Israel Elections

With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Two significant political developments played out this week as Israel moves towards elections. Gadi Eisenkot and Yonatan Shamriz took the reflectors with key announcements.

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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026
Benny Gantz (Blue and White) at the Knesset in Jerusalem. December 22, 2025.

Gantz willing to make agreement with Netanyahu as 2026 elections approach - analysis

In an interview earlier, Gantz said he does not rule out sitting with Netanyahu in a unity government. “It’s time to abandon the ‘anybody but Bibi’ idea and shift to ‘anybody but extremists."

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Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

February 2024 local elections plagued by widespread financing irregularities, report reveals

The report also addresses problematic employment practices, including cases in which lists paid salaries to candidates who were themselves running in the elections.

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A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

How Israel's migration figures are liable to affect the next election results - opinion

The figures show that the number of Israelis who left Israel for in excess of nine months in the years 2023-2025 is around 211,000.

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Israeli election poll: Blue and White party leads as coalition struggles to gain majority

According to the survey, the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz continues to lead with 28 mandates.

JUNE 26, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Premier candidates: Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

Netanyahu-led coalition would lose majority if elections held now - poll

If elections were held today, the Likud would receive less than 30 mandates, while Benny Gantz leads suitability ratings for the position of Prime Minister.

MARCH 28, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz speaks during a faction meeting of the National Unity Party at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2023

On this day: First ever election to the Knesset held in 1949

David Ben-Gurion won the elections and became Israel's first prime minister and Chaim Weizmann became Israel's first president.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Israel's electoral system only harms the country - opinion

The ballots cast by a mere 700,000 voters will now dictate the policies and conduct of the Israeli government in the years to come vis-a-vis its 10 million citizens and, indeed, the entire world.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByLIOR AKERMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, this past Sunday. Prime ministers who head large parties are required to succumb to policies that do not tally with the desires or needs of most citizens, says the writer.

Will the Ukraine War end in 2023?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: 2022 will be remembered for the blows it dealt Russian imperialism, Western populism, and Iranian Islamism.

DECEMBER 23, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian service member at a position in the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, on December 20.

Israel's Netanyahu has multiple battles ahead to regain control

INSIDE POLITICS: Benjamin Netanyahu had a tough time forming an Israeli coalition. He still has multiple political challenges ahead.

DECEMBER 23, 2022ByTAL SHALEV
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU has formed a government but it will not be one that is easy to manage.

Jpost at 90: Inside an Israeli newsroom on Election Day

Ninety years after The Jerusalem Post newspaper was launched, how would its founder view coverage of Election Day 2022?

DECEMBER 2, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
‘THE JERUSALEM POST’ newsroom: active and interesting.

Israel's US friends need to stop worrying about election results - opinion

Israel is in no great moral existential danger. We have not become a nation other than what you believe or aspire us to be.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
Far-right Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben Gvir, center, and Bezalel Smotrich, right, attend the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022.

Israel's Netanyahu sets Wednesday deadline for gov’t formation

Likud, Otzma Yehudit find common ground as talks to form a new government continue

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli designate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022.

Zehava Galon to resign as head of Meretz after election downfall

Meretz earned 3.14% of the vote, below the electoral threshold of 3.25%. It needed just 3,800 more votes to pass that line.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Head of the left wing Meretz party Zehava Gal-On leaving after a meeting with Labor leader and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid at Lapid's home in Tel Aviv on September 10, 2022.