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Election season in Israel: Important dates to note before voters head to the polls - explainer

Election season in Israel has officially begun, and the 25th Knesset will become the first time since 1988 that elections have been held after a full four-year term.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.
An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.

Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Defense Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attend a discussion at the plenum in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, July 23, 2025.

Should Israel consider a new method for voting lawmakers into the Knesset? - opinion

Minister Dudi Amsalem attends a conference on education for the prevention of racism in football and in the education system, held in Rishon Lezion, September 16, 2025.

MK Amsalem says Mizrahim still blocked from centers of power, should hold senior positions in Likud


Declaring a PM 'incapacitated' will require 90 MKs' approval, coalition proposes

Simcha Rothman: Israel's attorney-general is biased and is manipulating public opinion on judicial reforms.

 Benjamin Netanyahu visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, the night before the Israeli general elections, October 31, 2022

Herzog provided Israel's politicians a way out - will they take it? - analysis

Herzog called for a halt in the legislative process, an appeal Rothman ignored when he went ahead with the twin votes in his committee. But still, there was some slow movement.

 Israelis protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, at Paris Square, near the house of PM Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, on February 9, 2023.

Some hospitals, homes in high-risk areas are in danger of collapse

Knesset Health Committee: Israel is not ready for medical crisis that could result from powerful earthquake and would need foreign assistance.

Ichilov Hospital during the medical strike, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Why doesn't Israel have a constitution? The origins of the story

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Israel was supposed to have a constitution. It was in the United Nations resolution 181 and in the Declaration of Independence.

 ISRAEL’S FOUNDING fathers declare the establishment of the state with the Declaration of Independence.

Rothman: Hayut attempting to stop Knesset legislation

"The bill that was put before the committee contradicts basic human rights in Israel" - Likud MK Uriel Lynn

Thousands of protestors gather in Tel Aviv to protest against the new Israeli government and Justice Minister Yariv Levin's plans for judicial reform, January 7, 2023.

Israel’s pro-democracy protests go global, with expats planning rallies in NYC and beyond

Israelis living abroad are presumed to be more left-leaning than those in Israel, although the community is diverse.

Downtown Manhattan's skyline is seen in New York City, US, August 21, 2021.

Legal advisor regulation hits snag in committee, other reforms advance

Discussion of legislation regulating government legal advisors was beyond the scope of the items that a committee can address-Knesset legal advisor

Attorney Sagit Afik

ChatGPT writes Knesset a ‘happy anniversary’ message using AI

Israel's Knesset took to popular AI chatbot ChatGPT to write up a message commemorating its 74th anniversary – all through the power of artificial intelligence.

 Artificial Intelligence illustrative.

Raising Orthodox budget is 'main task’ for Education Ministry

Israeli MKs, many of whom have been opposed to the religious sector of Israel’s newest coalition government, rallied against Kisch’s comments.

MK Yoav Kisch of the Likud speaks to supporters on Gideon Saar's Likud leadership campaign opening event, in Or Yehuda, Dec 16, 2019.

Will Deri ruling accelerate the drive for judicial reforms? - analysis

Some Knesset members are arguing the decision is undemocratic.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Health Minister and Interior Minister Arye Deri at a government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 15, 2023.