Elections

The poll found that 83% of voters oppose the inclusion of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties in the coalition that is formed after the elections, while only 8% support it.

"We are completing a four year term, we have passed nine budgets, hundreds of laws," said Coalition whip Ofir Katz ahead of the bill's passing.

Four major bills passed during the Knesset’s final blitz, with implications for the IDF, the judiciary, state benefits and press freedom.

With Israel’s election set for October 27, this week's Deep Dive dives into why Likud is racing to pass key laws as haredi demands, military manpower concerns, and Eisenkot’s rise reshape the campaign

The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

Trump has continued to repeat the claim that the 2020 election was rigged, suggesting a foreign actor was involved in flipping votes despite legal rulings that Democrat Joe Biden won.

With elections coming up on October 27, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron stated that fiscal policy will be the biggest challenge for the elected government, especially if Israel returns to war.

The real problem is that leadership needs the concept of guilt in order to correct itself.

Former adviser to the prime minister, Aviv Bushinsky, said Netanyahu would try to preserve a political deadlock and keep the change bloc from reaching 61 seats.

In past elections, Israelis abroad have faced tough decisions about whether to fly home to vote - most recently in 2022, when Israel had a fifth round of elections in four years.