Israel Elections
Opposition considers Lapid for Knesset Speaker appointment - report
The opposition bloc, which includes Yashar, B’Yachad, Yisrael Beytenu, and the Democrats, is expected to enter the Knesset with 48 seats, according to Central Elections Committee data.
Israel election results signal political deadlock, raising three possible post-election scenarios
Israel's pollsters and editors owe an explanation after failing voters - comment
After years of war, division, Israelis vote in record numbers to shape their future - editorial
Israel picks between 'secular democracy or theocracy' in election, chess master Garry Kasparov says
"Just as Abraham Lincoln observed that the government could not persist 'half slave and half free,' Israel cannot go on half theocratic and half secular," Kasparov, whose father was Jewish, said.
Majority of Israelis favor unity government if October 27 election ends without clear winner - poll
The Maariv poll also found that 48% of people think Gadi Eisenkot would make a better prime minister than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had 41% support, giving Eisenkot a significant lead.
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.
Yaron Zelekha slams Netanyahu's economic policy, vows to cut cost of living
“The reason Bibi attacks me is that he knows that once I become Finance Minister, the public will realize that life here could have been cheaper over the past twenty years,” Zelekha said.
Hamas will be destroyed within 18 months of becoming PM, Eisenkot pledges
In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party stated, "How would you destroy Hama without getting permission from your partners, Mansour [Abbas] and [Ahmed] Tibi?"
Netanyahu's dilemma: War with Iran might hand election win to Eisenkot, sources say
Israel has told Washington it would prefer military action against Iran to begin after the October 27 election, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Netanyahu on October 7: Nobody told Bush to 'go home' after September 11 attacks
The prime minister said he hoped the election would proceed as scheduled but warned that Israel's enemies could attempt attacks or rocket fire to create an impression of Israeli vulnerability.
Fitch warns of the elections: 'Political instability will make reducing the deficit difficult'
The rating agency left the credit rating unchanged, but the outlook remains negative. The reason: Fear of an endless election wave that will prevent painful budget decisions from being made.
'Bennett II': Ben-Gvir refuses to sign vote surplus share agreement with Winter's People of Israel
Ben-Gvir refused to sign a surplus vote agreement with Ofer Winter, calling him "Bennett II," prompting Winter to accuse him of wasting right-wing votes ahead of the elections.
'Focus on Hamas, not me': Winter accuses Netanyahu of prioritizing political survival over security
"Instead of dealing with the People of Israel and the electoral threshold, focus on reducing the percentage of trucks entering Gaza every day as protection money for Hamas," Winter said.
