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President of the Israel Democracy Institute Yohanan Plesner joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now podcast. (Oded Antman / Flash90)
September 10, 2026, 4:44 pm
Yohanan Plesner: 3 existential issues facing Israel’s voters
The president of the Israel Democracy Institute warns the country may be heading to another series of inconclusive elections unless politicians’ promises are broken
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Yohanan Plesner
AI-generated versions of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are seen in a Likud campaign ad, September 4, 2026 (Video screenshot)
September 5, 2026, 10:50 pm
In AI-made Likud ad, Mamdani, Khamenei and Erdogan prematurely celebrate Netanyahu’s defeat
Campaign clip posted by Netanyahu shows New York City mayor organizing party with Muslim leaders, only to be sorely disappointed by premier’s election victory
By ToI Staff and Luke Tress
A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
September 2, 2026, 10:10 am
US airlines bring competition back to NYC route, but fares won’t begin descent for months
Delta and United returning after Iran war hiatus, as Israir set to debut New York service, but prices will stay elevated until November, experts say, and may remain turbulent as long as war fears persist
By Sharon Wrobel
Dual Israeli-US citizen Ilana Mittman did not know that she was stripped of her right to vote, at an Israeli consulate abroad in 1986. (Courtesy of Mittman via JTA)
August 29, 2026, 1:50 am
‘My blood is boiling’: Israeli expats gear up to sue for voting rights in Oct. 27 election 
Some 120 citizens abroad challenge removal from voter registry without their knowledge, seek to take case to High Court
By Natasha Mozgovaya
Israelis count the remaining ballots at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the election, early on March 4, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 15, 2026, 5:26 am
Ballot battlefield takes shape as sides tussle over voters homebound and homeward bound
Experts say disputes over alleged efforts aimed at suppressing or targeting voters cut to the heart of the democratic process in a way that makes the October election among Israel’s most consequential
By Stav Levaton
Left to right: Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan and Avigdor Liberman. (Composite photo; credits: Flash90)
June 5, 2026, 1:17 am
Poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc winning majority; Eisenkot seen as best fit to be PM in separate survey
Zman Yisrael has Zionist opposition parties winning 62 seats, enough to form a government, though they would come short of a majority if all Arab factions run on joint slate
By ToI Staff
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant arrives for a hearing at an internal Likud tribunal in Tel Aviv to present his defense against a move to expel him from the party, September 29, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
March 12, 2026, 11:44 am
Yoav Gallant says he won’t run for office in next election, leaves future open
Former defense minister, fired by PM in November 2024 amid heated wartime disagreements that have persisted past his sacking, says ‘right now isn’t the time’ for him to run
By ToI Staff
The Democrats chairman Yair Golan (center, standing) holds a press conference in Tel Aviv to present the party’s new members, January 6, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 11:04 pm
Anti-government protest leaders, brother of murdered hostage join Democrats party
Welcoming Moshe Radman, Ami Dror, Danny Elgarat and others who led movements against judicial overhaul and for hostage release, faction chief Yair Golan calls on more to join left-wing faction
By Ariela Karmel
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett holds an election event for women in Tel Aviv, December 3, 2025. (Tal Schneider/Times of Israel)
December 7, 2025, 7:06 pm
Courting women voters, Bennett vows to revolutionize female representation
At a campaign event for female activists, the former PM says 6 of his new party’s 9 co-founders are women — ‘not because they are women, but because they are excellent’
By Tal Schneider
Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
December 3, 2025, 6:11 pm
New ‘Reservists’ party accuses Likud of pressuring registrar to block its registration
HaMiluimnikim says ruling party is exploiting state mechanisms to curb competition; justice minister denies accusation
By Ariela Karmel
Head of the Democrats party Yair Golan at a conference in Jerusalem on November 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2025, 6:03 am
A defiant Yair Golan says he can lead the left out of oblivion by redrawing the map
Uniting Labor and Meretz, The Democrats head claims he can attract voters without pandering; argues that ideology is less important than bread-and-butter issues like affordability
By Ariela Karmel
Yoaz Hendel speaking at a press conference for his HaMiluimnikim party, November 19, 2025. (Courtesy)
November 20, 2025, 1:13 pm
Yoaz Hendel says his ‘Reservists’ party wants government without Haredi, Arab factions
Former communication minister’s new party previously said it would sit with anyone who accepted its principles, including universal military service
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in the Knesset, February 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
October 20, 2025, 2:12 am
Coalition said mulling lowering electoral threshold to save Smotrich in next elections
With far-right Religious Zionism polling too low to enter parliament, Netanyahu is said to be concerned his bloc could see vital votes wasted
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People look at electronic devices while relaxing in Tel Aviv on June 4, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 18, 2025, 8:22 am
AI tools supercharge foreign influence campaigns targeting Israelis on social media
Mimicking popular Facebook groups, a shadowy network used AI-generated content to target voters — revealing the country’s growing vulnerability to digital manipulation
By Stav Levaton
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks during the Israel Information Technology Conference in Ness Ziona, May 5, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 21, 2025, 7:02 pm
Bennett vows that nobody will be ‘allowed to postpone or disrupt’ 2026 election
Ex-prime minister urges those in public service to not bow to ‘pressure’ to ‘bend the law,’ as coalition ministers claim he is fabricating concerns
By Ariela Karmel
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