Israeli Election

Former deputy FM Haskel announces launch of new Israel First political party

The announcement came one day after Haskel resigned from her position as deputy foreign minister over the passing of controversial legislation that froze the arrests of haredi draft evaders.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as Deputy Foreign Minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara Netanyahu, and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

Political logic behind Netanyahu’s controversial legislative blitz - analysis

Netanyahu’s controversial legislative push risks voter backlash, but could strengthen his ties with the parties he may need to form his next government.

|ByHERB KEINON
AID Coalition co-founder & CEO Batell Blaish-Sultanik: ‘The challenge is not the desire to participate, but ability to do so.’

Thousands of Israelis abroad plan to fly home to vote – one initiative wants to help them get there

‘Israelis abroad want to be part of decisions shaping the country’s future,’ says AID Coalition co-founder and CEO, giving a voice to the multitudes seeking to vote in these coming elections

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH AID COALITION
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

Netanyahu's unity gov't call must become action, PM needs to begin laying foundations - editorial

Israel faces enormous security, economic, and societal challenges that demand a broad Zionist consensus rather than narrow political majorities.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

West Bank Palestinians are watching the Israeli elections closely

Palestinians once considered elections in Israel pivotal to their future, but that is no longer the case.

MARCH 17, 2021ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Palestinians walk past closed shops during a lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tubas in the West Bank March 15, 2021.

Debate unlikely despite Netanyahu agreeing to Lapid challenge

Lapid warns right-wing coalition would make Netanyahu a hostage.

MARCH 16, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and alternate Prime Minister, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid

Israel Elections: Can we trust another 'rotation' government? - Analysis

The rotation idea didn’t work and failed to provide Israel with the stability it so badly needs. And if it didn’t work last time, why imagine that it will work next time?

MARCH 14, 2021ByHERB KEINON
INFLATABLE COSTUMES depict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main coalition partner, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at a demonstration in Jerusalem in August.

Election survey: 87% of Israeli Arabs support entering or supporting gov't

Whether enough Jewish parties would be willing to sit with Arabic parties in order to form a government however, remains a different question altogether.

MARCH 14, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

71% of Russian speakers feel inadequately represented in gov't - poll

"Many stigmas still accompany us and Russian speakers are not adequately represented in most sectors of the Israeli economy."

MARCH 14, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein addresses Russian parliament in Moscow, June 28, 2017

Merav Michaeli: We will probably recommend Lapid as prime minister

Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman said that the public must stop "sitting on the couch at home and complaining" and come out and vote to switch the government.

MARCH 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli, the only female current Knesset party leader running in the upcoming elections, speaks at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem, on Sunday.

Likud MK claimed that Labor and Meretz lists deny the Holocaust

The Meretz Party sent Ploskov a letter demanding she and the Likud publish a formal retraction of her statement, threatening to sue for slander and violation of election propaganda law.

MARCH 11, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
MK Tali Ploskov

Short on representation, political parties rush to celebrate Women’s Day

Two weeks ahead of elections, candidates pledge change while Labor leader Merav Michaeli remains the only woman chairing a political party.

MARCH 9, 2021ByURI COHEN/THE MEDIA LINE
MERAV MICHAELI prepares to don a mask at a Labor Party polling station in Tel Aviv on January 24.

Remembering women’s rights on Int'l Women’s Day - and everyday

Women face uphill climb to equality in the MENA region.

MARCH 8, 2021ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
People dance and sing during a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece, March 8, 2021.

Lapid: Replacing Netanyahu more important than being PM

Gantz ready for Sa'ar, Bennett to be PM.

MARCH 7, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
MK Yair Lapid speaks during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling on him to quit, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on April 19, 2020.