Voter Suppression

Court releases sixth Ra’am vote-buying suspect as Likud’s 'stolen election' allegations unravel

The releases follow judicial criticism of the investigation, but the courts have reached different conclusions about the need to keep individual suspects in custody. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Ballot slip for the Ra'am party.
An illustration of the flags of Israel and Qatar.

Qatar denies interfering in Israeli elections, calls allegations 'ridiculous and dangerous'

"These accusations are ridiculous and dangerous in equal measure. Qatar should not be used as a scapegoat for the political failures of certain Israeli politicians," he wrote.

|BySHIR PERETS
AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

Will 70,000 Israelis returning from abroad for Election Day tip the political balance? - analysis

It is difficult to determine which parties most of the Israelis arriving from abroad will support, though some estimates suggest that many will vote for the change bloc.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
The US Supreme Court during sunset in Washington, DC, US, August 7, 2026.

Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system

The US Supreme Court granted the DOJ's request to overturn a judge's order that stopped the Trump administration from using Social Security numbers to check the citizenship of registered voters.

|ByREUTERS

Liberman: Likud will cause riots on polling stations

Likud activists have been directed to "incite brutal violence, spark riots," the former defense minister said.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019ByLEON SVERDLOV
Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu