Israel Elections
Israel braces for rainy Election Day, but can bad weather affect voter turnout?
Showers are expected on Election Day, but turnout figures going back to 1949 show that the weather has never decided who shows up at the ballot box.
After Netanyahu meets police chief, Israel's elections chief warns against vote interference
Dimona's former Netanyahu loyalists turn to Eisenkot as battle for final undecided voters heats up
Eisenkot leads Netanyahu but deadlock looms, election polls show two days before Israelis vote
Israel Election 2026: How many votes will parties need to cross electoral threshold? - explainer
According to the updated estimates from the Taub Center, a political party will need approximately 166,000 votes to enter the Knesset if voter turnout matches that of the 2022 election.
Katz says opposition will bear blame for future attacks on Israel after ignoring warnings
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Katz's "reckless and hysterical statement is a gift to Israel’s enemies,” and accused the government of failing to eradicate Hamas or bring down Iran.
Smotrich says Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir previously backed Knesset coalition with Ra'am that he shut down
Smotrich also said that he would not rule out forming a government with prime ministerial candidate Gadi Eisenkot, but not at the cost of boycotting his partners in the right-wing bloc.
Vance downplays choice not to support Netanyahu, says won't endorse 'any more foreign candidates'
"I'm going to be focused on the midterm elections here in the United States of America," Vance told reporters.
Winter vows to block haredi draft ultimatum to Netanyahu, says People of Israel will stay in race
Winter's comments came as he stressed his party would remain in the running amid ongoing pressure to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and RZP's Bezalel Smotrich.
Eisenkot rules out serving in Netanyahu-led government, even under rotation deal
"Absolutely not. I will not serve under Netanyahu, not even in a rotation agreement. If that happens, you'll see it, I'll resign an hour later," Eisenkot said.
With just six days until Israel's elections, IDF steps up Gaza ops., prepares for Hamas attacks
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, who visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, also addressed heightened security tensions ahead of the October 27 election.
Gantz didn't fail because he's a good person, he failed because he performed poorly - editorial
Israel needs good people in politics. It also needs those people to make wise political decisions.
'A duty of national honor': Ben-Gurion’s historic 1949 radio address resurfaces ahead of elections
The former leader also addressed IDF soldiers serving at the time in Israel's War of Independence, saying that they should vote as free citizens.
Yair Golan vows to replace Netanyahu, backs coalition with Arab party Ra'am - interview
Golan told the Post that Netanyahu's absence from deals regarding Israel and the Middle East was "evidence of how this government has turned a strategic asset into an international liability."