Israeli Election

Winter vows to block haredi draft ultimatum to Netanyahu, says People of Israel will stay in race

Winter's comments came as he stressed his party would remain in the running amid ongoing pressure to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and RZP's Bezalel Smotrich.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Ofer Winter.
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz leads Blue and White, which is polling below the electoral threshold.

Gantz didn't fail because he's a good person, he failed because he performed poorly - editorial

Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion casts his vote in the first election to the Knesset in 1949.

'A duty of national honor': Ben-Gurion’s historic 1949 radio address resurfaces ahead of elections

US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of  Trump at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.

Netanyahu insists he offered Trump nothing to secure US president's election endorsement


Bismuth warns Israel’s enemies may attack on Election Day as Knesset defense committee meets

"Israel's enemies will attempt to attack on Election Day," Bismuth wrote in an X/Twitter post. "We are prepared."

 Likud MK Boaz Bismuth leads a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 27, 2026

WATCH: Joint List to air footage of Gaza’s destruction in Israeli election broadcast

The party said footage of Gaza’s destruction has been largely hidden from Israeli society, and accused other parties of "wanting more destruction."

Gazans walk past damaged buildings in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on October 18, 2026; Illustrative.

Eisenkot's Yashar warns Sport 5 to avoid making Netanyahu's presence 'prominent' during soccer game

The party also wants production, editing, and broadcasting teams to be instructed in advance to switch camera shots or cut away from a segment in real time when necessary.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits supporters in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: What does Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

Israel does not need politicians to always agree, but it needs a unity government - editorial

For the politicians vying for our vote to lead the country, the task ahead should not simply be to form the next government but to begin putting the country back together.

Israelis vote for a party list, but have no say on Election Day over which of its candidates will ultimately represent them in the Knesset.

Ben-Gvir plans to change IDF ethics code, emphasize 'Jewish values,' if named defense minister

Ben-Gvir's proposal also removes explicit provisions prohibiting harm to "non-combatants" and prisoners of war.

A pre-election billboard of Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, bearing the Hebrew text, "If he had been defense minister, October 7 would not have happened," is on display ahead of Israel's general election later this month, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 6, 2026.

Ben-Gvir accuses Netanyahu of planning to oust him, form unity gov't with Eisenkot

In late September, Ben-Gvir announced he would demand the defense minister post in the next government and called for MK Tally Gotliv to be justice minister after the upcoming October elections.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Netanya, September 1, 2026.

B’Yachad promotes referendums to enable the disabled – opinion

The ADA established a decisive policy against disability discrimination; it’s high time Israel does the same.

Naftali Bennett

Israel's electoral system leaves voters with no representative to call their own - opinion

Israel’s proportional representation system lacks a constituency-based element, leaving voters with little direct connection to their elected representatives

Polling station attendants prepare ballots during the last election held on November 1, 2022.
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Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis

The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?

A giant election campaign poster for the Amcha Yisrael party is displayed on a building at the entrance to Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 14, 2026.