2026 Israeli Elections

Winter vows to block haredi draft ultimatum to Netanyahu, says People of Israel will stay in race

Winter's comments came as he stressed his party would remain in the running amid ongoing pressure to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and RZP's Bezalel Smotrich.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Ofer Winter.
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during an election conference at Tel Aviv University, October 18, 2026

Eisenkot rules out serving in Netanyahu-led government, even under rotation deal

ILLUSTRATIVE: View of the Arab-Israeli town of Bayada, northern Israel. February 13, 2025.

Most young Arab Israelis are willing to vote for non-Arab parties, demand solution for crime - poll

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025.

Trump's push for Israel-Saudi relations faces obstacles amid elections, Houthi attacks - analysis


Israel Election 2026: What does Yair Golan’s Democrats party stand for?

“If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?”

Yair Golan, chairman of The Democrats party, with party members following the announcement of the results of The Democrats party primaries ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2026.

Trump says he doesn't believe Netanyahu was warned about Oct. 7 by Egypt, UAE

Trump also refused to endorse Netanyahu directly in the upcoming elections during the interview, steering the conversation away three times when asked directly about it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025

Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained

A fifth of Israel's voters could be left unrepresented weeks before polls open. Sarah Ben-Nun unpacks the committee's votes, the A-G's split stance, and the Supreme Court's next move. Watch now.

Members of the Joint Arab List Ahmad Tibi, Sami Abu Shehadeh and Yousef Jabareen arrive to submit their party’s candidate list to the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026; illustrative.

Source to 'Post': Israel on high alert, but no concrete intel. warning for attack before elections

"There is currently no specific intelligence warning on the table,” one official told the Post. This comes after PM Netanyahu warned that Israel's enemies might try to attack before the elections.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

Ra’am, Joint List appeal election bans as petitions target Otzma Yehudit

The Supreme Court will also review the disqualifications of Ofer Cassif and Sami Abu Shehadeh.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.

Bennett: IDF will collapse without haredi enlistment, Netanyahu is dismantling military

Former PM warns IDF 'on verge of collapse' without haredi conscription • Netanyahu 'leading the most serious threat of all' in mass draft evasions, vote for PM is 'direct vote against troops'

B'Yachad leader and former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026

The voter after October 7: October election becomes a referendum on Israel's identity - analysis

Three years after the Hamas-led massacre, Israeli voters remain deeply affected by that tragic day, though few have changed political camps

Three years after the Hamas-led attacks, the memory of October 7 remains embedded in Israel’s political landscape even as voters weigh security alongside the economy, leadership and the country’s future direction.
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Likud election candidate Bonzel says he wishes former hostage was 'returned to Hamas,' apologizes

Itzik Bonzel, a bereaved father placed 29th on the Likud slate by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later apologized, saying he wrote the comment in a “storm of emotions” and “did not mean” it.

New Likud candidate Itzik Bonzel attends an event presenting the party’s new candidates ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

‘NAZA’ isn’t the problem. Israel is, for supporting this government – opinion

A biased film criticizing Israel is nowhere near as dangerous as a society that will reelect the leaders that failed it on October 7.

Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham pose with the Special Jury Prize for ‘NAZA’ at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in September.

Israeli election race deadlocked, Liberman says Palestinian elections could repeat Hamas victory

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026