SHIR PERETS

Shir Perets is a Breaking News Desk Manager at The Jerusalem Post. She grew up in central Israel and is a graduate of Bar-Ilan University, where she studied English literature and communications. When she isn’t writing, Shir can be found painting, building Legos, feeding stray cats, or singing along to Taylor Swift.

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

Majority of opposition voters back Eisenkot-led government with Arab party Ra'am - poll

A woman votes during the national election in the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, northern Israel, October 27, 2026

Shin Bet probes foreign election interference, warns against blaming Arab voters

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, outside the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 29, 2026.

Three arrested after haredi protest clashes wound multiple protesters, three police officers


Qatar denies interfering in Israeli elections, calls allegations 'ridiculous and dangerous'

"These accusations are ridiculous and dangerous in equal measure. Qatar should not be used as a scapegoat for the political failures of certain Israeli politicians," he wrote.

An illustration of the flags of Israel and Qatar.

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

On Wednesday, Likud accused Arab parties of allegedly stealing Israel's 2026 Knesset election through widespread electoral fraud, bribery, intimidation, and ballot manipulation.

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

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

Likud announced that it would submit hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence to the Israel Police, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and the Central Elections Committee.

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.

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

Israel's voters have voted, and their elected representatives must now interpret the result and form a functioning 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.

Arab voter turnout surges past 2022 figures as haredi strongholds lag behind

In Umm al-Fahm, turnout reached 56.1% by 6 p.m., compared with a final turnout of 51.33% in 2022, an increase of 4.77 percentage points, with several hours of voting still remaining.

Arab Israelis cast their vote at a voting station in Maghar, during the Knesset Elections, on November 1, 2022.

Parties file complaints over defaced, vandalized, missing ballots, alleged voter tracking

Earlier, the Central Elections Committee declared that claims circulating regarding Likud representatives in polling booths across the country illegally tracking voters using an app were false.

Yisrael Beytenu petitions Elections Committee over Shas distribution of kippot at polling station, October 27, 2026.

Israelis put voting first as overseas travel declines ahead of election, data shows

The figures indicate that far fewer Israelis are leaving the country ahead of the election than in corresponding periods in previous years, while passengers arriving increasingly outnumber departing.

Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

Netanyahu must face treason probe over reported Iran plot to delay election, Liberman says

Calling on Attorney-General Gali Baharv-Miara to open a criminal probe, Liberman accused Netanyahu of attempting to draw Israel into a military confrontation to delay the elections.

Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, visit the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem as part of the Likud party’s election campaign ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 22, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: What does Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, together with party members, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026.

Netanyahu shares AI-generated image of nuclear explosion in Tel Aviv, two days before election

The prime minister's Instagram post, warning of Iran's nuclear threat, drew criticism from opposition leaders Yair Golan and Gadi Eisenkot, who accused him of using fear as an election tactic.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beside an AI generated image of a nuclear bomb stiriking Tel Aviv