People of Israel

Reservists-Economic Party await double envelopes as Hendel blames media for low support

With 85.6% of the vote counted, Hendel’s Reservists-Economic Party has received roughly 2.6% of the general vote, leaving them about 100,000 votes shy of the 3.25% threshold.

Economic Party leader Yaron Zelekha and Reservists party leader Yoaz Hendel hold a press conference announcing their joint run in the election, in Tel Aviv, September 6, 2026
(L-R) Yoaz Hendel, Ofer Winter, and Moti Leitner

People of Israel, Reservists-Economic, Haredi Public fall short of threshold in Israeli election

Yisrael Beytenu petitions Elections Committee over Shas distribution of kippot at polling station, October 27, 2026.

Parties file complaints over defaced, vandalized, missing ballots, alleged voter tracking

Rabbi Eli Sadan.

Winter’s rabbi backs People of Israel despite Netanyahu's pressure to withdraw from election


Winter does not rule out coalition with Eisenkot, Netanyahu if right-wing policies are preserved

Winter also claimed that 13% of voters wanted to vote for People of Israel, despite recent polling showing his party not crossing the electoral threshold.

People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026.

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu but deadlock looms, election polls show two days before Israelis vote

The average gap between the two major blocs stands at 4.5 seats, with neither reaching the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel must stop fighting itself and start winning the information war - opinion

Israel must mobilize its experts, international allies, and independent voices to counter propaganda and strengthen its standing abroad.

Amcha Yisrael party chairman Ofer Winter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026.

From Jerusalem’s ‘foreign minister’ to Knesset hopeful, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum wants to make her mark

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum has long been a public face for Jerusalem, and was even referred to by some as Jerusalem’s foreign minister. Those who live here also know her as a friend and neighbor.

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum attends the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

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.

An Israeli voting booth.

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.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Ofer Winter.

Yashar ahead of Likud in election polls, but Knesset majority still out of reach for both - poll

The polling average put the Zionist opposition at 51.25 seats, compared with 51 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, a near-perfect tie.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Benny Gantz's exit from Knesset race could help Ofer Winter cross electoral threshold

An internal poll suggests Benny Gantz's withdrawal could give Ofer Winter an additional 10,000 votes, potentially helping his party cross the electoral threshold.

People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026.

Winter decries 'ugly' campaign tactics after Netanyahu, Smotrich meet with Winter's rabbi

Winter asserted that Israelis are fed up with Netanyahu and Smotrich's "ugly and unethical campaign" after the two visited Winter's rabbi in an attempt to force him to withdraw from the election.

People of Israel party chairman Ofer Winter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, following the resignation of party candidate Davidi Ben Zion and amid allegations of political pressure against the party, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026.

WATCH: Palestinians throw stones at People of Israel's Hassan-Nahoum while visiting West Bank town

A stone is thrown through Hassan-Nahoum's car window while she is speaking to a camera, breaking it and wounding one of the passengers.

Screenshot taken from a video of Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, with her holding up the rock that was thrown through her car window while touring the West Bank.