Israel Elections
Parties finalize Knesset slates before deadline as Gantz’s Blue and White runs alone despite polls
The deadline also means the end to speculation over possible mergers between parties that were polling below the electoral threshold.
Likud submits final candidate list as Netanyahu warns 2026 election will decide Israel's future
Defying Netanyahu pressure to merge, Winter submits People of Israel's list ahead of 2026 election
Eisenkot submits final Yashar list, former Shin Bet chief Cohen receives number two spot
Editor's Notes: The argument splitting religious-Zionist households before Israel’s election
Israel elects 120 members of Knesset by proportional representation; nobody has ever won a majority, 61 is the only number that counts.
Ahead of Knesset elections, Israel must enforce rules to combat AI disinformation - editorial
Artificial intelligence now allows almost anyone to create convincing images, voices, and videos of events that never occurred.
TikTok publishes new guidelines for politicians, content creators ahead of Knesset elections
At the center of the policy are a ban on paid political advertising, restrictions on the spread of misleading election information, and a requirement to label realistic content created with AI.
Likud demands prohibition on freely hosting citizens flying to Israel for election - report
In a letter from Likud legal adviser attorney Ilan Bombach to the Election Committee, Bombach states that the goal of the prohibition would be to prevent bribery and other forms of undue influence.
Beyond the haredi draft: What’s really at stake for Israel’s future - opinion
It would be a national mistake if many make one of the most consequential political decisions of their lives based primarily on anger over a single issue, without considering the much broader impact.
Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK tells 'Post'
While Israel’s use of paper ballots makes direct mechanical tampering with elections nearly impossible, Halevi emphasized that foreign actors can still influence the outcome.
Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates
According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.
Divider-in-chief: How Netanyahu is ruining Israel-Diaspora relations - opinion
While Benjamin Netanyahu frequently speaks with great emphasis about the unity of both the country and the Jewish people, his record in office stands in stark contrast to that declared objective.
Four years later: Did Netanyahu's gov't deliver on its many 2022 campaign promises? - analysis
Four years is long enough to answer the question a snap election usually cuts short: what a government does with the time it's given, not just what it promises at the podium.
Yair Golan's Democrats list for the Knesset cements Labor's shift to the far Left - opinion
To Yair Golan’s credit, he inherited a political party on the verge of collapse after his predecessor, Merav Michaeli, had led Labor to an electoral disaster in the 2022 election, securing four seats
