Elections

Why Bennett, Eisenkot, and Lapid privately asked Trump not to endorse Netanyahu - analysis

Trump has personal political leverage over Netanyahu. So far, he has refrained from giving him the public election endorsement the prime minister had hoped for.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 8, 2026.

Attorney-general asks High Court to block PID appointments until after October elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats as Likud drops behind Eisenkot's Yashar once more - poll

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

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Thousands of non-citizens register, hundreds vote in New Jersey elections due to software error

Trump has increasingly warned that November's midterm elections could be compromised unless stricter safeguards are adopted.

People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.

Herzog said Shin Bet warned him of internal, external threats to Israel's 2026 elections

“I call on the people of Israel, in a clear voice: remember that elections are not a civil war," Herzog said ahead of Israel's upcoming elections.

President Isaac Herzog addresses the Israeli people at the beginning of the 2026 election campaign on July 21, 2026.

MK Haskel calls on right-wing figures to join new party for 'broad Zionist gov't' ahead of election

Haskel explained that a broad Zionist government would put “the state ahead of sectoral interests.”

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as Deputy Foreign Minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.

Israel’s Arab vote potential: Politicians ignore potential election-winning demographic - opinion

Under the right circumstances, Arab voters could determine which bloc forms the next government.

AN ARAB ISRAELI citizen casts his vote at a polling station in Mughar in the 2022 election.

Ahead of October 27: How a new government could change Israel’s course - opinion

Given current daunting national challenges – domestic, regional, and international – it is worth examining the positions and likely policies of those who could soon form the next government.

MK Naama Lazimi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026.

Democracy on the brink: How America is sleepwalking into authoritarianism - opinion

The continued repetition of claims that have not been substantiated has fundamentally altered public confidence in elections. Many political figures have echoed these claims.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

Civil rights association demands end to initiative preventing citizens from returning to Israel

The association’s action followed reports that senior Transportation Ministry officials were considering measures intended to prevent Israeli citizens living abroad from arriving on charter flights.

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

Upcoming election 'most consequential' in history, Democrats MK Lazimi tells ‘Post’ - interview

Lazimi received the second slot on the Democrats' list after the internal primaries took place, during which more than 97,000 registered members of the party cast their ballots.

MK Naama Lazimi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026.

Michigan's Senate race tests pro-Israel Jews' loyalty to Democratic Party

The state’s upcoming US Senate primary is making many deeply uneasy. Many a Jew in the mitten state is pulling for pro-Israel centrist US Rep. Haley Stevens to win on Aug. 4. 

Abdul El-Sayed campaigns for the U.S. Senate at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Detroit, Michigan, April 19, 2026.

Bennett meets 30 women's orgs. leaders, pledges policy overhaul for women ahead of elections

He met with the women leaders to help shape the Together Party’s policy on women, which he said would be led by MK Meirav Cohen and Liran Avisar Ben Horin.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett gives a press conference in the Knesset, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.