Israelis are voting Tuesday in the first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack and the war in Gaza. Polls close at 4 pm Eastern Standard Time. A winner is unlikely to be clear Tuesday night, and coalition talks will likely take weeks… A roundup of election news from diverse sources
With neither bloc assured of a majority, here's how Israel's electoral system works, what could decide the election, and how Netanyahu could remain in power -- even if he loses
Campaigning on universal draft and 'voluntary emigration' from Gaza, the retired IDF general hopes to parlay a modest win into a top position. First he must pass the electoral threshold
Liberman has floated recruiting Likud MKs to help form government without Netanyahu, but strict legislation threatens to complicate any attempt to cross political lines
Chess legend and Putin critic says Russia’s propaganda machine is backing the PM, predicts a new government without him, urges Israel to side with Ukraine against a shared enemy
As hostility toward Israel grows over Gaza war and settler violence, many voters believe problem is beyond their control, accept Netanyahu's argument issue rooted in antisemitism
The Supreme Court’s decision to force Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh out of the upcoming Israeli elections is the latest sign that there is no place for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the ‘Jewish and democratic’ state.
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