2026 Israeli Elections
Likud panel votes to expand Netanyahu’s control over party list, wartime primary alternative
Likud’s Constitution Committee backed sweeping changes granting Netanyahu eight reserved list slots and authority to replace primaries with a wartime selection committee.
What are some of the main laws pushed during Knesset's legislative blitz? - explainer
MK Dan Illouz announces departure from Likud, says party has been 'hijacked'
Former deputy FM Haskel announces launch of new Israel First political party
Eisenkot says he would sit with haredim as Liberman talks loom
His comments come after reports of contacts regarding a possible merger between his party and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu, who has repeatedly criticized 'draft-dodging.'
Israel’s upcoming election season could become its ugliest yet - opinion
In the end, Israelis will survive this election. But the real question remains unanswered: What kind of society will be here once it is over?
Middle Israel: How Likud’s primaries poisoned Israeli politics - opinion
The 18-year fencing match between Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin came to a sudden end, thanks to an invention Israel had never seen: primary elections.
Over half of Israelis want PM Netanyahu to retire from politics, not run in Knesset election - poll
Poll: 55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down, as the coalition drops to 49 seats and the opposition strengthens to a majority.
Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad weighs new party bid with ex-Jerusalem deputy mayor - exclusive
Haddad is aiming to translate his social media support into real influence within Jerusalem's political apparatus.
Bennett, Eisenkot lead PM suitability polling ahead of Netanyahu - poll
In last week's poll, conducted before the announcement of the Together Party, Bennett and Lapid together held 31 seats. Results of today's poll show a three-seat drop, leaving them at 28 seats.
Gadi Eisenkot pledges to place Druze candidate in 'realistic' place on Yashar! Party election list
Yashar! Party Chairman Gadi Eisenkot pledges to place a Druze candidate in a "realistic" spot on the party's Knesset election list, following a tour of Druze towns.
Economist Shaul Meridor joins Eisenkot's Yashar! Party
Economist Shaul Meridor, former director-general at Israel’s Energy Ministry and head of the Budget Division, joined Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! Party, pledging to help lead a deep reform in Israel.
Lapid offers to concede second spot on joint list with Bennett to bring Eisenkot in
The invitation follows Sunday’s announcement by Bennett and Lapid of their new unified party, Together, during which they also publicly called on Eisenkot to join them.
Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video
Members of the Netanyahu-led coalition and the opposition reacted to Bennett and Lapid's announcement that the two will form a joint list for the 2026 Knesset elections.
