByMIKI LEVIN

Former PMs Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid arrive at the launch of their Knesset joint party list, April 26, 2026.

Former PMs Bennett, Lapid hold press conference, launch unified party for Knesset elections

Space has been left for Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot to join the former prime ministers' merger as well, Bennett’s office told The Jerusalem Post.

APRIL 26, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV, JAMES GENN

Likud MK claimed that Labor and Meretz lists deny the Holocaust

The Meretz Party sent Ploskov a letter demanding she and the Likud publish a formal retraction of her statement, threatening to sue for slander and violation of election propaganda law.

MARCH 11, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE

Short on representation, political parties rush to celebrate Women’s Day

Two weeks ahead of elections, candidates pledge change while Labor leader Merav Michaeli remains the only woman chairing a political party.

MARCH 9, 2021ByURI COHEN/THE MEDIA LINE

MERAV MICHAELI prepares to don a mask at a Labor Party polling station in Tel Aviv on January 24.

Remembering women’s rights on Int'l Women’s Day - and everyday

Women face uphill climb to equality in the MENA region.

MARCH 8, 2021ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE

People dance and sing during a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece, March 8, 2021.

Lapid: Replacing Netanyahu more important than being PM

Gantz ready for Sa'ar, Bennett to be PM.

MARCH 7, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN

MK Yair Lapid speaks during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling on him to quit, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on April 19, 2020.

Israel’s election generates no coverage, interest in US

There has been almost no coverage of the upcoming Israeli election in American media. In other words, the election has generated no interest.

MARCH 6, 2021ByMICAH HALPERN

WORKERS MAKE preparations ahead of the election at the Central Elections Committee’s logistics center in Shoham last month.

Pfizer CEO postpones Israel visit due to 'COVID-19 restrictions'

Bourla was set to land in Israel on Monday for a series of meetings, only 15 days before Israel's next election, which prompted many to criticize the visit as election propaganda.

MARCH 4, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF