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Gantz and Erdan discuss merger as both parties struggle below electoral threshold

Party leaders meet over a possible joint ticket, while Gantz is also in talks with former justice minister Ayelet Shaked; insiders say even a merger may not be enough to secure representation in the Knesset

Yuval Karni | 08.26.26

Down to the wire: Knesset election slates take shape as deadline nears

With less than two weeks to file candidate lists, parties are still juggling reserved slots, mergers, new recruits and survival around the electoral threshold

Moran Azulay, Yuval Karni, Einav Halabi | 08.26.26

Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter launches right-wing party: 'There is one solution in Gaza: migration'

Retired brigadier general unveils Amcha Israel party slate with Arab-Israeli advocate Yoseph Haddad as No. 2, pledges no Palestinian state and says he will seek a broad Zionist right-wing government

Amir Ettinger | 08.25.26

מימין: פייני סוקניק, חנאן אלסאנע, יעל יחיאלי

Three women, three worlds: Secular, Haredi and Bedouin women unite for political parity

Yael Yechieli, Fany Sukenik and Hanan Alsana come from very different parts of Israeli society, but through the 50:50 initiative they share one goal: equal representation for women in politics and decision-making

Karina Shtotland | 08.25.26

Israel’s leading PM contender Eisenkot forced to carry gun as Shin Bet denies full protection

Former IDF chief's camp says repeated requests for protection stalled despite specific threats; Shin Bet says intelligence does not justify assigning elite Unit 730

Nahum Barnea | 08.24.26

Israel Police warns tech firms against election influence operations

Police tell social media companies to watch for fake accounts, bots and coordinated campaigns, warning that helping conceal clients or manipulate political support could expose firms to legal liability

Meir Turgeman, Israel Wullman | 08.23.26

יהונתן פולארד הודיע בירושלים על תמיכתו והצטרפותו למפלגת “ישראל תחילה” בראשות ח”כ שרן השכל

Former spy Jonathan Pollard enters Israeli politics, joins Sharren Haskel’s Israel First party

Former US intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel says October 7 showed the country was ‘abandoned and betrayed’ and calls for new leadership

Moran Azulay | 08.23.26

And now Turkey: Netanyahu risks an eighth front in Israel’s forever war

Opinion: Public threats and political posturing are replacing quiet diplomacy, as Netanyahu’s government turns another manageable dispute into a dangerous confrontation and risks adding yet another crisis to Israel’s seemingly endless cycle of war

Shimon Shiffer | 08.23.26

‘We cannot be naive’: Yair Golan warns Netanyahu may exploit security crisis to disrupt election

Democrats chairman rules out a coalition with Likud or Haredi parties, says Arab party could help form next government and predicts Eisenkot is most likely next prime minister, with his party holding decisive role in choosing winner

Yuval Karni | 08.23.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מצביע בפריימריז לליכוד

Netanyahu’s survival politics risk turning Syria and Turkey into Israel’s next crisis

Opinion: Israelis deserve to know why a Turkish presence in Syria suddenly justified a major strike, and whether Netanyahu is managing a genuine strategic threat or once again turning national security into an election campaign

Sima Kadmon | 08.22.26

Trump envoy: Israel may have baited Turkey into clash that could 'play well' in election

Tom Barrack said US intelligence found no Turkish forces moving into the targeted base in Syria and warned that an Israel-Turkey miscalculation could spiral into a wider regional conflict

ynet | 08.22.26

Israel is already at war. So why is talk of a ‘war of diversion’ gaining ground ahead of elections?

Opinion: As election season nears, fears are growing that Netanyahu could use military escalation for political gain. But with Israel already fighting on several fronts, the bigger questions may be about burden-sharing, budgets and accountability

Ariela Ringel Hoffman | 08.20.26

European countries weigh sanctions against Israel after E1 housing tender ignites diplomatic storm

European officials warn that building in E1 poses 'an existential threat to the two-state solution', but some fear punitive steps before Israel's October 27 election could strengthen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies

Itamar Eichner | 08.19.26

Budget ceiling will be breached so defense can receive additional 25 billion shekel

Despite Knesset recess, Netanyahu and Smotrich agreed to fund urgent purchase of weapons and ammunition for the IDF; Must receive attorney general's approval, and votes in the Finance Committee, plenum and government; Opposition claims it's 'election economics'

Gad Lior | 08.19.26

Bennett, Lapid unveil election blueprint to overhaul Israel’s security and diplomacy

Bennett vows to strike Iran for Hezbollah fire and rewrite Gaza policy, while Lapid pledges to restore US ties and rebuild relations with Europe and Diaspora Jewry

Moran Azulay | 08.19.26

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