Israel Election 2026

Netanyahu accuses opposition of hypocrisy over haredi draft law amid coalition talks

Netanyahu accused Eisenkot and the opposition bloc of courting haredi parties despite their previous opposition to legislation regulating haredi military service.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, speak with members of the public in the city of Beit Shemesh, just hours before polls close on Israel’s general election day, October 27, 2026.

Zehut's Feiglin calls to dissolve Knesset amid election interference claims, backs Netanyahu as PM

Zehut party chairman Moshe Feiglin visits the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City, October 26, 2026

Democrats head Golan meets Joint List leaders ahead of opposition talks on replacing Netanyahu

Democrats party leader Yair Golan meets with Joint List members Yousef Jabareen and Ahmad Tibi, November 3, 2026.

Eisenkot gets opposition backing as leaders vow to form emergency gov't 'as soon as possible'

(L-R clockwise) Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot, Democrats head Yair Golan, B'Yachad head Naftali Bennett, Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman, B'Yachad deputy Yair Lapid.

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

On Sunday, Tibi announced a plan to support an alternative government from outside the coalition in exchange for commitments to address the needs of Arab society.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Eisenkot lays out four coalition principles, says 'any MK' who accepts them can join government

Eisenkot said on Saturday that any MK willing to endorse his four principles could join a broad Zionist government, as he seeks to translate the October 27 election results into a new coalition.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Yisrael Beytenu’s Liberman denies that he wants position of Knesset speaker

"I have received several inquiries regarding demands for the position of Knesset speaker. I have no desire and no intention of becoming Knesset speaker," Liberman wrote on social media.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Mossad to provide Shin Bet with assessment of suspected foreign interference in elections

At this stage, it is unclear whether the assessment includes investigative findings regarding potential foreign election interference or only an expert opinion.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israelis cast their votes at a polling station in Jerusalem during Election Day, October 27, 2026.

Who are the high-profile names making their way into politics for the first time? - explainer

Alongside veteran politicians, several high-profile figures with notable personal and political stories will enter parliament. These are the names to know.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON

Yaakov Bardugo, a new member of the Likud party, attends an event presenting the party’s new candidates ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026.

Below the threshold: Elkin, Sukkot, Radman among those left out of 26th Knesset after election

From Likud's Ze'ev Elkin to protest leader Moshe Radman, Tuesday's election left several prominent Israeli political figures without Knesset seats.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON

Ze'ev Elkin, Zvi Sukkot, and Moshe Radman, three prominent political figures who failed to secure seats in the 26th Knesset following Tuesday's Israeli election.

A purrfect day to vote: Taking part in the democratic process of Israel with my cat - comment

The stakes were high, the treats were packed, and off my spouse and I went to vote, with Medici in his adorable kitty backpack that always makes him look like an astronaut.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAARON REICH

The writer, Aaron Reich, is seen with their cat, Medici (full name HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich) waiting to vote in Jerusalem for the municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

'He sent them to the polls': Likud activists blame Ben-Gvir for galvanizing Arab voters

Local activists from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said Ben-Gvir’s aggressive rhetoric and combative statements had failed to deliver electoral gains in southern Israel.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON, YANIR YAGNA