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Ballot boxes are prepared for Israel’s upcoming general election at the Central Elections Committee’s logistics center near Shoham, October 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
October 26, 2026, 4:56 pm
With reports Netanyahu sought to attack Iran before elections, could vote be postponed?
The law allows a Knesset to extend its four-year term and postpone elections, but only with a supermajority of 80 MKs and under ‘special circumstances’
By Jeremy Sharon
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 26, 2026, 2:37 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 26: Legal groups brace for right-wing interference at Arab polls
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses efforts by civil rights organizations to protect voters and what political parties are saying — or not saying — about judicial reform
By Jessica Steinberg and Jeremy Sharon
Arab Israelis cast their vote at a voting station in Tayibe, during the Knesset elections, on November 1, 2022. (Jamal Awad/ Flash90/ File)
October 25, 2026, 8:29 pm
Civil rights groups increasing efforts to ensure election integrity ahead of vote
Rights organization petitions High Court to ban polling station officials from bearing arms, due to right-wing parties’ intent to deploy 2,000 activists at Arab sites
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ronnen presides over a court hearing, August 9, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 9:23 pm
High Court rules polling station officials can’t transmit voter data to parties on election day
Ruling comes against backdrop of Likud efforts to track voter turnout in real time despite High Court decision banning the practice in September
By Jeremy Sharon
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police officers and soldiers as they block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the Yavne Interchange on Route 4, October 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 11:06 am
AG: Over 67,000 Haredi men are dodging draft, High Court must weigh more sanctions
In update to court, Baharav-Miara says Haredi draft is up year over year, but still far below IDF enlistment targets; blames ‘absence of a coherent government policy’ on issue
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: Israelis cast their votes at a voting station in Safed, during the Knesset election, on November 1, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 10:25 am
Ex-Likud official warns party app could be used to illegally monitor polling stations
In a sworn affidavit to the High Court, a former campaign tech chief claims the ruling party’s new app can bypass the law and secretly transmit voter data in real time using AI
By Avner Hofstein
Sami Abou Shehadeh attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify him from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, October 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 2, 2026, 3:04 am
Facing ban from High Court, Balad’s Abou Shehadeh ends election candidacy
Balad says Abou Shehadeh to remain leader of party, Joint List will continue to work to oust Netanyahu; Ben Gvir celebrates removal, laments court gave him window to quit
By ToI Staff
A hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify Arab parties and candidates from running in the upcoming elections, October 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 1, 2026, 5:47 pm
High Court urges Balad chairman to drop out of elections or face disqualification
Justices tell Sami Abu Shehadeh that majority support upholding his ban by Central Elections Committee; Ben Gvir, who sought disqualification, ally MK Gotliv, personally argue case in court
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 1, 2026, 2:38 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 1 – Flydubai attack becomes political fodder for candidates
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses rhetoric in wake of copilot’s attack on Dubai flight, and High Court hearings on the disqualification of Arab parties ahead of the election
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends an election campaign event in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 28, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 1:31 pm
Citing death threats, Democrats petition High Court for Shin Bet to guard Golan
Left-wing party claims the refusal so far to provide protection for party chair Yair Golan makes his campaigning opportunities unequal, and potentially deadly
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Palestinian prisoners seen during a video filmed when National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Ofer Prison on February 13, 2026. (X)
September 28, 2026, 2:16 pm
High Court gives government 2 weeks to specify terms for Red Cross visits to detainees
Court ruled in June that ban on visits to Palestinian security detainees was unlawful, but visits have yet to resume, while the Prison Service has sought new restrictions
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, center, attends a meeting of the Knesset House Committee at the parliament in Jerusalem on June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 25, 2026, 11:49 am
Attorney general asks court to freeze Karhi’s media law, citing serious legal flaws
Baharav-Miara says legislation weakens safeguards for independent news coverage and is particularly sensitive during election campaign
By ToI Staff
Israeli protesters hold large photographs of Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity, as they demonstrate on August 31, 2026, outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem calling for a state commission of inquiry into failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 23, 2026, 4:20 pm
High Court delays decision on October 7 state commission until after election
Judges accept AG’s opinion and set Jan. 15 deadline for government to respond to petitions for powerhouse probe; petitioners questioned how AG could deem panel essential yet suggest it be delayed
By Jeremy Sharon
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
September 23, 2026, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 23 – Religious Zionism party doubles down on judicial revolution
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s plans to radically constrain the judiciary, and how the sale of Channel 13 was finally approved
By Jessica Steinberg and Jeremy Sharon
A man casts his vote with his dog at a voting station in Tel Aviv, during the Knesset Elections, on November 1, 2022. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
September 17, 2026, 10:10 pm
High Court bans parties from tracking voters on election day, angering Likud
Court overturns election committee ruling, says voter tracking violates legally enshrined right to privacy; Justice Minister Levin accuses justices of seeking to sway election against government
By Jeremy Sharon
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