United Torah Judaism

Netanyahu's Likud maintains lead with 91% of votes in as counting of double envelopes continues

Tibi says he is willing to help Eisenkot bring Netanyahu down • Ehud Olmert backs Eisenkot, says Netanyahu is 'on wrong side of history'

Election campaign posters are seen on the streets of the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, a day after Israel’s general elections, October 28, 2026.
A road sign stands in front of a large billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and leader of the centrist Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, in Ramat Gan, October 26, 2026

Netanyahu's Likud maintains lead with 90.4% of votes in as counting of double envelopes begins

United Torah Judaism party head MK Yaakov Asher alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 28, 2026

Haredi parties Shas, UTJ set to win 14 combined seats in 2026 Israeli election

 Central Elections Committee head, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, leads a hearing at the Central Elections Committee, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 23, 2026

Sohlberg bars UTJ turnout reports from polling stations; watchdog urges enforcement


Parties sidestep app ban inside polling stations, asking voters outside to identify themselves

Barred from using voter-tracking apps inside polling stations, parties including Likud and United Torah Judaism stationed activists outside to ask voters to identify themselves and log their turnout.

A Haredi man votes for the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on October 27, 2026.

Election Night: Netanyahu's bloc overtakes opposition, but both fall short of majority

Eisenkot declares victory as opposition bloc leads Netanyahu's, but neither have clear path to majority • Arab parties skyrocket as Netanyahu's right-wing partners fall

 Billboard encouraging to cast their votes, in Tel Aviv during Election Day, October 27, 2026.

Election Day: A complete guide to Israel’s political parties and what they stand for

The Jerusalem Post has prepared a series of explainers breaking down the platforms, leaders, and main positions of the main parties running in the election.

Campaign posters featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot are seen in Tel Aviv, October 22, 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

Why Arye Deri's Shas is Israel’s haredi version of woke politics - opinion

Shas's campaign is one of the sharpest we have seen in the feed, with production values and writing closer to cinema than to a party broadcast, with real emotion invested in them.

Campaign posters against Shas head Aryeh Deri are seen in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim, in Jerusalem, August 31, 2026

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority - poll

With 10 days until the election, four recent polls show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party ahead of Likud, while the Zionist opposition and Netanyahu's bloc remain virtually tied.

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

The battle for Israel: As Netanyahu rallies the Right, Eisenkot makes his move for power

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: As Israel's election approaches, Netanyahu fights to bring right-wing voters back to Likud, while Eisenkot seeks to strengthen his claim to lead the next government.

AN ELECTION billboard featuring Gadi Eisenkot towers over campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Haredi draft dodgers subjected to 'Holocaust' treatment, ultra-Orthodox Knesset candidate claims

"Our situation is close to what it was in the Holocaust," Stark said. "And there's no other way to say it."

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block traffic on Highway 4 during anti-draft demonstration, October 8, 2026.

Haredi parties may refuse to endorse both Netanyahu, Eisenkot after Israeli election, sources say

Haredi sources believe that if the opposition bloc secures a majority to replace the Knesset speaker, it may also also gather the support needed to form a government.

Shas chairman Arye Deri and Shas MKs attend a plenum session, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026

Shas, UTJ sign surplus vote-sharing deal, pledge cooperation in next Knesset

The two major haredi parties announced a vote-sharing deal to maximize their Knesset seats and pledge a united front on key religious issues after the elections.

Shas leader MK Arye Deri (L) and United Torah Judaism leader MK Ya’akov Asher.