Israel Elections
Reservists Party vows to form Zionist government, discusses potential alliance with Gantz
The Reservists Party is working toward a Zionist government, with talks underway for a potential alliance with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White ahead of the 2026 elections.
Opposition bloc continues to hold 61 seat majority as Bennett's party gains on Likud - poll
One month of war uncertainty leaves Israel’s political map unchanged - poll
Israeli elections: New poll shows Eisenkot gain, Bennett dip, blocs frozen at 60–50
Many Ben-Gvir voters were Bennett voters. Why are they seen as racist? - opinion
Why are those Yamina voters in the 2021 elections, who were then perceived as kosher and legitimate for many in the center-left bloc, now seen as messianic, nationalist and racist?
What does the success of the religious Right mean for Israel's future? - opinion
Haredim, combined with an already nationalist and traditional Israeli population, have largely silenced the left-wing parties in Israel today.
Letters to the Editor November 7, 2022: Blame game
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
The election results and what we should expect - opinion
Within a week or two, we shall be much the wiser about the makeup of Israel’s 37th government, and within several months we shall know whether the fears of what it may seek to do are justified.
Grapevine November 4, 2022: Ben-Gvir – a new political star
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israel's Herzog to meet with party heads to pick MK to form gov't
Unlike similar meetings conducted by Herzog's predecessor, these consultations are expected to proceed very quickly as it is already known Benjamin Netanyahu will likely get the mandate.
Only a 'matter of time' until next assassination in Israel - Gantz
Defense Minister Benny Gantz went off script and lashed out at the Right's conduct during the Israeli election campaign.
How Israel's elections will influence the US midterms - opinion
Israel has just shown the West that its citizens were more than capable of expressing themselves clearly and unambiguously. This is the message that needs to be internalized in America.
Deliver us from our electoral mess
If democracy is truly about noise, then the Jewish state has been nothing short of cacophonous of late and for all the wrong reasons.
Israel's elections in 2022 were haunted by the ghosts of 2018 - takeaways
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: At the end of the day, Israel has a lot of centrist voters, but they still don’t seem to bring home more than 35 mandates, which is around 1.2 million votes.