Elections
Religious identity remains Israel's strongest political divide, new IDI study finds
While the relationship between religion and political affiliation remained largely stable compared to the previous election, the study identified several notable shifts between 2021 and 2022.
Likud postpones primaries to August amid debate over Netanyahu’s influence on party list
As Supreme Court's term nears its end, three major Trump rulings are due
Cracking Israel's 'bro code': Can Netanyahu survive the podcast era? - opinion
Likud breaks Iran war decline, gains one seat, as Together continues downward trend - poll
Since the merger between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, the joint party has lost 10 seats in about two months and has declined this week to just 18 seats.
Editor's Notes: Gadi Eisenkot is Netanyahu’s nightmare opponent - comment
Gadi Eisenkot emerges as a leading opposition figure in Israel, topping polls alongside Likud as debates over leadership, conscription and political identity intensify ahead of upcoming elections.
Likud MK: Netanyahu expected to work 'behind closed doors’ for influence over list - interview
Halevi is a member of the Likud Constitution Committee, which will hold a vote on changing the primary system in a way that could grant Netanyahu authority to select candidates for the highest slots.
How to influence the Israeli and Palestinian elections for peace - opinion
Israelis and Palestinians will soon be voting almost at the very same time. They should not vote in darkness.
Jewish anti-Zionist David Orkin defeats incumbent in NY Assembly primary
Orkin, an immigrant workers’ rights attorney and union organizer, received 58.8% of the vote.
'Political suicide': Netanyahu will not allow a full withdrawal from Lebanon, officials estimate
Netanyahu cannot afford to be seen as folding under American-Iranian pressure, after presenting the hold on the security zone in Lebanon as a strategic achievement.
The Mamdani effect: Democratic incumbents now have to worry about being too pro-Israel - opinion
Following Mamdani’s lead, Lander and Avila Chevalier both sought to turn their opponent’s support for Israel into a defining moral failure.
AIPAC-backed Adrian Boafo beats crowded field to replace Maryland’s Steny Hoyer
Boafo won with 32% of the vote in the crowded Democratic field, with 68% of votes counted on Wednesday morning. AIPAC poured $5.7 million into his campaign through its super PAC.
Edelstein, Shaked approached about party targeting dissatisfied right-wing, modern Orthodox voters
When asked if Israelis could expect to vote for her in the upcoming election, former justice minister Ayelet Shaked told The Jerusalem Post, “You’ll have to wait.”
New York Mayor Mamdani gets major primary wins, expanding democratic socialism in Democratic party
Some analysts and former officials say the expansion of the democratic socialist base is also in response to the Biden administration's backing of Israel's war in Gaza following October 7.
