Israel Elections
Editor's Notes: What this newspaper will ask of every party until Election Day
A full Knesset term, the first in nearly four decades, is a real institutional achievement in a region where governments rarely die of old age. But the Temple was magnificent on its last morning too.
Bill to dissolve Knesset passes unanimously, officially beginning election recess
Chaos within Likud: Primary battle deepens as party court questions leadership's conduct - analysis
Thinking about the Basic Law: Torah Study - opinion
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.
What Rabbi Jonathan Sacks tried to teach us before October 7 - opinion
Sacks dedicated his life to teaching that covenant is stronger than politics, and that Jewish survival depends not on uniformity but on mutual responsibility.
Cracking Israel's 'bro code': Can Netanyahu survive the podcast era? - opinion
How unedited podcasts delivered the White House to Donald Trump, and why the same tactics are crucial to whoever wants to be Israel’s next prime minister.
Likud MK: Netanyahu expected to work 'behind closed doors’ for influence over list - interview
Halevi is a member of the Likud Constitution Committee, which will hold a vote on changing the primary system in a way that could grant Netanyahu authority to select candidates for the highest slots.
