Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel Election 2026: Pollster Shmuel Rosner says Israelis have already made up their minds

Shmuel Rosner, a JPPI senior fellow and Channel 13 election pollster, argues that Netanyahu's late blitz is not a play for 61 seats, but a move to stop the opposition from forming a coalition.

BALLOT PAPERS of various political parties displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, Oct. 14.
Destroyed building in central Israel following Iranian missile strikes on February 28, 2026.

Netanyahu, Katz's warnings of Iranian strikes could spur regime into attacking first, officials say

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit testifies in Netanyahu trial, October 22, 2026.

Netanyahu defense challenges Mandelblit over police questioning of key state witness

Bobby Rechnitz in Jerusalem.

The world needs Netanyahu’s kind of leadership


Bereaved families seek criminal probe of Netanyahu over October 7 account

The families also seek scrutiny of his account of Qatari funding diverted to Hamas’s military wing and his handling of warnings before the attack.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.

Trump endorses Netanyahu days before Israeli election, warns US could face Iran alone if PM loses

Trump endorses PM nine days before the October 27 election, says Netanyahu "will never let you down" • US president suggests alternative leaders would leave Washington to face Iran alone

US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of  Trump at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.

Netanyahu: Russia aiding Iran's antisemitic bot networks, acting against Israeli interests

The prime minister criticized Russia's ties with Tehran and antisemitic online campaigns targeting Israel, warning that Iran could eventually seek to destabilize Russia itself.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a presentation of Israel’s national security doctrine, in Jerusalem, October 18, 2026

Israel’s current government is failing. The next one must do better - opinion

Should Netanyahu once again emerge victorious, the government he will form in its aftermath might be even worse than the outgoing government. Voters should certainly take this into account.

 President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat at the center of the traditional photograph of the new government, on December 29, 2022,  at the President’s Residence, for the swearing-in of Israel’s 37th government.

Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new defense minister and veteran of its missile program?

With more than four decades in Iran’s defense industry, Akhlaghi has held senior positions in its missile and aerospace organizations and was previously sanctioned by the UN.

Iran's new defense minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi seen in an undated image shared on October 18, 2026

'I am very worried': Netanyahu unsure about victory in Israeli election, says he will not retire

Netanyahu also criticized his political rivals, including Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Liberman, claiming that a government led by them would depend on the support of Arab parties.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026.

Netanyahu: Magal's 'monkey' remark on Eisenkot inappropriate, but Likud voters face daily insults

The prime minister also criticized what he described as a double standard in the treatment of his political supporters, calling on Eisenkot to condemn derogatory remarks directed at Likud voters.

Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026

After October 7 and years of war, Iranians and Jews have found a common enemy - opinion

Hamas unleashed its unprecedented wave of slaughter, rape, and kidnapping, fully knowing the inevitable Israeli response and the devastating cost to Gaza. Yet, they did it anyway. Why?

A man hands out Likud campaign leaflets featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, October 16, 2026

'You are the real target': Netanyahu warns Iran developing ICBMs, nuclear weapons to target US

Netanyahu told FOX News that, if reelected prime minister, his key objectives would be to end the threat posed by Iran, expand the Abraham Accords, and seize the future of AI development.

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu visits supporters in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority - poll

With 10 days until the election, four recent polls show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party ahead of Likud, while the Zionist opposition and Netanyahu's bloc remain virtually tied.

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