Israel Elections
Bennett backs Eisenkot as PM as talks with Herzog set for Wednesday
Zini clashes with Shin Bet officials over need to expand tools used in elections interference case • Herzog calls on political leaders to demonstrate flexibility ahead of coalition negotiations
Foreign interference suspicions don’t undermine election's integrity, CEC chief Sohlberg says
Netanyahu may stay in power but lose control, US midterms could put Trump in same boat - analysis
Netanyahu ally says Trump, Herzog could serve as guarantors for unity gov't with Eisenkot
US midterms: Our children’s classrooms are on the ballot too - opinion
Coming from Israel, it is easy to miss that the most direct say we have over our children’s education in the US is a line near the bottom of the ballot.
Herzog calls on political leaders to demonstrate flexibility ahead of coalition negotiations
The Joint List and Ra'am are expected to recommend Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister during consultations with President Isaac Herzog, a senior Joint List official told Walla on Sunday.
Bennett backs Eisenkot as PM as talks with Herzog set for Wednesday
Mossad to provide Shin Bet with assessment of suspected foreign interference in elections • Likud MKs deny that they Yashar members asking them to defect • Liberman denies speakership reports
Eisenkot's Yashar party says Likud MKs, ministers called party list members
Likud responded to the claims later on Saturday, saying that Eisenkot is "under pressure from those who are disrupting their plans to cooperate with parties that support terrorism."
Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker
On Sunday, Tibi announced a plan to support an alternative government from outside the coalition in exchange for commitments to address the needs of Arab society.
Middle Israel: Netanyahu and Eisenkot both lost, but Israel may have emerged the winner
The opposition had every reason to win by a landslide, but Eisenkot offered no vision beyond replacing a failed government.
Netanyahu survived October 7 and the election, but the political reckoning isn't over
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu's political survival is remarkable. But the election has also revealed a weakened bloc, the beginnings of change, and serious failures by the pollsters.
Without political renewal, Israel will remain stuck - editorial
Despite October 7 and years of upheaval, Israelis are once again left with familiar faces, familiar arguments and a familiar stalemate.
Israel’s coalition politics: How can you win an election and still lose power? - explainer
For Americans used to two-party politics, Israel’s elections can seem bewildering. It all comes down to how coalitions are built.
Broken promises or new elections? Netanyahu, Eisenkot face coalition dilemma
Eisenkot could command a 67-seat majority with the Arab parties, but three of his bloc’s four parties explicitly ruled that out.