2026 Israeli Elections

Golan claims Netanyahu is trying to stage coup, warns Israel's security is in danger

Netanyahu is "in a panic" and attempting to seize power by force, Golan claimed, warning of threats to Israeli security while expressing optimism over coalition negotiations.

Democrats head Yair Golan at meeting of opposition heads after Israel's election, November 3, 2026.
Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Liberman willing to compromise on haredi IDF draft law, UTJ chairman welcomes 'flexibility'

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025

Saudi normalization will not happen under Netanyahu government, source says - report

President Isaac Herzog meets with representatives of United Torah Judaism during consultations for prime minister recommendations, November 5, 2026.

UTJ willing to join coalition talks pending haredi draft solution, Liberman willing to compromise


It’s time to set ego aside: Netanyahu, Eisenkot must form unity government - comment

Israel's voters have voted, and their elected representatives must now interpret the result and form a functioning government.

Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.

After elections, Israeli Arabs now have political power - will their leaders use it? - analysis

Arab political power reveals a country more complicated than its slogans, with consequential choices for the parties on both sides of the coalition table.

MK Mansour Abbas attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

Netanyahu calls for right-wing government, warns against reliance on Arab parties

“The Likud is Israel’s largest party,” Netanyahu said, claiming the right-wing bloc had decisive support among Jewish and Zionist voters and supporters of the Jewish state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Likud headquarters following the release of exit polls.

Eisenkot declares victory as bloc takes lead over Netanyahu's, despite election deadlock

Initial voting results gave his political bloc a 53-50 or 52-50 lead over the Netanyahu bloc according to Channels 11, 12, and 13, even as Netanyahu edged Eisenkot in head-to-head competition.

Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot waves during an election rally at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv, two days ahead of Israel’s general elections, October 25, 2026

Bennett's B'Yachad projected to win 12 seats in next Knesset, election polling data predicts

The results put B’Yachad broadly in line with pre-election expectations, although its projected support remained well below the 24 seats Yesh Atid won independently in the November 2022 election. 

B'Yachad head Naftali Bennett arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in Rananna, during Election Day in Israel, October 27, 2026.

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich's parties set to win combined 13 seats in 2026 Israeli election

Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party added former Likud MK Gotliv to its slate, while RZP ran in a technical bloc with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, in an effort to help clear the electoral threshold.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, alongside members of his party, at the party’s election headquarters in Modiin, on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Haredi parties Shas, UTJ set to win 14 combined seats in 2026 Israeli election

Neither party has committed to joining only a Netanyahu-led coalition, and Shas’s spiritual leader has indicated that he would be open to joining a government led by Eisenkot.

United Torah Judaism party head MK Yaakov Asher alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 28, 2026

Israel Election Night: How the exit polls, results unfolded amid political deadlock

Netanyahu pulls ahead as of Wednesday morning • Arab parties predicted to reach a combined seat total of 19, complicating efforts to form a coalition

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot

People of Israel, Reservists-Economic, Haredi Public fall short of threshold in Israeli election

The 3.25% threshold is the minimum percentage of the national vote a party needs to win to be allocated any seats in the next Knesset.

(L-R) Yoaz Hendel, Ofer Winter, and Moti Leitner

JPost’s Election Day LIVE: Watch exit polls, analyses, and election updates across Israel

Watch the live broadcast for the latest projections, reactions, and what the results could mean for the next government.

JPost’s Election Day LIVE: Watch exit polls, analyses, and election updates across Israel.