Ofer Winter rejects Goldknopf's demand for universal yeshiva student IDF draft exemption
Winter also called for Goldknopf to stop "deceiving the public," saying that "this system harms first and foremost the true Torah students."
Israel Election 2026
Ahoy, Knesset: Israel’s Pirate Party sets sail with Dan Ariely on its slate
Netanyahu misses party's 9:00 p.m. deadline to publish Likud slate, says will submit by Tues. a.m.
Otzma Yehudit places English-speaking public figure Yishai Fleisher at twelfth spot on Knesset list
Haredi Public party reveals first woman in Israel's history running for Knesset with a haredi party
Dr. Nechumi Yaffe is a researcher in political psychology at Tel Aviv University, who has been working with the haredi sector for several years.
Two petitions challenge voter-tracking decision ahead of Wednesday High Court hearing
Two new petitions were filed seeking to overturn the Central Elections Committee's decision allowing political parties to track voters who have cast ballots ahead of the High Court hearing this week.
Defying Netanyahu pressure to merge, Winter submits People of Israel's list ahead of 2026 election
Party leaders lock in lists at Knesset ahead of Tuesday deadline, last chance for alliances
Eisenkot submits final Yashar list, former Shin Bet chief Cohen receives number two spot
Eisenkot’s Yashar party has recently led most polls and is part of the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.
Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight
The comptroller vacancy followed a disputed vote in the Knesset to choose former state comptroller Englman’s successor.
Gilad Erdan, Ayelet Shaked announce they will not run in upcoming election
Former ministers Gilad Erdan and Ayelet Shaked announced they will not run in the upcoming election, citing the lack of a realistic path toward a broad unity government.
Hendel-Zelekha crosses electoral threshold in new KAN poll, complicating coalition possibilities
Hendel and Zelekha’s projected Knesset entry would leave both Netanyahu’s and Eisenkot’s blocs short of the 61 seats needed to form a government, forcing them to seek additional coalition partners.
High Court dismisses petition by expatriates seeking to vote in upcoming election
The petition was filed by some 100 expatriate Israelis challenging their exclusion from the voter rolls under an Interior Ministry classification known as “Code 51.”
Liberman unveils Yisrael Beytenu's election list with Rafi Ben Shitrit second, Sharon Sharabi sixth
Yisrael Beytenu is polling around ten mandates, with the complete list detailing 25 people who would enter the Knesset in case the party earns enough votes.
Gafni’s ouster marks a changing era for Israel’s haredi parties - and for Netanyahu - analysis
By pushing Gafni out of the next Knesset, the party's rabbinic leadership has served notice that Netanyahu will have to win the haredim back rather than simply count them in.
