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
Bill to dissolve Knesset passes unanimously, officially beginning election recess
"We are completing a four year term, we have passed nine budgets, hundreds of laws," said Coalition whip Ofir Katz ahead of the bill's passing.
Chaos within Likud: Primary battle deepens as party court questions leadership's conduct - analysis
The legal dispute comes as Likud leaders remain deadlocked over the party's primary rules despite days of negotiations involving Netanyahu, Katz, Bitan and other senior party figures.
Thinking about the Basic Law: Torah Study - opinion
This law means by “Torah study” includes only haredi students at haredi yeshivas who are engaged almost exclusively with religious issues, and most of whom have very little, if any, general education
Election season in Israel: Important dates to note before voters head to the polls - explainer
Election season in Israel has officially begun, and the 25th Knesset will become the first time since 1988 that elections have been held after a full four-year term.
My Word: Courting constitutional disaster - opinion
Criticism of the government’s resolution was voiced by President Isaac Herzog, embattled Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, and a slew of party leaders from the opposition.
Likud weighs reserving slot for Smotrich as RZP risks falling below electoral threshold
Senior Likud figures are discussing whether bringing Bezalel Smotrich onto the party's slate could help preserve religious-Zionist support if his party struggles to clear the electoral threshold.
Israel unprepared to counter Iranian election meddling on social media, gov't probe finds
The finding comes as Israel enters an election year, which the report described as a particularly vulnerable period for attempts to manipulate public debate.
A political jungle: What international media will get wrong about Israel's 2026 election - opinion
The world’s largest international multimedia news agency has already decided our election: Israelis are too right-wing, no matter who we choose.
In unity government push, Netanyahu bets Israel's political boycott is beginning to crack
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: PM Netanyahu’s emerging campaign is built around a simple proposition: The political boycott against him is losing its rationale, and a broader coalition is again possible.
Simchi vows to push unity gov't, enlistment in new political alliance with Gantz
Simchi also rejected claims that a vote for his party would effectively amount to a vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
