Israel Elections
Eisenkot's Yashar party says Likud MKs, ministers called party list members
Likud responded to the claims later on Saturday, saying that Eisenkot is "under pressure from those who are disrupting their plans to cooperate with parties that support terrorism."
Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker
Middle Israel: Netanyahu and Eisenkot both lost, but Israel may have emerged the winner
Netanyahu survived Israel's election - but a political reckoning may only be beginning
Israel election results signal political deadlock, raising three possible post-election scenarios
With neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot securing a parliamentary majority, Israel faces three possible outcomes: an opposition coalition, a unity government, or another election.
Israel's pollsters and editors owe an explanation after failing voters - comment
Three major broadcasters missed Likud by five to seven seats. The disagreement among pollsters was there to report all along, and newsrooms, ours included, failed to make it the story.
After years of war, division, Israelis vote in record numbers to shape their future - editorial
Whatever government eventually emerges from the votes for the 2026 Knesset, the scale of Israel's participation deserves recognition. Israelis showed up.
Netanyahu or Eisenkot? Israel's election leaves Herzog with an impossible choice - comment
With Likud emerging as the largest party but Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc ahead in the initial exit polls, the president faces a difficult decision over who should be given the first opportunity.
Eisenkot and Netanyahu have reason to celebrate, but Israel does not, yet - comment
While Eisenkot and Netanyahu scored personal accomplishments, the question is whether the Israeli people have won. That will take time to know.
Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu expected to win seven seats in next Knesset, election data shows
Yisrael Beytenu, led by Avigdor Liberman, is projected to win seven seats in the next Knesset, according to data from Israel's Central Elections Committee.
Arab voter turnout would have been lower had there been any other outgoing government - analysis
The memory of October 2000 has not faded, but it has been overtaken by the reality of the past four years, under a government that has done far more than neglect Arab citizens.
Israel’s 2026 election could bring record voter turnout across political camps - opinion
Israel’s upcoming election could bring the highest voter turnout in decades, testing the strength and resilience of its democracy.
Parties sidestep app ban inside polling stations, asking voters outside to identify themselves
Barred from using voter-tracking apps inside polling stations, parties including Likud and United Torah Judaism stationed activists outside to ask voters to identify themselves and log their turnout.
Arab Israelis report receiving call to vote on Election Day in name of murdered girl Sousan Sultan
The call was recorded by Sousan Sultan, whose sister, Susan, was killed in April, 2025, and whose husband, Ziad, was murdered in August 2026.
