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Israel faces no immediate Iran threat, but Netanyahu's election fearmongering risks provoking one
Commentary: Tehran is debating a preemptive strike as US midterms approach and has urged Hezbollah to join any new war; Katz's threats to strike Beirut constrain Israel's options, while the IDF sees rising West Bank violence as the most pressing danger
Ron Ben-Yishai
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10.21.26
Less than a week before Israel's election, one in nine registered voters lives abroad
About 7.3 million Israelis are registered to vote in the October 27 election, including 810,000 living overseas; new figures reveal major differences in voting eligibility across age groups, communities and cities, with Jerusalem recording one of the lowest rates
Yaron Drukman
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10.21.26
IDF soldiers begin voting in Israel's election as 850 military polling stations open
Early voting begins across IDF bases and operational zones ahead of October 27 election, with a quarter of polling stations mobile to reach troops in combat areas, including beyond Israel's borders; military pledges to ensure every soldier can cast a secret ballot
Elisha Ben Kimon
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10.21.26
Report: Netanyahu planned massive Iran attack, but Trump blocked it
Israeli military prepared a multi-day bombing campaign against Iran's nuclear facilities, power plants and regime targets, but Trump opposed restarting the war before US midterm elections; renewed strikes remain possible as Israel approaches its own election
ynet Global
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10.21.26
Brazil's cellphone theft crisis takes center stage in presidential election
Brazil records 830,000 cellphone thefts a year, with thieves smashing car windows and draining victims' bank accounts; despite falling crime rates, phone theft remains a major public safety concern and a key issue in Sunday's presidential runoff
ynet, News Agencies
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10.21.26
Likud offers Haredi party chief big-budget government role to quit election race
Likud's Zvika Brot met Moti Leitner amid fears his independent Haredi Public party could cost Netanyahu's bloc votes; the proposed post would oversee state-Haredi schools and workforce integration, but Leitner fears Shas and UTJ may block the deal
Amir Ettinger
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10.20.26
Trump's backing of Netanyahu, Hegseth's secret visit fuel Iran war fears ahead of Israel's election
An Israeli strike on Iran would need Cabinet approval; a senior official says Hegseth came to ensure no surprises before US midterms; escalating tensions could prompt Iran to strike first, and even another war may not topple the regime
Itamar Eichner
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10.20.26
From malls to synagogues, Israel's parties battle for every vote with one week until election
With seven days until the October 27 vote, Netanyahu tours Likud strongholds, Eisenkot courts undecided right-wingers and Bennett targets young voters; smaller parties fight to boost turnout and win support from rivals in their own political camps
Yuval Karni, Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid, Einav Halabi
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10.20.26
Anti-Netanyahu bloc plots swift Knesset takeover after election, but internal divisions threaten plan
Opposition parties are preparing to replace the Knesset speaker and repeal key judicial overhaul laws immediately after the October 27 vote, but fears that some of their own lawmakers may resist the changes could undermine the plan before it begins
Moran Azulay
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10.19.26
From potential prime minister to election dropout: Gantz's dramatic political downfall
Though Gantz quit the race, some in Blue and White pushed him to stay as 15 million shekels in election funding paid advisers, pollsters and polling station staff who will still work; his third bloc has collapsed, but neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot stands to gain
Yuval Karni
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10.19.26
Eisenkot's plan to beat Netanyahu: Win Likud voters and sink his smaller allies
Facing criticism from opposition partners, Eisenkot argues that a strong Yashar party can attract disillusioned Likud voters while pushing smaller right-wing rivals below the electoral threshold and strengthening his claim to form the next government
Yuval Karni
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10.19.26
Ben-Gvir claims Netanyahu promised EU leaders to exclude him from next government
In a sharp warning to the prime minister, the Otzma Yehudit leader accuses Likud of trying to weaken his party ahead of the October 27 election, says its voters could stay home and insists only a strong right-wing coalition can keep Netanyahu in power
ynet
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10.18.26
'Anyone other than Bibi is the wrong leader': Trump urges Israelis to reelect Netanyahu
In a Truth Social post addressed to Israelis, Trump calls Netanyahu a 'warrior' and indispensable partner against Tehran, warns that choosing another leader could force Washington to act alone and threatens to 'finish the job' against Iran unless it changes course
ynet Global
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10.18.26
Israel's election is near, and I dare to hope for a future without Netanyahu
Opinion: As Israel approaches its October 27 election, fears of another war revive memories of a deadly attack before the 1988 vote; amid political hostility and deep divisions, a night of satire and the words of Leonard Cohen offer an unexpected reason for hope
Shimon Shiffer
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10.18.26
The Christian progressive who could flip Texas: James Talarico on Trump, Gaza and a rabbi's lessons
Trump calls him ‘TalaFREAKO,’ but Christian progressive James Talarico could become Texas’s first Democratic senator in 38 years; amid fake hospitalization claims and his rival’s sex scandals, he says Gaza’s suffering ‘makes me sick to my stomach’
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York
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10.17.26
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