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.
Gantz willing to make agreement with Netanyahu as 2026 elections approach - analysis
February 2024 local elections plagued by widespread financing irregularities, report reveals
How Israel's migration figures are liable to affect the next election results - opinion
Elections are not the end for Israel's struggle with extremism - opinion
Israelis should care more about giving a platform to radicalism because it is dangerous and leads to systemic persecution but we are unlikely to see that in this particular government – at least yet.
Israel must not let election results undermine foreign policy - opinion
The world Netanyahu faces at the end of 2022 is very different from the one he knew as prime minister two or three years ago.
Many Ben-Gvir voters were Bennett voters. Why are they seen as racist? - opinion
Why are those Yamina voters in the 2021 elections, who were then perceived as kosher and legitimate for many in the center-left bloc, now seen as messianic, nationalist and racist?
What does the success of the religious Right mean for Israel's future? - opinion
Haredim, combined with an already nationalist and traditional Israeli population, have largely silenced the left-wing parties in Israel today.
Letters to the Editor November 7, 2022: Blame game
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
The election results and what we should expect - opinion
Within a week or two, we shall be much the wiser about the makeup of Israel’s 37th government, and within several months we shall know whether the fears of what it may seek to do are justified.
Grapevine November 4, 2022: Ben-Gvir – a new political star
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israel's Herzog to meet with party heads to pick MK to form gov't
Unlike similar meetings conducted by Herzog's predecessor, these consultations are expected to proceed very quickly as it is already known Benjamin Netanyahu will likely get the mandate.
Only a 'matter of time' until next assassination in Israel - Gantz
Defense Minister Benny Gantz went off script and lashed out at the Right's conduct during the Israeli election campaign.
How Israel's elections will influence the US midterms - opinion
Israel has just shown the West that its citizens were more than capable of expressing themselves clearly and unambiguously. This is the message that needs to be internalized in America.
