Elections

Arab parties sign commitment to re-establish joint list ahead of Israel's elections

The bloc, once made up of the four Arab parties, began to break apart ahead of the 2021 elections after Ra’am left the alliance.

An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.
Gadi Eisenkot and Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid seen on November 1, 2025

Could Bennett, Lapid, and Eisenkot topple Netanyahu in Israel's next election? - analysis

Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.

Guard dogs or state security? Malawi faces unusual post-election dispute

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 24, 2025.

Only Jewish-Arab cooperation, peace with Palestinians will let Israel be a democracy - opinion


Challenges of a parliamentary system: How Knesset emasculated Israel - opinion

Seventy percent of Israelis want a new prime minister - yet voters have no mechanism to make it happen.

CHAIRMAN OF the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman leans over to speak to Justice Minister Yariv Levin. The writer asks: How do we convince the Knesset to change the rules when that would result in many of them no longer serving?

What everyone misread about Trump's warm meeting with Mamdani - opinion

Trump’s decision to meet with Mamdani should be understood not as an endorsement but as reconnaissance.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speak to members of the media in the Oval Office on Friday. In politics, the individual who sits is the one who sets the terms, the writer maintains.

Power struggles emerge in Netanyahu's Likud internal elections ahead of national primaries

The clashes over local and Central Committee seats are exposing power struggles ahead of the national primaries as political consultants play central roles on many competing lists.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election

A new Odoxa poll shows far-right leader Jordan Bardella would finish first in every tested matchup for France’s 2027 presidential election, beating all opponents in both rounds.

Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, waves to the crowd at the League party annual rally in Pontida, Italy, September 21, 2025.

Gantz shouldn't run if he can't pass threshold, new Yesh Atid member Noam Tibin says

"We must strive to achieve a bloc of 62–64 seats for the Zionist parties, and this is completely possible. The idea is not to split, but to unite," Noam TIbon said.

 Major General (Ret.) Noam Tibon speaks to thousands of Israeli left-wing activists during a rally in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for talks with Palestinians and in support of the two-state solution, May 27, 2017.

WZO adopts new coalition agreement, Perez as president, Hagoel as chair

The agreement will see Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez become the WZO president,  a normally ceremonial role that would reportedly expand to engage in matters of budget and Diaspora relations.

 RABBI DORON Perez holding a photograph of his son, Capt. Daniel Perez.

Demonizing Netanyahu won’t save democracy, only listening to the voters will - opinion

The public continues to support him because they believe he is strong, experienced, and capable of navigating the country.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office in the Knesset.

Trump's roadmap for Gaza requires free and fair elections for Palestinians - opinion

While Israelis are going to the ballot box for the 10th time in the last 20 years, Palestinians have not had the opportunity to choose their leadership freely for two decades.

US AMBASSADOR Mike Waltz votes at the UN Security Council in favor of a resolution for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, on Monday.

Could Marjorie Taylor Greene win Jewish Democrats over in feud with US President Donald Trump?

Marjorie Taylor Greene is feuding with President Donald Trump as she pushes for the release of the Epstein files.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican, speaks during a news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the US Capitol, Nov. 18, 2025.

Trump approval falls as Americans fault him on costs and Epstein case

"What we're seeing is probably the biggest test of his presidency in terms of his grip on the Republican Party," said Mike Ongstad

US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025