Shin Bet probes suspected Qatari, Turkish funding to boost Arab turnout in Israeli election

Chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, Acting Director-General of the CEC, Attorney Din Livne, and committee members attend the registration of party lists ahead of the upcoming Israeli elections at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.
Supporters of the Ra'am party gather following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, October 27, 2026
Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party members on stage following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, October 27, 2026

Shin Bet ordered to investigate foreign interference claims as election results set to be finalized

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Ra'am's Abbas rejects election interference claims, denies Qatari links 'unlike Netanyahu'

United Arab List (Ra’am) party chairman Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party members on stage following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.
People vote for the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on October 27, 2026.

Israel election 2026: Could reports of foreign funding, voter fraud lead to new elections?

EXPLAINER
People stand in a queue to vote during the national election, at a polling station in the Arab village of Taibe, northern Israel, October 27, 2026

Israel Police reject Likud claims that Arab parties 'stole' 2026 election, citing lack of evidence

COMMENT

The future Israel cannot ignore: Opposition must speak to the country it hopes to lead

People and political party activists gather near election campaign posters outside a polling station in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon during Israel’s general elections, October 27, 2026.

Netanyahu bloc holds lead with double envelopes after 90% of votes counted

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Avigdor Liberman distances himself from opposition allies as Netanyahu weighs unity government

REPORT
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Israel has a 28-month window before Trump leaves office to entrench the processes now underway in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, according to assessments heard at the MEAD conference in Washington.

How do Israeli election results impact timing of possible new Iran war?

ANALYSIS
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is seen at his party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2026

Netanyahu, Eisenkot, Bennett must put Israel first and talk unity

EDITORIAL
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a midterm campaign rally on October 28, 2026 in Kinston, North Carolina.

Vance tells Tehran that avoiding renewed US strikes will require nuclear negotiations

REPORT
Arab Israelis arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the Arab city of Tayibe, central Israel, during Israel’s general elections, October 27, 2026.

Netanyahu's Likud alleges Arab parties 'stole' Israeli election, demands investigation

Netanyahu calls for right-wing government, warns against reliance on Arab parties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Likud headquarters following the release of exit polls.

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich's parties set to win combined 13 seats in 2026 Israeli election

Bennett's B'Yachad projected to win 12 seats in next Knesset, election polling data predicts

B'Yachad head Naftali Bennett arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in Rananna, during Election Day in Israel, October 27, 2026.

Reservists-Economic Party await double envelopes as Hendel blames media for low support

Economic Party leader Yaron Zelekha and Reservists party leader Yoaz Hendel hold a press conference announcing their joint run in the election, in Tel Aviv, September 6, 2026

Israel election results signal political deadlock, raising three possible post-election scenarios

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026

Can business save Israel-Australia relations? Ambassador says there is still hope

Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman.

Opposition considers Lapid for Knesset Speaker appointment

REPORT
B'Yachad party heads Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid speak during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Septemper 11, 2026.

Israeli businessman found dead in Ethiopia, authorities investigate possible poisoning

Ehud Olmert backs Eisenkot, says Netanyahu is 'on wrong side of history'

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testifies during a hearing of the civil investigative committee on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024

Anti-Netanyahu bloc vows not to let chance to replace government slip away

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Arab parties Ra'am, Joint List rise to 19 seats amid high turnout, election polling data shows

Archaeologists find ring depicting the Pharos of Alexandria during underwater excavations in Egypt, October 28, 2026.

First seal ring depicting lighthouse of Alexandria found during dig at sunken ancient Egyptian port

The Barak MX is manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Switzerland looking at Barak MX, SAMP/T NG for missile defense

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

AI could accelerate quantum computing breakthrough, Bank of America strategist says

Launchers carrying Tamir interceptors from the Iron Dome system were seen recently during their first deployment beyond the US mainland, as part of a US military exercise on Guam.

Australia considering Iron Dome's Tamir interceptor for missile defense

Antisemitism in Czech Republic surges over 400% since 2020, European human rights report finds

Dutch police in riot gear stand next to demonstrators including some with the Prince's Flag during a far-right rally named 'We Are The People' at the Malieveld in The Hague on September 19, 2026. (illistrative)

What the hell is journalism? In Oct. 7 anniversary podcast, BBC Arabic reporters forgot

OPINION

British Jewish orgs. launch new workplace antisemitism guidance with UK Business Secretary

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A poster against antisemitism is seen on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Markham, Ontario, Canada on March 22, 2025.
INTERVIEW

‘We bear the consequences’: Diaspora Jews fear fallout from Israel’s election

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

UK reports progress on Lord Mann’s NHS antisemitism review recommendations

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi ballistic missile fired towards kingdom

A Houthi supporter wearing a military uniform holds a mock missile as he joins Houthi supporters in a rally to show support to the movement as fighting intensifies across several Yemeni fronts, in Sana'a, Yemen, October 9, 2026

US moves Patriot missile defense system from Texas to Israel ahead of possible Iran strikes

REPORT

Qatar awaits Iran’s response to new nuclear proposal offering sanctions relief

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, describing them as "an economic D-Day", in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US campaign to cripple Iran's economy risks falling short without global partners, experts say

A Syrian refugee wears a scarf reading 'Freedom' while taking part in a demonstration in Athens calling for women rights on March 8, 2017, marking the International Women's Day.

Syria's Alawite women face rape, abduction, forced marriage amid state complicity, report finds

After elections, Israeli Arabs now have political power - will their leaders use it?

ANALYSIS
MK Mansour Abbas attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

How the Cinema South Festival has survived and thrived in Sderot for 25 years

Hit series ‘Save the Date’ headed for the big screen

ADI HAVSHUSH in ‘Save the Date.'
COMMENT

It’s time to set ego aside: Netanyahu, Eisenkot must form unity government

Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.

A different flamenco perspective comes to Tel Aviv

Netanyahu has turned Israel into a defense-tech powerhouse and a model US ally

OPINION
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025

Israel, Greece conduct joint naval exercise for operational scenarios, sinking hostile ships

Israel to supply Cyprus with new offshore patrol vessel equipped with Rafael systems

Magos' counter drone system

As drone threat grows, Magos expands commercial security capabilities

Arbel system

Thailand receives IWI's ARBEL anti-drone solution

US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California

A local resident casts her vote at an official ballot drop box at a "No Kings: Vote Early" event after attending a protest as part of a coordinated nationwide day of action aimed at encouraging early voting in the upcoming midterm elections in San Francisco, California, US, October 17, 2026.

Trump wants Ben-Gvir, Smotrich out of Israel's next government, US sources tell 'Post'

US elections watchdog restores filing system after cyberattack clouds last-minute spending

People fill out ballots as a poll worker makes a phone call on Election Day for the midterm primary on June 9, 2026 at Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina.

Next round of Ukraine talks depends on Middle East, other factors, Kremlin aide says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Brazil's Bolsonaro deletes letter calling himself 'president-elect,' changes wording to 'leader'

Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) speaks after losing the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, Brazil October 25, 2026.

G-d, Love & Blues and a Bit of Whiskey

Eduard Shyfrin explores the search for balance, faith and inner peace through his music.

Mark Wilf at The Jewish Agency: Building connection, unity, and trust

Mark Wilf visits a summer camp hosting Israeli teens from the Campers2Gether program

Birthright Israel to hold first Taglit Global Business Summit in Tel Aviv

Participants on a Birthright Israel program.

Israeli AI start-up NanoCo brings governance and security to enterprise AI agents

Cybersecurity global dominance.

Israelis head to polls with open wallets as Election Day spending rises sharply from 2022 election

Former senior Tax Authority officials among 11 suspects in NIS 80 million fraud probe

An Israel Police officer standing outside the headquarters of Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit; illustrative.

Election uncertainty rocks markets as Tel Aviv stocks tumble and shekel reverses gains

The Tel Aviv stock exchange. June 02, 2026.

Intel agrees to buy Classiq in biggest Israeli acquisition since Mobileye

Water rationing, garbage pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen's besieged Taiz

Workers collect garbage from a street in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, October 20, 2026.

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, no casualties, five missing

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet, killing 16, Xinhua reports

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

A visitor takes picture of an Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin at the S.E.A. Aquarium at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on September 3, 2018.

Scientists in Abu Dhabi use AI to decipher whale, dolphin songs

Machete wielding mob attack health workers responding to Ebola in Congo

Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential exposure to the virus as part of their work with suspected cases  in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 16, 2026.

French patient dies after Shamonda virus detected in human for first time

EXPLAINER

Antidepressants don't fix a chemical imbalance, so what do they do?

High Court strikes down petition to end sperm donor anonymity

Nigeria Ebola patient and spouse admitted to hospitals in Switzerland

Former Prisoners of Zion, aliyah activists, discuss plans for new Soviet Jewry heritage center

Alex Silnitsky addresses a gathering of former Prisoners of Zion and aliyah activists at the Heritage Ministry in Jerusalem on October 5.

Lone soldiers, b'not sherut find a true home at the Michael Levin Base

French political turmoil may affect olim with restrictions on transferring money out of country

Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.

She made aliyah at 16 - today, she's teaching the next generation about AI

AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY.

ANU marks Aliyah Day with a tribute to Jewish dining, memories, traditions

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true! The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

WATCH

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

Image for illustration purposes only.

In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

‘New Talpiot’: A global community in one of Jerusalem’s most sought-after locations

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026

Netanyahu's bloc leads election results as Shin Bet probes foreign interference

Discovering Sofia: Jewish Heritage, Cosmonauts, Hilton & Matchday Magic

Netanyahu projected with 54 seats as Yair Golan calls for Arab-included opposition majority

US Politics   

A local resident casts her vote at an official ballot drop box at a "No Kings: Vote Early" event after attending a protest as part of a coordinated nationwide day of action aimed at encouraging early voting in the upcoming midterm elections in San Francisco, California, US, October 17, 2026.

US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California

US elections watchdog restores filing system after cyberattack clouds last-minute spending

US Democrats allegedly recruited 'spoiler' candidates to undermine Republican senator in Alaska

Diaspora   

 The historic synagogue in Trzebinia, Poland, has been acquired through an international initiative is set to be restored after years of neglect.

Historic Polish synagogue acquired through tender, to be restored after years of neglect

Herzog honors outgoing Australian Zionist leader Jeremy Leibler

Jewish treasures stolen during Kristallnacht return to Berlin after decades in US synagogue

Judaism   

'The Talmud Chronicles.'

‘Extra, extra!’ New book brings ancient Talmudic texts to life for readers of all ages

Parashat Lech Lecha: Having the courage to stand alone

Parashat Lech Lecha: There is no wisdom like that gained through experience

Christian World   

 Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says

Friends of Zion says October 7 broadcast reached 250 million in 176 countries

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Food   

The main course at Benny Hadayag was a platter with a whole baked sea bass alongside sweet and regular potatoes (NIS 155-165).

'We wanted to keep Shabbat': Benny Hadayag seafood restaurant in Herzliya becomes kosher

Wine talk: From vine to glass

Brewed with barley from Be’eri's fields, a new Israeli beer brings new life after October 7

Archaeology   

Archaeologists find ring depicting the Pharos of Alexandria during underwater excavations in Egypt, October 28, 2026.

First seal ring depicting lighthouse of Alexandria found during dig at sunken ancient Egyptian port

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations

Science   

Hula valley's Gesher Benot Ya’aqov.

Using an 800,000-year-old tooth, researchers unlock the secrets of Israel’s ancient elephant haven

Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Culture   

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

History   

Oscar Levis, known early in his career as “Chick Levy,” and later as “Oscal,” was celebrated as the premier pitcher in Panama before joining the Cuban Stars and Hilldale Daisies in the Negro Leagues.

The discovery of a Jewish Negro League star forces a rewrite of Jewish baseball history

The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later

Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe

OMG   

Actor Selma Blair attends Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills, California, US September 23, 2026.

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Travel   

The Botmia water reservoir in the Golan Heights.

Discover Botmia Reservoir: The Golan’s peaceful hidden gem

Top Israeli chefs take over Carlton Tel Aviv kitchen for exclusive pop-up

Arava offers 28 attractions for NIS 130 until April: What does it include?

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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