2026 Israeli Elections

Herzog announces mandate to be awarded Sunday as he works to bring 'good, stable gov't' for Israel

Opposition also seeks to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of alleged Likud plot • Liberman said to open door for haredi parties to join gov't

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Likud party meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem during consultations with political parties on whom to recommend to form Israel’s next government, following the elections to the 26th Knesset, November 5, 2026.
Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026

Liberman drops veto on haredi parties in coalition, opposition in talks with UTJ - report

The bloc is reportedly discussing the possibility of drafting a more lenient military conscription law.

|BySHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV
CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE offices at the Knesset, Oct. 29.

Don’t give up on Israel. Argue with it - opinion

You do not have to defend every Israeli government or every Israeli decision to remain invested in Israel’s future. Criticize it. Challenge it. But stay in the argument.

|ByYISRAEL KLITSNER
Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with President Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 5, 2026.

Arab party support gives Eisenkot majority backing as PM, Abbas calls for Hamas disarmament

Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit recommends Netanyahu • UTJ abstains from recommending candidate • Yair Golan's Democrats, Mansour Abbas' Ra'am, Yousef Jabareen's Joint List recommend Eisenkot

|ByKESHET NEEV, SHIR PERETS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Herzog announces mandate to be awarded Sunday as he works to bring 'good, stable gov't' for Israel

Liberman said to open door for haredi parties to join gov't • Opposition also seeks to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of alleged Likud plot

NOVEMBER 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Reporter's notebook: Even in rural Maine, Israel and Iran were central issues in the US midterms

The general consensus was that Israel’s current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is viewed negatively. He’s a polarizing figure and, in many areas, is rarely seen positively.

NOVEMBER 4, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Republican candidate for re-election, interacts with supporters at a watch party during the US midterm elections, at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Bangor, Maine, US, November 3, 2026.

Shoresh analysis: Israel risks wasting Arab citizens' potential by excluding parties from gov't

Ben-David argues that the political debate over Arab parties’ participation in government overlooks changes already taking place within Arab society.

NOVEMBER 4, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli security forces stand guard as Israeli Arabs, including Arab politicians, take part in a march commemorating the events of October 2000, in the northern Israeli city of Arraba, October 3, 2026.

Sohlberg hands election results to Herzog, says casting doubt poses ‘real danger’ to democracy

"I will now begin the process of consultations on tasking a member of Knesset with forming the government," Herzog said after receiving the results, ahead of discussions at the President's Residence.

NOVEMBER 4, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
President Isaac Herzog receiving the official results of the 26th Knesset election, November 4, 2026.

RZP-Zehut, Shas back Netanyahu, Yisrael Beytenu backs Eisenkot as Herzog ends first consultations

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

NOVEMBER 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog receiving the official results of the 26th Knesset election, November 4, 2026.

RZP's Simcha Rothman calls for investigation into alleged PA interference in Knesset election

Asked whether he was suggesting that the results of the most recent Knesset elections should be annulled, Rothman responded with a series of hypothetical scenarios.

NOVEMBER 4, 2026By103FM
MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 7, 2026.

A-G denies Zini's request to interrogate Arab party senior lawmakers, says evidence needed

Likud released a response to the A-G's decision later on Tuesday, accusing her of "attempting to conceal the truth from the citizens of Israel."

NOVEMBER 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset on June 9, 2026.

'Yom Kippur for most pollsters': What Israel’s election taught us about certainty - comment

Israel’s election forced us to rethink the pollsters we trusted and the assumptions we brought into the newsroom

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
Placards are seen on the floor after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to supporters at the Likud party election night event at the Teddy Hall, International Convention Center in Jerusalem in October.
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‘We are not alone in this land’: The Arab vote and Israel’s blind spot - comment

Israelis reacted to the Arab vote as if they had just discovered Arab citizens. That says more about us than about them

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByNERIA BARR
Arab citizens make up roughly one-fifth of Israel’s population, yet their presence in everyday Israeli society has not always translated into recognition as equal political partners.
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Record turnout, same deadlock: Who lost Israel’s election? - from the editor

Israel voted in record numbers, yet remains divided and without a government. The election settled little, if anything

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByNERIA BARR
Israelis turned out in their highest numbers since 1999 for the October 27 election, but the result left the country facing another uncertain round of coalition negotiations.