Israel Elections 2026

Segalovitz key to legitimizing Ra'am party in upcoming Knesset elections - analysis

In an official statement last week, Ra’am’s chairman Mansour Abbas and Segalovitz said they had met and held a “cordial and positive” discussion about the possibility of Segalovitz joining Ra’am.

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in the White House, July 28, 2026.

'Mr. President, he is winning': Netanyahu aide told Trump despite weak polls - report

MANSOUR ABBAS attends a plenum session at the Knesset’s assembly hall in Jerusalem last month.

The lie of apartheid: The 2026 Israel election is a display of the country's diversity - opinion

MOTI LEITNER, deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh and founder of the Haredi Public Party, at the ‘Jerusalem Post’ studio this week. Leitner argues that ‘those who aren’t studying must take responsibility’ by serving in the IDF or doing national service, while preserving full-time Torah study for select few

As he pushes for ultra-Orthodox draft, Moti Leitner aims to put the Haredi Public on a new path


Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll

Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Bennett has ‘no strategy, no narrative’ as Eisenkot surges in polls, political adviser says

Former minister Haim Ramon said the attacks by Bennett and Lapid were unlikely to help them recover lost Knesset seats and could instead benefit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Naftali Bennett

Sohlberg ruling to stop announcing voters' names 'restores respect,' says former deputy A-G

Blass said the ruling also addressed polling stations located in sensitive facilities, where reporting a voter’s presence could reveal additional personal information.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

'Right, enlistment, unity': Ex-UN ambassador Gilad Erdan launches new party with Edelstein

Erdan said in May that he was working toward establishing a new right-wing party said and that he sees himself as a candidate for premier in a post-Netanyahu era.

Gilad Erdan announces new political party with Yuli Edelstein on August 6, 2026.

Tropper-Hendel alliance to demand National Security Ministry portfolio in next gov't

Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel vowed at the launch of The Zionist Home-The Reservists party to establish a “broad Zionist government” if they were to join a coalition.

Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel unveil the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party on August 5, 2026.

MK Dan Illouz joins Yisrael Beytenu after Likud departure, says Netanyahu ‘failed country’

"I am joining Yisrael Beiteinu because it is the party that today represents the national and liberal values in which I believe,” Illouz was quoted as saying by the party.

MK Dan Illouz with Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman

‘Young, courageous leader’: Ramat Gan's first openly gay elected official joins Eisenkot's Yashar

"Israel brings with him young, courageous, and principled leadership, alongside municipal experience and extensive work to strengthen civic engagement among teenagers and young adults," Eisenkot said

Israel Zari and Gadi Eisenkot in a party announcement posted on August 4, 2026.

High Court asks Levin whether he will advance PID appointments before election

Israeli courts have historically required governments to exercise greater restraint when making senior or long-term appointments that could bind the next government.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

Likud lawmakers, ministers forbidden from running in regional primary slots, Likud court rules

The ruling blocked a move promoted by Netanyahu and the chairman of the party’s Constitution Committee, Minister Haim Katz, which had been approved by just a five votes majority.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

A 'unity' government would block the reforms Israel desperately needs - opinion

Benny Gantz should heed his favorite slogan that saving the country is the most important thing of all, abandoning the naive notion of unity that will saddle the state with more Likud years

OPPOSITION LEADER Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the joint list “Together” ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, May 12, 2026.