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Anti-Druze incitement doubles after Israeli elections, pushed by stolen vote conspiracists - report

Online hate speech against the Druze increased by 106% from Oct. 27 until Oct. 30, when activity peaked because some Right-wing conspiracists began claiming that the election was stolen.

A woman from the Druze minority votes in the Israeli national election in the Druze village of Daliyat al-Carmel, northern Israel, October 27, 2026.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026.

With 67 MKs opposing Netanyahu, could Amir Ohana refuse to elect a new Knesset speaker?

Gadi Eisenkot (L) recieves the mandate to form the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on November 8, 2026.

Eisenkot receives mandate to form new government as Shas head Deri withdraws from party list

Minister Almog Cohen arrives for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Petah Tikva, September 10, 2026.

Security bolstered around Deputy Minister Almog Cohen after credible death threats


Eisenkot to receive mandate as Netanyahu calls for unity government

Ben-Gvir accuses opposition of betraying supporters • Golan sets base for coalition with haredi parties

Yashar party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot arrives to cast his ballot in Israel’s general elections at a polling station in Herzliya, October 27, 2026.

Eisenkot warns current government harms democracy, Ben-Gvir mocks rumors UTJ might join opposition

Ofer Winter urges Bennett, Liberman to form unity gov't with Netanyahu • Liberman backs Lapid for speaker, calls for haredi draft compromise and parties to join gov't

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.

Eisenkot set to receive mandate to form Israeli gov't as Herzog rounds out consultation meetings

Herzog to hand mandate on Sunday • Eisenkot receives backing of Arab parties Ra’am and the Joint List, although their recommendations do not commit them to ultimately joining his coalition

Members of the Yashar party speak to the press following consultations with President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on whom to recommend to form Israel’s next government, November 5, 2026.

Opposition pushes to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of Likud 'January 6' plot to block vote

According to opposition sources, hundreds of Likud Central Committee members are expected to arrive at the Knesset on the day of the vote and attempt to block lawmakers from entering the chamber.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana cups his ear as MKs react during the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026

Arab party support gives Eisenkot majority backing as PM, Abbas calls for Hamas disarmament

Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit recommends Netanyahu • UTJ abstains from recommending candidate • Yair Golan's Democrats, Mansour Abbas' Ra'am, Yousef Jabareen's Joint List recommend Eisenkot

Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with President Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 5, 2026.

Herzog announces mandate to be awarded Sunday as he works to bring 'good, stable gov't' for Israel

Liberman said to open door for haredi parties to join gov't • Opposition also seeks to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of alleged Likud plot

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

High Court says Ohana breached ruling, but leaves comptroller vote to next Knesset

Judges condemn months of delay as key oversight powers remain blocked; speaker and Knesset ordered to pay NIS 10,000 in costs.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

UTJ demands draft law from Netanyahu, but will it make Eisenkot pay upfront? - analysis

UTJ demands draft law approval before talks with Netanyahu but remains silent on Eisenkot, risking its main bargaining chip in coalition negotiations.

United Torah Judaism party head MK Yaakov Asher alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 28, 2026.

CEC ratifies official results after finding no evidence of compromised election integrity

The CEC has approved the election results, with Likud and the ultra-Orthodox Shas party abstaining from the vote, according to Israeli media.

An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.

RZP-Zehut, Shas back Netanyahu, Yisrael Beytenu backs Eisenkot as Herzog ends first consultations

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

President Isaac Herzog receiving the official results of the 26th Knesset election, November 4, 2026.