Israel Elections 2026
Ra'am, Joint List push community for high voter turnout in hopes of boosting anti-Netanyahu bloc
If no bloc forms a workable government, it could lead to a period of political deadlock and then fresh elections in 2027, with Netanyahu left in charge in the meantime.
Some 30% of Israeli voters are undecided, while 39% say nothing could change their mind - poll
'Bibi the puppet': Liberman blasts Trump's backing of Netanyahu
Likud open to Liberman joining coalition, Education Minister Kisch tells ‘Post’ - interview
Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef denounces Ben-Gvir as election battle intensifies
Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef denounced Ben-Gvir as arrogant over his Temple Mount visits, as Shas escalates its election campaign amid concerns over losing young Sephardi voters.
Jonathan and David: When elections turn friends into enemies
In the weeks ahead, Israelis will argue fiercely about the election and the country’s future. Jews elsewhere will have their own arguments about Israel, politics, and the Jewish community's future.
October 7 haunts Netanyahu's election campaign, but his bloc holds its ground
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Despite painful October 7 commemorations, Netanyahu's bloc holds steady in polls as both sides clash over security failures, military achievements, and the flydubai incident.
Hendel, Wilf's Reservists-Economic Party remains steady in polling with four seats - poll
The Reservists-Economic Party recorded four seats in four consecutive Maariv surveys, although other pollsters continued to place it below the electoral threshold.
Only one-third of Israelis want Netanyahu to remain in power, Hebrew University study reveals
The study was conducted by Dr. Nimrod Nir of the Agam Institute and Dr. Gayil Talshir of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on October 5–6, 2026. The sample included 2,437 respondents.
Coalition, opposition tie at 52 seats as Netanyahu's Likud gets closer to Eisenkot's Yashar - poll
The opposition bloc lost one seat after the Democrats dropped by one mandate, while the other parties in the bloc remained unchanged.
Netanyahu, Smotrich hold conference to rally right-wing voters, excluding Ben-Gvir
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was not invited to the conference, named "Saving the Right," which included dozens of Religious Zionist rabbis, along with heads of yeshivas.
Pilots' union: Flight crews are being denied their right to vote
Pilots, flight attendants, and security staff working on Election Day cannot vote. The pilots' association urged a polling station at Ben-Gurion.
Hendel calls on Ofer Winter to break with Netanyahu's bloc, form 'Zionist bloc' with Reservists
"Winter, reverse your statement that you are only with Netanyahu and the haredi parties. You cannot win on the battlefield with haredi parties," Reservists-Economic party leader Yoaz Hendel said.
October 7 reshaped Israel, but its political blocs remain entrenched
October 7 looms over Israel’s election, but analysts say it has reinforced existing political loyalties rather than shifted voters between blocs.
