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.

|ByMARK LAVIE/THE MEDIA LINE
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

Donald Trump sent a signed letter to President Herzog asking for a pardon for Prime Minister Netanyahu. Can Herzog pardon Netanyahu, and more importantly, can lawmakers work with him?

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
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

The coalition’s rise is surprising, as last week’s poll showed Ben-Gvir and Smotrich’s parties falling sharply due to their opposition to the Trump Peace Plan.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
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

In a statement released by the party, its founders said that those “who took responsibility for the country after October 7, when the government disappeared,” must now step forward.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Jewish groups welcome new government in Israel

“Congratulations to the people of Israel on this historic day. This new government proudly reflects Israel’s broad and diverse societal makeup with political parties from the left to the right.”

JUNE 14, 2021ByHALEY COHEN, OMRI NAHMIAS
Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett speaks to the party faction at the Knesset, May 3, 2021

Lapid, Gantz rising in first election polls after Gaza conflict

Both the N12 and Channel 13 polls found that Netanyahu would have an even harder time forming a government if elections were held today.

MAY 23, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid

PM blasts Bennett after call for unity government

Netanyahu says he'd be opposition leader, won't seek presidency

APRIL 21, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Bennett and Netanyahu squared off in an exchange of harsh words.

7+3 top Israel stories from Israel's 73rd year

Check out this recap of the 10 articles readers found most interesting, heart-warming, and astounding this year.

APRIL 15, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli children's hold Israeli flags ahed of Israel 73rd Independence day, at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh, April 13, 2021.

Kingmakers Bennett, Abbas leave both sides in the dark

Yamina leader to hold fateful meetings with Netanyahu, Lapid.

APRIL 1, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Naftali Bennett and party members are seen with Yamina supporters at the party headquarters in Petah Tikva, on elections night, on March 23, 2021.

Lapid meets with Abbas for coalition talks

Abbas has become somewhat of an unlikely kingmaker since his party cleared the threshold to gain four Knesset seats, which could allow him to recommend either Netanyahu or his challenger, Lapid.

MARCH 28, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Ra'am Party leader Mansour Abbas casts his vote at a voting station in Maghar, during the Knesset Elections, on March 23, 2021.

Israel's election problems require political surgery

Lurking beyond the past two years of political limbo in Israel are historic problems that require political surgery

MARCH 25, 2021ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
An employee wearing personal protective equipment stands behind a booth during a demonstration revealing preparations ahead of Israel’s upcoming election, at the Central Elections Committee’s logistics center in Shoham

Israelis vote again: Democracy? Or dystopia?

Elections are meant to choose a competent functioning government. In Israel, we voted four times – and got a string of dysfunctional ones.

MARCH 25, 2021BySHLOMO MAITAL
A man hangs a Likud election banner, depicting party leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top challenger, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapi

Netanyahu calls rivals to join him, warns of fifth election if they don't

"We cannot be dragged to a fifth election," Netanyahu said. "I reach out my hand to all of my colleagues who agree with me. I do not reject anyone who agrees with these principles."

MARCH 24, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to his supporters after the exit polls were announced for the election of the 24th Knesset, March 24, 2021.

Did the COVID vaccines give Netanyahu a victory shot?

Pfizer’s vaccines saved Israel – and may have inadvertently rescued the prime minister as well.

MARCH 23, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes the first shipment of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, December 9, 2020