Elections

Israeli green card holder charged with illegal voting in 2024 US presidential election

Peer, a lawful permanent US resident but not a US citizen, has been charged with one count of voting by an alien after allegedly voting in the 2024 election.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People vote in the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day at a voting site in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024.
Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026

Large share of Israelis prefer holding new elections if no coalition formed, IDI survey shows

Across demographics, Israelis are approaching October 27 with cautious optimism, according to a recent survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Israel’s election campaign lacks substance, fresh leadership, and vision - opinion

From national security to the haredi draft, Israel’s most pressing challenges have received little serious attention from candidates seeking to lead the country.

|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walk near an electoral banner for the Reservist-Economic Party led by Yoaz Hendel (R) and Yaron Zelekha (L) in Bnei Barak, near Tel Aviv, October 18, 2026

Yoaz Hendel: Reservists are the key to breaking Israel’s political deadlock - opinion

We cannot go backward – we cannot afford more rounds of elections or to abandon the prospect of change. Voting for “the largest party” is effectively a vote for yet another election.

|ByYOAZ HENDEL

Yair Lapid: The upcoming election is about what we want Israel to be - opinion

This is not a choice between Right and Left, or between religious and secular Israelis. This is a choice between those who carry this country on their backs and those who hitch a free ride.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByYAIR LAPID
Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are seen at a B'Yachad event.

Israel’s election is being cast as a historic showdown - but four trends tell a different story

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: From rivalries within political blocs to polls that shape voter choices and coalition red lines, four trends reveal the challenges facing Israel’s next government.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByHERB KEINON
‘Politicians should leave room for compromise before the election, rather than making absolute promises they may have to abandon afterward for the good of the country.’ Will the challenge of building Israel’s next coalition government fall to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot?

Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years

Venezuela's socialist movement, in power since 1999 under late President Hugo Chavez and then Maduro, has in the past deployed security forces against protesters decrying political repression.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByREUTERS
Dressed as the Statue of Liberty, a supporter of Venezuela's opposition holds up a Venezuelan flag at a demonstration to demand elections in 2027, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 22, 2026

Election polls get it wrong: The human biases behind the numbers - opinion

Polls offer precise percentages and projected seats, but the people behind the numbers are unpredictable.

OCTOBER 22, 2026ByMOTI AZULAY
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

The world needs Netanyahu’s kind of leadership

Conviction must be matched by judgment and responsibility. At this dangerous moment, Netanyahu offers the experience and determination to make that combination count

OCTOBER 22, 2026ByBOBBY RECHNITZ
Bobby Rechnitz in Jerusalem.

Israel Election 2026: How many votes will parties need to cross electoral threshold? - explainer

According to the updated estimates from the Taub Center, a political party will need approximately 166,000 votes to enter the Knesset if voter turnout matches that of the 2022 election.

OCTOBER 22, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
An Israeli voting booth.

Vance downplays choice not to support Netanyahu, says won't endorse 'any more foreign candidates'

"I'm going to be focused on the midterm elections here in the United States of America," Vance told reporters.

OCTOBER 22, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS, IDAN KWELLER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance meet at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month. US politics has transformed Israel into a volatile symbol of domestic partisan identity, the writer asserts.

AIPAC to stop officially endorsing US political candidates following criticism

The decision comes after several pro-Israel politicians became the target of significant criticism following the group's endorsement of them, Jewish Insider reported.

OCTOBER 22, 2026BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Replacing Netanyahu is not enough. Israel needs a strategy for ending the conflict - opinion

Israel does not need another government that manages the conflict until the next explosion.

OCTOBER 21, 2026ByGERSHON BASKIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.

Choosing love: Street party in Tel Aviv on Election Day

Music, food, design, tattoos, and drinks: The VOTE LOVE event will take place on October 27 in Tel Aviv. Entrance is free, and visitors can arrive before or after voting.

OCTOBER 21, 2026ByWALLA! TOURISM
VOTE LOVE event by LoveMakers.