Israel Elections 2026

Next gov’t should hand control of Palestinian areas in West Bank to Jordan, Liberman says

Yisrael Beytenu is part of the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition in the October election. It has recently been polling at around nine to 10 seats.

Avigdor Liberman tours the US base located near the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, which is expected to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
A Likud election campaign poster displayed on a pole in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, showing Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside leaders of opposition parties, with the slogan “Right or Palestine,” ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections, Oct. 5, 2026.

October 7 will be present in the next Knesset, regardless of who comes out on top - analysis

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

'Right thing for Israeli democracy': Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate

Moshe Feiglin attends a hearing at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions challenging the UNRWA laws passed by the Knesset, August 3, 2026

‘I want to see it empty’: Feiglin calls for annexation of Gaza during next gov’t's term - interview


The Left has weakened Israel, only Bibi can save it - opinion

The elections are coming up, and for me, there is no contest. It is time for us to get behind Bibi. Return him to power. Let him finish the job.

Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Ashdod Naval Base, October 4, 2026.

Bennett: 'Direct line' connects flydubai attempted hijacking, Oct. 7 after gov. trades blame

This comes after Transportation Minister Miri Regev denied that her agency was responsible for vetting the crew for foreign airlines, despite a 2023 that stipulates as such.

B'Yachad leader and former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026

High Court rejects Democrats’ bid to bar Otzma Yehudit from election

The High Court also rejected the Democrats' request to disqualify Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv.

Election billboards for Otzma Yehudit party and its party head Itamar Ben Gvir, in Ramat Gan. October 04, 2026.

Opposition shifts focus to sway moderate Right, soft Likud voters as election nears - analysis

After weeks in which a significant part of the political battle was also being fought within the blocs themselves, parties are now looking for seats they can bring in from outside their own camp.

Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

As Netanyahu weighs his next coalition, Ofer Winter emerges as a key right-wing spoiler - analysis

Which parties Likud would seek to bring into a coalition, and whether those parties would be willing to join such a government, will become clear only after the election.

People of Israel party head Ofer tours the Mahane Yehuda market ahead of the election, in Jerusalem, September 17, 2026

No attempt to influence Israeli election, says Sinwar mediator who revealed Oct. 7 warning

Referring to the attack Hamas launched on Israel three years ago on October 7, Abu Zaida described it as "a reckless gamble based on mistaken calculations and assessments." 

Sufian Abu Zaida, former Fatah cabinet minister.

As elections loom, voters must choose the right pilot to navigate political turbulence - editorial

The passengers aboard the flydubai flight did not have the luxury of leaving the cockpit unresolved. Israeli voters will have their own chance to take control and choose who sits in the cockpit.

Passengers from Flydubai flight FZ1073 walk with their family members through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, after their original flight from Dubai to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia following a suspected terror attack, September 30, 2026.

Sohlberg orders removal of Ben-Gvir prison video, imposes NIS 20,000 costs

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and the nonprofit Voting for Israel filed petitions arguing that the video constituted election propaganda produced through the use of public assets.

Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir and fellow party member Tali Gottlieb attend a press conference ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026.

Vote your conscience: Five reasons why Israelis should forget the electoral threshold - opinion

With five weeks left before we go to the ballot box on October 27, I want to make the opposite case: vote for the party you actually believe in, and let the electoral threshold take care of itself.

An illustration of an Israeli voting at the ballot box.

AI, fraud, and cyberattacks: What security threats face Israel’s 2026 election?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: The irony of Israel’s election security system is that the most consequential threats may not necessarily involve the ballot boxes at all.

DESPITE HUGE advances in technology, Israeli voters still mark a physical paper ballot and place it in a ballot box. From there, the CEC builds multiple layers of verification around that slip of paper.