Democrats

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu, but both blocs without clear path to 61-seat majority - poll

The polling average puts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, including Ofer Winter's People of Israel party, and the Zionist opposition at approximately 52 seats each.

An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026
Democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press about rising gas prices outside a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 22, 2026.

Unproven genocide claims are used as weapons to fuel antisemitism, isolate Israel - opinion

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends the Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University in Herzliya, October 6, 2026.

Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination a 'mistake,' Democrats party leader Yair Golan says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the state ceremony for the three years since October 7.

Opposition calls on A-G to take legal action against PM, Likud attacks Gil over Oct 7 interview


US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers

The Senate voted 50 to 49 to reject the resolution, which had passed the House of Representatives in July. The vote was largely along party lines.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City; illustrative

Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll

Elsewhere in the bloc, the Democrats gained two seats to reach 11, while B’Yachad remained at 13, Yisrael Beytenu at nine and the joint Reservists-Economic Party at four seats.

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale

The agency, responsible for regulating and approving all drugs, treatments, and vaccines, has faced concerns that it has become too political.

Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office.

US Democrats to introduce bill sanctioning individuals involved in Israel's E1 settlement project

The introduction of the bill is the latest sign of growing friction between Democrats in Congress and the Israeli government over its handling of the West Bank.

 US Senate floor

Trump approval drops to career-low 32% as GOP support erodes over Iran war, inflation - poll

The Reuters poll found voters leaning away from supporting Trump's fellow Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally with North Carolina Republican Senate candidate and former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley at Gastonia Municipal Airport on September 16, 2026 in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Ben-Gvir in Israeli cabinet an 'existential threat,' pro-Israel Democrat Brad Sherman warns

Rep. Brad Sherman urged "every Israeli official and every Israeli voter" to confront polling showing a dramatic erosion of US support for Israel.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) arrives for a Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on September 1, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US senators seek more information on Trump's Saudi nuclear proposal, letter says

Some Democratic lawmakers and nonproliferation advocates have criticized the nuclear pact for not barring ​Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or reprocessing nuclear waste.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.

Nessel gets Queen Esther wrong: Jews don’t have to sacrifice themselves - opinion

Michigan Attorney-General Dana Nessel told Jews to sacrifice themselves and their homeland to feed the antisemites hijacking her political party.

 Dana Nessel Michigan is preparing for 'Every scenario' on Election Day, 17 October 2020

Staunch Israel supporter Coons expected to win Delaware Democratic Senate primary handily

Coons has served nearly three terms in the Senate. He won a special election in 2010 and then went on to secure two full terms in 2014 and 2020. 

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks alongside Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee members during a news conference on the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche alongside on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026.

Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis

The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?

A giant election campaign poster for the Amcha Yisrael party is displayed on a building at the entrance to Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 14, 2026.