Election interference

Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff

The election, which centered around the cost of living, corruption and insecurity in Brazilians' daily lives, follows a string of wins across Latin America by right-wing parties.

Brazilian President and Workers' Party (PT) candidate for re-election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prepares to vote in the general election in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, October 4, 2026.
DESPITE HUGE advances in technology, Israeli voters still mark a physical paper ballot and place it in a ballot box. From there, the CEC builds multiple layers of verification around that slip of paper.

AI, fraud, and cyberattacks: What security threats face Israel’s 2026 election?

MK Amit Halevi attends a meeting of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026.

Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK tells 'Post'

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.

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


Was Israeli malware used to hack India's elections?

WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group last Tuesday, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents.

Silhouettes of mobile users next to the Whatsapp logo, March 28, 2018.

Former CIA Director Brennan: Votes were swayed by Russian influence

Former CIA Director John Brennan said he was “sure, personally, that those Russian efforts changed the mind of at least one voter.”

Former CIA director John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security titled, “2020 Vision: Intelligence and the U.S. Presidential Election” at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2019

Facebook removes dozens of anti-Israel fake accounts from Iran

Accounts "typically posted about local political news and geopolitics including topics like public figures in the U.S., politics in the U.S. and Israel, support of Palestine and conflict in Yemen."

A photo illustration shows the applications Facebook and Instagram on the screen of an iPhone

Microsoft finds Iranian hackers targeted a U.S. presidential campaign

Microsoft saw "significant" cyber activity by the group that also targeted current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering global politics and prominent Iranians living outside Ira

Hooded man holds laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him

The next government’s mission

Equality in a democratic society must be the main pillar on which the state is built. Citizens’ rights are not determined by their politics, but by virtue of being citizens in the same state.

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After the vote

After two elections in the span of five months though, it is understandable that people will feel that their opinion doesn’t really matter.

A Likud election poster shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Donald Trump under the slogan, ‘Netanyahu. In a league of his own’

Likud spokesman held in contempt for claiming annexation speech 'not political'

Before the announcement, Judge Melcer declined a joint request by Blue & White and the Democratic Union to ban the broadcast completely which claimed it would be political propaganda.

Yonatan Urich stands to the right and a bit behind PM Netanyahu while walking in the Knesset (MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)

Report: Chief Justice Meltzer expected to introduce cameras to the ballots

This is a dramatic decision that stems from a fear of political interests skewing the election results in different ballot boxes by faking votes.

People sort ballot boxes as part of preparations for the upcoming Israeli election, during a briefing for members of the media at the Israel Central Election Committee Logistics Center in Shoham, Israel

Mueller clarifies he did not exonerate Trump, defends investigation

In daylong testimony, former special counsel says a sitting president cannot be indicted.

Donald Trump (L) and Robert Mueller (R)

Defending Israeli elections against the digital onslaught

Today, Israeli election law focuses on banning propaganda conducted by means of boats and planes (e.g. adverts on them).

Elections are coming