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The change bloc leaders: Avigdor Liberman, Yair Golan, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett (Official campaign photos, combo created by The Times of Israel)
September 28, 2026, 5:09 pm
By refusing to name a leader, the anti-Netanyahu ‘change bloc’ is making a fatal mistake
An intended reconciliation meeting exposed a critical flaw. In declining to rally behind Gadi Eisenkot, the opposition is inviting relentless, deeply damaging internal rivalry
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signs his resignation as president in order to run for prime minister, in Belgrade, Serbia, September 27, 2026. (Serbian presidential press office via AP)
September 28, 2026, 5:19 am
Serbia’s President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections
Populist leader, who has dominated country’s politics for over a decade but faces growing protests, has made Serbia one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A woman casts her ballot inside a polling station during the legislative elections in Rabat, Morocco, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
September 26, 2026, 7:08 pm
Final election results in Morocco: Center-right party wins, but falls short of majority
Authenticity and Modernity Party takes 97 of 395 seats, will need to negotiate coalition with current ruling party; election shaped by mounting youth frustration, high unemployment
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in Jerusalem on September 7 and Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot in Rosh HaAyin on September 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 11, 2026, 11:45 am
ToI poll finds Likud and Yashar neck and neck on 23 seats as deadlock continues
Neither bloc headed by Netanyahu’s and Eisenkot’s parties gets a Knesset majority; unlike in other recent surveys, Ofer Winter’s new party fails to enter parliament
By Tal Schneider
Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, and his wife Julia Siegmund cast their votes for the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt in Tangermuende, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (John MACDOUGALL/AFP)
September 6, 2026, 11:29 am
Polls open in German vote that could bring first far-right state government since WWII
Saxony-Anhalt election could break mainstream parties’ longstanding firewall against the anti-migration AfD party, delivering a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz
By Agencies
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 17, 2026, 12:26 am
Coalition passes media overhaul law, giving government greater regulatory control
In apparent violation of PM’s conflict of interest deal, communications minister thanks Netanyahu for tasking him with passing reform, which includes benefits for pro-government Channel 14
By Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Jonathan Pollard speaking during an interview with Channel 13 on May, 5, 2026. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 5, 2026, 7:06 pm
Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard says he’s entering politics, slams Netanyahu and Bennett
Citing October 7 as reason for entering politics, Pollard says the current government is full of yes-men to Netanyahu, who failed to win the war; urges forcibly expelling Gazans
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 27, 2026, 4:25 pm
As Hamas prepares to choose 1st leader since Sinwar, postwar Gaza’s fate hangs in the balance
Two leading contenders would pull terror group in different directions: prioritizing fighting to keep a grip on the Strip or conceding the battlefield in exchange for survival
By Nurit Yohanan
A campaign banner for municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, seen in a video published April 12, 2026. (Screen capture: YouTube/WAFA)
April 18, 2026, 9:48 am
For first time in decades, PA bringing municipal vote to city in Gaza
Residents of Deir al-Balah set to cast ballots for city council later this month, after 20 years of Hamas blocking voting, though unclear if terror group will honor results
By Nurit Yohanan
Tom Malinowski speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, September 16, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds / POOL / AFP)
February 10, 2026, 6:08 pm
AIPAC defends spending $2.3m to thwart ‘pro-Israel’ NJ congressional candidate
The group doubles down on its negative ads targeting moderate Tom Malinowski, who expressed openness to attaching strings to some Israel aid, in a special election he lost to an anti-Israel opponent
By Joseph Strauss
Elections for the Likud Central Committee, in Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv, November 25, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
November 25, 2025, 11:43 pm
In rare Likud vote, stalwarts seize first chance in years to steer party machine
In south Tel Aviv stronghold, first internal ballot in 13 years pits new generation against old guard. PM visits Jerusalem poll to extol Israel’s ‘only truly democratic party’
By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a Religious Zionism faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 1, 2025, 10:53 am
Rejecting normalization, Smotrich bids for right-wing boost at Saudis’ expense
Far-right finance minister’s incendiary ‘camel-riding’ comment seen as calculated move to energize his base and assert nationalist credentials, with little Netanyahu can do to stop him
By Ariela Karmel
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi walks back to her seat after casting her ballot during voting for Japan's new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
October 21, 2025, 9:23 am
Sanae Takaichi chosen as Japan’s first female prime minister
Ultraconservative’s policies include stronger military and economy, revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, and even measures against women’s advancement
By Mari Yamaguchi
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity, speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
September 29, 2025, 2:29 pm
Pro-EU party narrowly wins Moldovan election marred by claims of Russian meddling
Victory seen as crucial for ex-Soviet republic to maintain push toward EU integration; analysts warn ruling party had ‘fragile’ win, will struggle to form stable government
By Agencies
A woman exiting a voting booth waits in line to cast her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
September 28, 2025, 9:54 am
Moldovans vote in tense election plagued by Russian interference claims
Diaspora vote expected to be pivotal in determining whether landlocked nation of 2.5 million lets pro-EU governing party maintain its solid majority in parliament
By STEPHEN McGRATH
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