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Israel Elections 2026

Inside the Strategies Shaping the Israeli Election's Final Stretch

Likud campaign advertisement in Sderot, Israel.

Israel 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections

Reality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest Lies

Judy Maltz travels across Israel to ask ordinary Israelis about who they plan to vote for and why.

Countdown to Election Day: A Road Trip Through a Country Deciding Its Future

Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of the Balad party, arriving at the Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on October 1.

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Speak Truth to Power or Stay in Power? Palestinians' Political Dilemma

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Has the Flydubai Midair Attack Given Netanyahu an Election Boost?

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Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin on What the Israeli Election Is All About

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Hasan Piker, Mike Huckabee and a Week of Israeli Political Party-Hopping

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Do Israelis Care About Settler Violence Enough to Change Their Vote?

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Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the site of the demolition of a Palestinian building in East Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Election Committee Orders Ben-Gvir to Edit Video Showing Guards in Police Caps

Yair Golan, two weeks ago.

Democrats Leader Yair Golan Says Killing Iran's Supreme Leader Weakened Israel

Ofri Bibas (center), with her brother, former hostage Yarden Bibas (left), and Eitan Cunio (right), in May.

Ex-Hostage Sister Rejects Right-Wing Pundit's Apology After Berating Remarks

Democrats party sign on the balcony of an apartment in the Gindi Tel Aviv residential complex, Wednesday.

A Democrats Sign Hung on a Luxury Tel Aviv Complex Balcony Sparks Legal Battle

Israeli Parties Make GTA 6 the Latest Weapon in Their Campaign Ad Arsenal

Elections Op-eds

חנין מג'אדלה

Hanin Majadli

An Arab Pro-Israel Advocate Learns Israel's Right Will Never Fully Embrace Him

Danit Schinagel

Danit Schinagel

At a Crucial and Defining Moment, Israel's Democrats Made a Dangerous Mistake

Anat Kamm

Anat Kamm

My Arab Brothers and Sisters, Go Out and Vote

Sami Abou Shahadeh

Sami Abu Shehadeh

Disqualifying From Running Means Silencing Israel's Arab Minority

Mike Prashker

Mike Prashker

Netanyahu's Shameful Two-Pronged Attack on Arab Israelis and Diaspora Jews

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Joint List MK Ofer Cassif (right) and his lawyer, Daniel Haklai (left), at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, Thursday.

Israeli MK Convicted of Assaulting Policeman in West Bank, May Lose Knesset Seat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the State Memorial Ceremony for the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in remembrance of Israel Defense Forces and security members who fell in the War of Redemption in the Mt. Herzl Cemetery, Jerusalem, on Monday.

Poll: Netanyahu Bloc Tops Eisenkot's by 5 Seats, Neither Secure Majority

Lawmaker Tally Gotliv addresses protesters outside the home of Brothers and Sisters in Arms co-founder Eyal Naveh on Wednesday. A sign behind her reads 'internal betrayal.'

Right-Wing Lawmaker Says Anti-Gov't Protest Group to Blame for October 7

Election campaign signs for Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism parties in Sderot, Sunday.

Far-Right Ben-Gvir Excluded From Netanyahu-Smotrich 'Save the Right' Convention

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announing the E1 tender in August.

Far-Right Minister Challenges Delay of Controversial West Bank Settlement Tender

Likud Strikes Deal With Organization Flying Expats Back to Israel for Election

Shin Bet, Police, IDF Chiefs Discuss 'Safe' Conduct of Upcoming Israeli Election

Far-Right Minister Ben-Gvir Boasts of Demolishing Palestinian Homes in Campaign

Leader of Small Far-Right Party Wants Netanyahu Fans to Take a Chance on Him

Arab Alliance Vows to Help Oust Netanyahu Amid Delegitimization Campaign

Poll: Eisenkot Bloc Leads Netanyahu but Falls Short Without Arab Parties

Netanyahu's Worst Tricks May Offer a Glimmer of Hope

Israeli Education Officials Unlawfully Join Campaign for Right-Wing Parties

New Far-Right Party Falls Below Electoral Threshold for First Time in Poll

Israel's Election Panel Tells Netanyahu to Remove Campaign Videos Showing IDF

ICYMI

Johanna Steinmeyer. "She was promised it would be a short process lasting a few months," a friend says. "That turned out to be a false promise.

The Sexual Harassment Case That Rocked Hebrew University Ends in Tragedy

Israeli flags in the occupied West Bank, earlier this year.

A Decade Ago, These Jewish Scholars Broke With Zionism. Time Proved Them Right

Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayoun, who fought off the co-pilot who attempted to hijack the flydubai flight on Wednesday.

Israel Received Flydubai Crew List in Advance, Failed to Flag Omani Co-Pilot

Father Constantine at St. George's Church in Jaffa Saturday.

'They Told Me to Take My Clothes Off': Jaffa Priest Recounts Police Abuse

Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll.

A Nuclear Bomb Is Launched From Iran: Israeli Musical Faces the Apocalypse

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha, Qatar, October 13, 2023. Blinken and other "Biden bros" are on the #DroptheGenocide20 list of former officials that progressive groups are seeking to keep out of future government roles.

Efforts Grow to Hold 'Complicit' Biden Officials Accountable for Gaza