2026 Israeli Elections
How do Israeli elections work? A guide to voting, Knesset seats, and coalitions - explainer
Israel uses a system called proportional representation, which helps explain its many political parties, complicated coalition negotiations, and frequent early elections.
Universal conscription, constitution plan: Liberman reveals requirements to form government
Board of Peace expects Gaza reconstruction to ramp up after Israeli election, US midterms - report
Netanyahu does not need 61 Knesset seats to win Israel's election - he needs 55 - analysis
Election panel to weigh whether Balad leader Abu Shehadeh crossed legal line for Knesset run
Abu Shehadeh faces a disqualification hearing centered on an October 8, 2023, article and whether it meets the Supreme Court’s strict legal standard.
Polymarket: Gap between Eisenkot's Yashar, Netanyahu's Likud widens in former IDF chief's favor
Polymarket figures reflect the prices of prediction-market contracts, which change with trading activity and can therefore move quickly.
Ra’am, Joint List fight bids to bar them from Knesset election
Ra’am, the Joint List, Balad and two candidates asked the Central Elections Committee to reject six petitions seeking to bar them from the 2026 Knesset election.
Intercity buses, Israel Railways to be free on election day, Central Elections Committee decides
The free bus service will start at 8:00 p.m. on the Monday before the election and last until the end of public transportation services on election day.
Israel tore itself apart on Yom Kippur - then October 7 reminded us of our collective 'we'
On Yom Kippur of 2023, Jews were pitted against Jews across the country. Thirteen days later, October 7 would remind Israelis that beneath their deepest divisions, there was still a collective “we.”
Ben-Gvir says Netanyahu 'doesn’t exactly answer' his phone calls as relationship sours
"It is very difficult for me that we were - I won’t say friends, but we were in a very, very good relationship - and suddenly it stopped,” said Ben-Gvir.
Majority believe Israel should help Saudis against Houthis as Likud continues downward trend - poll
Thirty-eight percent said such assistance should be conditioned on a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, while 16% supported assisting the kingdom even without diplomatic return.
‘I don’t work for Netanyahu': Ofer Winter can be Israel's next kingmaker - interview
Winter hopes for a double-digit seat tally, drawing support from the Likud, other right-wing parties, the center, and first-time voters. That remained his assessment of his party’s potential.
Israel Election 2026: What are you voting for when you choose a party hovering at the threshold?
"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"
Israel's Right has judged everyone else. Now it must judge itself - opinion
This Yom Kippur, Israel’s national camp needs a cheshbon hanefesh.
