Israel Elections

Israel Election 2026: What do Arye Deri's Shas and Yaakov Asher's United Torah Judaism stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Shas leader MK Arye Deri (L) and United Torah Judaism leader MK Ya’akov Asher.
Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

How would Israeli Jews vote in a US election and how would US Jews vote in Israel? - opinion

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz leads Blue and White, which is polling below the electoral threshold.

Parties finalize Knesset slates before deadline as Gantz’s Blue and White runs alone despite polls

A man takes a selfie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Likud party primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October, in Jerusalem, Monday, August. 17, 2026.

Likud submits final candidate list as Netanyahu warns 2026 election will decide Israel's future


Israel needs new leadership: Could covenantal politics be the answer? - opinion

Israel’s significant integration into the world economy, our population growth, and economic progress made it possible for us to pick up some bad habits of the countries it wanted to emulate.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

My Word: 'Wholocide' is 'libelocide' - opinion

In a world under constant threat of global jihad, blaming the Jews remains reliable and familiar. The real genocide has been either ignored or accepted.

A MAN carries a placard during a pro-Palestinian rally calling on Britain’s incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, to stand up for Gazans, in London earlier this month.

Editor's Notes: The argument splitting religious-Zionist households before Israel’s election

Israel elects 120 members of Knesset by proportional representation; nobody has ever won a majority, 61 is the only number that counts.

Photo illustration | Potential center-right political players Dedi Simchi, Ayelet Shaked, Yoaz Hendel, Gilad Erdan, Ofer Winter, Benny Gantz and Yuli Edelstein.

Ahead of Knesset elections, Israel must enforce rules to combat AI disinformation - editorial

Artificial intelligence now allows almost anyone to create convincing images, voices, and videos of events that never occurred.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

TikTok publishes new guidelines for politicians, content creators ahead of Knesset elections

At the center of the policy are a ban on paid political advertising, restrictions on the spread of misleading election information, and a requirement to label realistic content created with AI.

The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025.

Likud demands prohibition on freely hosting citizens flying to Israel for election - report

In a letter from Likud legal adviser attorney Ilan Bombach to the Election Committee, Bombach states that the goal of the prohibition would be to prevent bribery and other forms of undue influence.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

Beyond the haredi draft: What’s really at stake for Israel’s future - opinion

It would be a national mistake if many make one of the most consequential political decisions of their lives based primarily on anger over a single issue, without considering the much broader impact.

 ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK tells 'Post'

While Israel’s use of paper ballots makes direct mechanical tampering with elections nearly impossible, Halevi emphasized that foreign actors can still influence the outcome.

MK Amit Halevi attends a meeting of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026.

Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates

According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Divider-in-chief: How Netanyahu is ruining Israel-Diaspora relations - opinion

While Benjamin Netanyahu frequently speaks with great emphasis about the unity of both the country and the Jewish people, his record in office stands in stark contrast to that declared objective.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.