2026 Israeli Elections
Israelis favor Netanyahu, Eisenkot debate as poll shows PM's bloc ahead - poll
Support for the debate stood at 38% among respondents planning to vote for Likud, according to KAN, compared with 80% among those intending to vote for Eisenkot's Yashar party.
Bennett backtracks after sarcastically suggesting Netanyahu could serve as minister in future gov't
Israel’s election race remains deadlocked as Ben-Gvir releases prison footage
'The Prime Ministers': New book covers Begin, the ‘Altalena,’ and the October 27 election - review
Herzog stresses elections are 'not civil war,' says he sees no reason results would not be accepted
Herzog also addressed the controversy surrounding the documentary film "NAZA," as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial and West Bank settler violence.
Eisenkot rejects claim he promised Ra'am a place in future coalition during Bedouin meeting
The denial followed an N12 report in which northern Bedouin local authority heads who met Eisenkot on Tuesday claimed he had promised to bring Ra'am into a government he would lead.
Is Gadi Eisenkot's biggest selling point that he's 'not Netanyahu?'
The front-runner's biggest selling point? He isn't Netanyahu. Klein and Laznik break down the race.
B'Yachad party will pursue LGBTQ marriage rights if part of next government, Lapid vows
The B’Yachad party was formed from an alliance between Bennett and Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid Party. It is one of the leading parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu in October.
Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis
The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?
Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll
Five polls released after Israel’s party lists closed show a fragmented race, with Gadi Eisenkot leading most surveys and Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in one.
Arab Hadash-Ta’al, Ra’am parties sign agreement to reduce risk of lost votes
The move follows Ra’am, Hadash-Ta’al, and Balad running separately in the previous election and not signing an agreement on surplus votes
Israeli voters have strikingly little say - a 'semi-open ballot' reform can help - opinion
Israel’s electoral system gives voters remarkably little say. A modest reform could bring them closer to the politicians they elect
Coalition strengthens as People of Israel crosses threshold, despite Likud dropping one seat - poll
The poll also found that after the previous survey showed the Reservists and Economic party crossing the threshold while Ofer Winter’s party did not, the two have now switched roles.
Israel Election 2026: What do Arye Deri's Shas and Yaakov Asher's United Torah Judaism stand for?
"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"
