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?"
How would Israeli Jews vote in a US election and how would US Jews vote in Israel? - opinion
Parties finalize Knesset slates before deadline as Gantz’s Blue and White runs alone despite polls
Likud submits final candidate list as Netanyahu warns 2026 election will decide Israel's future
Four years later: Did Netanyahu's gov't deliver on its many 2022 campaign promises? - analysis
Four years is long enough to answer the question a snap election usually cuts short: what a government does with the time it's given, not just what it promises at the podium.
Yair Golan's Democrats list for the Knesset cements Labor's shift to the far Left - opinion
To Yair Golan’s credit, he inherited a political party on the verge of collapse after his predecessor, Merav Michaeli, had led Labor to an electoral disaster in the 2022 election, securing four seats
Between the straits: On Tisha B’Av, Israel must confront its own internal fanaticism - opinion
This year, we will fast and observe the customs of our national day of mourning. We will go through the motions, yet the conclusion is unavoidable: we have forgotten.
Main electoral battle will be for Israel's centrist voters, with far-right, left already set - poll
According to the index, 53% of Israelis are completely certain whom they will vote for, while another 29% are fairly certain of their decision.
Golan pledges ‘fundamental change,’ vows to bar indicted politicians from government
Yair Golan unveiled the Democrats’ election platform, promising political reform and legislation preventing criminal defendants from serving in Israel’s next government.
MK Haskel calls on right-wing figures to join new party for 'broad Zionist gov't' ahead of election
Haskel explained that a broad Zionist government would put “the state ahead of sectoral interests.”
Ahead of October 27: How a new government could change Israel’s course - opinion
Given current daunting national challenges – domestic, regional, and international – it is worth examining the positions and likely policies of those who could soon form the next government.
Civil rights association demands end to initiative preventing citizens from returning to Israel
The association’s action followed reports that senior Transportation Ministry officials were considering measures intended to prevent Israeli citizens living abroad from arriving on charter flights.
Democrats announce Knesset slate ahead of elections, MK Lazimi takes second spot after Golan
The left-wing Democrats are one of the core parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections, set for October 27.
Editor's Notes: What this newspaper will ask of every party until Election Day
A full Knesset term, the first in nearly four decades, is a real institutional achievement in a region where governments rarely die of old age. But the Temple was magnificent on its last morning too.
