Israeli Election

Israel’s Oct. 7 reckoning will be decided at the ballot box - opinion

Decisions about accountability and the next phase of regional diplomacy rest with Israeli voters, not investigative panels.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset plenum on Monday. The obsession over one man has paralyzed the system, the writer asserts.

Next elections, Israel's politics of boycott against Netanyahu must end - opinion

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich addresses a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem earlier this month. That Smotrich is not an economist, and is quite ignorant of current economic theory and practice, is no secret, says the writer.

Coalition rises as Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold following hostage deal - poll

 Former minister Yoaz Hendel at the emergency conference of the IDF reservists movement in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2024.

Yoaz Hendel’s Reservists Party to run in elections, citing October 7 failures


Remaining apolitical is like dancing at Orthodox wedding - opinion

Mostly that’s a good thing. We didn’t always enjoy freedom of speech as a people and perhaps now we’re making up for lost time.

Ultra orthodox Jews wear shtreimels to a traditional religious wedding ceremony in Jerusalem.

Israel Elections: Yamina candidate Abir Kara is ready to step up

Abir Kara understands the unsung, hard-working Israeli everyman.

Yamina candidate Abir Kara exchanges fist bumps with party head Naftali Bennett

Likud alliance with Religious Zionist party is unholy - editorial

This is bad for the country and particularly for our democracy.

A large ad for Otzma Yehudit with the caption "Only [Party leader] Itamar Ben Gvir will save Bibi." Bibi is how many Israelis refer to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu: Kahanist won’t be in my government

Earlier Wednesday, Likud signed a surplus-vote sharing agreement with the Religious Zionist Party, which could help Netanyahu’s party gain seats in the March 23 election.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Bezalel Smotrich

Sa'ar, Bennett escalate attacks on each other

Netanyahu vows to appoint Arab minister.

New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa'ar and Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett.

Israel Elections: Political draw looms - poll

The poll finds the pro-Netanyahu and anti-Netanyahu blocs evenly matched with 60 seats after the religious Zionist parties united, as many center-left parties fail to clear the electoral threshold.

A large ad for Otzma Yehudit with the caption "Only [Party leader] Itamar Ben Gvir will save Bibi." Bibi is how many Israelis refer to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Itzik Shmuli taking break from politics

If he resigns from the Knesset, he would be replaced by the next candidate on the Labor-Gesher-Meretz list • "Leaders need to know to admit when they made a mistake and to take responsibility"

Itzik Shmuli

Gafni to head UTJ, Litzman bumped to No. 2

Under the deal, Gafni will continue to fill the powerful position of Knesset finance committee chairman and Litzman will receive a ministerial portfolio.

Head of the Knesset Finance Committee, Moshe Gafni, at the vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for tax refunds, June 23, 2020

5 rules for winning an Israeli election - opinion

This changes the rules somewhat, but the basic principles of how to win an election in Israel are similar to those around the world.

MOCK GRAVESTONES mark a protest in Tel Aviv two weeks ago calling for left-wing and centrist parties to unite ahead of the elections.

Victorious Michaeli to begin merger talks with Huldai

Poll finds Lapid solidly in 2nd place, with 18 seats, behind Likud's 32 and ahead of Sa'ar's 14

MK Merav Michaeli.