2026 Israeli Elections

Joint List MK investigated on suspicion of receiving Qatari funding during Israel's 2026 elections

At this stage, investigators noted that they have no evidence of what the money was actually used for. It is also unclear what piece of evidence suggests the funds originated from Qatar.

Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the State Memorial Ceremony for Chaim Weizmann, the First President of the State of Israel, at Weizmann House in Rehovot, November 1, 2026.

Herzog calls on political leaders to demonstrate flexibility ahead of coalition negotiations

Democrats party chairman Yair Golan and members of his party celebrate at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Netanyahu must not be allowed to lead Israel through another Iran war, Golan says

Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

Opposition leaders move to oust Knesset Speaker Ohana before forming government - report


Eisenkot's Yashar party says Likud MKs, ministers called party list members

Likud responded to the claims later on Saturday, saying that Eisenkot is "under pressure from those who are disrupting their plans to cooperate with parties that support terrorism."

Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the Kotel, October 21, 2026.

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

On Sunday, Tibi announced a plan to support an alternative government from outside the coalition in exchange for commitments to address the needs of Arab society.

MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Eisenkot lays out four coalition principles, says 'any MK' who accepts them can join government

Eisenkot said on Saturday that any MK willing to endorse his four principles could join a broad Zionist government, as he seeks to translate the October 27 election results into a new coalition.

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.

Politics, punditry, and parenthood: Living life through country music - opinion

To this day, I still prefer cold Coke to white wine. And as far as music is concerned, I have fallen deeply in love with the country song, which some would say is even less refined than pop.

Cartoon drawing of a bearded cowboy wearing a red-and-white cowboy hat, holding a can while declining a glass of wine being poured from a bottle, with the word "Country" and an American flag guitar in the background.

Elections are over: The hard part comes when the ballots are counted the cameras are gone

By the time we read this week’s haftarah, Israelis will have gone to the polls to elect a new Knesset. After months of political arguments, accusations, and promises, the votes will have been cast.

The harder part comes when the ballots are counted the cameras are gone.

A purrfect day to vote: Taking part in the democratic process of Israel with my cat - comment

The stakes were high, the treats were packed, and off my spouse and I went to vote, with Medici in his adorable kitty backpack that always makes him look like an astronaut. 

 The writer, Aaron Reich, is seen with their cat, Medici (full name HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich) waiting to vote in Jerusalem for the municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Likud MKs deny that they Yashar members asking them to defect, Eisenkot sets coalition principles

Mossad to provide Shin Bet with assessment of suspected foreign interference in elections• Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid meet to discuss election results, coordinate next steps

Demonstration at Habima Square in Tel Aviv in support of a Jewish-Arab partnership for the new government.

Parashat Vayera: What a vote cannot decide

God gifted us with traits that distinguish us from the rest of creation: self-awareness, complex emotions, cognitive speech, creativity, imagination, dreams, and political instincts.

‘BRINGING BACK the optimism: Women are going out to vote, Oct. 27!’ reads a sign at a Tel Aviv park.

Arab Israelis, Palestinians view path to coalition through political clout - analysis

With record representation in the Knesset, Arab voters see a chance to influence Israel’s government and improve their daily lives, but opposition leaders remain divided over accepting their support.

Arab Israelis cast their ballots at a polling station in Tayibe, central Israel, during Israel’s general elections, October 27, 2026.

Without political renewal, Israel will remain stuck - editorial

Despite October 7 and years of upheaval, Israelis are once again left with familiar faces, familiar arguments and a familiar stalemate.

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.