Israel Elections 2026
Israeli citizens abroad push to gain voting rights for upcoming elections
Israelis whom the government classifies as nonresidents are assigned a designation known as "Code 51" and removed from the voter registry, even though they retain their citizenship.
No politician has the right to risk Israel’s national security - opinion
Smotrich enters joint ticket talks with former Likud MK Feiglin as Likud slams Ben-Gvir
From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis
Bennett, Liberman risk splitting the anti-Netanyahu camp over who leads it - opinion
The leaders of the opposition remain divided over the most basic questions they will face the day after the election. Most importantly of these is: Who actually leads their camp?
Winter's claimed support for Netanyahu overshadows his campaign, may siphon Likud voters - analysis
Winter is seeking to remove from the agenda the campaign portraying him as a risk to the right, as someone who could help replace Netanyahu or siphon votes away from the bloc.
Ofer Winter, unification of Arab parties, shake up Knesset seats, push RZP below threshold - poll
The data shows that Winter’s entry has created greater complexity within the coalition bloc. Without him, the bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu receives 43 seats, while with him it rises to 48 seats.
Gilad Erdan confirms talks with Benny Gantz on possible election alliance
Gantz also criticized calls to form another narrow coalition without the traditional right, arguing that both a narrow “change” government and a fully right-wing government had failed.
Editor's Notes: October 7 shattered Israel’s old political map, next election may redraw it
The next election may reveal a political reshuffle already underway, as Israelis no longer fit neatly into the camps that shaped the country for decades.
Netanyahu calls for Otzma Yehudit and RZP to unite, Ben-Gvir signals his opposition
"Only a large Otzma Yehudit, together with Smotrich and Ofer Winter running together, only in this way can a fully right-wing government be formed," Ben-Gvir said.
Only two blocs: The election math Netanyahu doesn’t want Israelis to see - opinion
On Election Day, there are two possible political outcomes: A majority for continuing Netanyahu’s tenure or a majority for replacing him.
Bennett adds longtime adviser, IDF reservist Jeremy Saltan to B’Yachad Knesset slate
Saltan is also the third immigrant from the United States on the slate, alongside MK Michal Slawny Cababia and Mati Gill.
'We lost 10 seats': Netanyahu struggles to find campaign strategy as Likud slips in polls - report
The conversations held by the prime minister indicated that he is skeptical of polls that show favorable results for him and believes that the situation is worse than those surveys suggest.
Matan Kahana: Ofer Winter firmly in Netanyahu bloc, Gantz and Troper should unite or quit race
Yashar! party official Matan Kahana told 103FM on Wednesday that Ofer Winter would strengthen Netanyahu's bloc, while condemning MK Zvi Sukkot's destruction of a West Bank memorial as "a disgrace."
