Israel Election 2026


Likud says it will request to ban Arab parties from running in elections

Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Netanyahu may seek broad national government after election, sources in Ben-Gvir's camp believe

Prime Minister Netanyahu sits with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Israel Katz as the Knesset votes on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.