Elections
Election panel clears Otzma Yehudit for October vote after barring Arab slates day earlier
Applications aimed to disqualify Otzma Yehudit from elections alleged denial of Israel’s democratic character and incitement to racism.
Israel Election 2026: What does Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit stand for?
Pollster warns Likud that attacking Ofer Winter is a ‘very big gamble’ as party drops to 18 seats
Trump’s Gaza plan is ready. The real challenge is making it happen - opinion
First-time Jewish voters could account for up to 12 Knesset seats in upcoming election - poll
Despite a strong ideological tilt toward the Right, support was divided among a wide range of parties rather than concentrated in a single political camp.
Germany’s Left Party, AfD win big in German state elections in setback for Merz’s CDU
Left Party’s Berlin triumph has brought scrutiny of its ties to pro-Palestinian activists and disputes over antisemitism into negotiations over the capital’s next government.
Polymarket: Gap between Eisenkot's Yashar, Netanyahu's Likud widens in former IDF chief's favor
Polymarket figures reflect the prices of prediction-market contracts, which change with trading activity and can therefore move quickly.
Trump approval drops to career-low 32% as GOP support erodes over Iran war, inflation - poll
The Reuters poll found voters leaning away from supporting Trump's fellow Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.
Trump’s election rhetoric raises fresh questions for Republicans - opinion
Trump’s call to “cheat like hell” in the midterms highlights the contradiction between his election rhetoric and his claims of protecting election integrity.
Putin accuses Ukraine of interfering in Russian parliamentary election
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukraine had "long degenerated into a dictatorship," referring to the country not holding a new presidential election since Russia's 2022 invasion.
Ben-Gvir in Israeli cabinet an 'existential threat,' pro-Israel Democrat Brad Sherman warns
Rep. Brad Sherman urged "every Israeli official and every Israeli voter" to confront polling showing a dramatic erosion of US support for Israel.
Herzog's stance on Netanyahu's pardon raises possibility of compromise if election ends in deadlock
The president says his considerations on Netanyahu’s pardon request are "solely substantive," as unity government and rotation scenarios resurface amid coalition uncertainty.
Ben-Gvir says Netanyahu 'doesn’t exactly answer' his phone calls as relationship sours
"It is very difficult for me that we were - I won’t say friends, but we were in a very, very good relationship - and suddenly it stopped,” said Ben-Gvir.
From Likud to Yisrael Beytenu: The case for a change on the Right - opinion
A former Likud MK details why he believes Yisrael Beytenu is the party that still stands for his core right-wing values.