Israeli Election

Four years later: Did Netanyahu's gov't deliver on its many 2022 campaign promises? - analysis

Four years is long enough to answer the question a snap election usually cuts short: what a government does with the time it's given, not just what it promises at the podium.

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Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026.

Religious Zionist Party unveils Knesset primary candidates as Bezalel Smotrich leads slate

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.

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

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

Netanyahu’s haredi gamble may become his biggest election liability - analysis


Yesh Atid would win election if held today, poll says

Ra’am, Balad and Noam would not pass the electoral threshold, according to the poll.

 Campaign posters for Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid next to the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, prior to the upcoming Israeli general elections, October 26, 2022.

Netanyahu has singular opportunity to determine what mark he leaves - opinion

Some reasons why some believe Netanyahu can seize this unique moment with a final opportunity to craft his legacy.

 MK BENJAMIN NETANYAHU appears at his book launch event in Jerusalem on Monday

Jordanians appear to understand reasons behind King's call to Netanyahu

The call does not reflect a shift in Jordanian policy, but the results of the US midterm elections may have paved the way for the gesture.

Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2010

Election Day brings politics to the marketplace

Despite a variety of party affiliations, market-goers shared collective concerns on broad issues.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU visits Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market in the run up to next month’s election.

Herzog at the polling booth excites massive media focus

Video crews and stills photographers had gathered outside the school well before 7:30 a.m. although the president was not scheduled to arrive till 8:30.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the ballot box on Israel's November 2022 elections.

70% of Israeli-Arabs 'certain' or 'think' they will vote, poll finds

The actual vote is expected to be approximately 50%, expert says.

An Israeli Arab stands behind a voting booth before casting her ballot at a polling station in the northern town of Umm el-Fahm March 17, 2015. Millions of Israelis turned out to vote on Tuesday in a tightly-fought election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to defeat a

Rightist party seeks to amend Law of Return, create state-funded diaspora schools

This right-wing party wants to amend Israel’s Law of Return and establish state-funded schools for diaspora Jews in Israel. Would this change Israel as we know it?

 Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks next to Head of opposition Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting with the opposition parties at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, on June 28, 2021.

Israel Elections: Upcoming vote is crucial to save the courts from Likud - opinion

The Likud aim is authority without limits and power without limitations. Such governance will endanger the foundations of our young republic and shall strip us from the defenses of our liberties.

 THE WRITER speaks at a New Hope election campaign event in Rishon Lezion, last year.

Israel has been through 4 years of social corrosion and it's not yet over

It is one thing to have to go through this once every four years. Now imagine you are an Israeli and this has been your environment for four years straight. Four long years.

 Time to decide who you want to stand here.

President Herzog to Israeli parties: 'Denounce incitement and violence'

Israel's President Isaac Herzog sent a letter to all party leaders on Thursday, regarding the upcoming elections.

 President of Israel Isaac Herzog speaking at opening of World Union of Jewish Studies Congress