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Shop vendor Jarjee stands in his stall at the bazaar in Acre on October 28, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
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'We've had enough of Netanyahu'
In mixed city of Acre, Jewish-Arab coexistence shapes hopes for anti-Netanyahu coalition
By Diana Bletter
In the market stalls of the old bazaar, locals call for Zionist and Arab parties to work together to bring change - but resistance to the idea by opposition leaders may render their vision a nonstarter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Yashar party chief Gadi Eisenkot give speeches at their party headquarters on election night, October 28, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman; Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Eisenkot and Netanyahu each vow to form next coalition, even as exit polls predict stalemate
By Stav Levaton, Ariela Karmel, Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, Noam Lehmann and Leon Kraiem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the Likud party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, early October 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 30, 2026, 9:19 pm
As Netanyahu cries foul, election officials dismiss claim that vote was ‘stolen’
Opposition parties accuse PM of trying to undermine results, after record Arab turnout that experts say was organic and ‘reflected a genuine, highly visible effort to remove Netanyahu’
By Deborah Danan
A screen projects an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, during a campaign rally for Eisenkot ahead of Israel’s general election, October 25, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
October 29, 2026, 11:03 pm
To build new coalition amid deadlock, Eisenkot, Netanyahu and others may need to break key pledges
With both blocs short of a 61-seat majority, their leaders and respective allies must decide which divisive issues are worth prioritizing, and which promises are worth reneging on
By Tomer Almagor
Dean Livne, acting director general of the Central Elections Committee, delivers an update on voter turnout as of 8 p.m. on Israel's election day, October 27, 2026. (Central Elections Committee)
October 29, 2026, 7:35 pm
Election panel director rejects claims of widespread voter fraud; Shin Bet: Foreign interference probe is ‘limited’
Shin Bet, whose chief had praised vote on election day, stresses suspicions remain unproven and do not implicate Arab voters as a whole; police say no basis for Likud’s claims of stolen election
By Ariela Karmel, Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, visits a printing factory in Kiryat Gat where ballot papers were being printed in preparation for the election, October 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 29, 2026, 1:33 pm
Election committee chief instructs Shin Bet to probe suspicion of foreign influence on vote
Security agency said to provide Sohlberg with info on possible Qatari campaign to sway Arab vote; Likud decries ‘stolen’ election, Eisenkot warns against delay in swearing in Knesset
By Lazar Berman, Ariela Karmel, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
An Arab Israeli casts her ballot in the country’s general election at a polling station in Umm al-Fahm, October 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
October 28, 2026, 8:53 pm
Likud claims election ‘stolen’ by Arab parties following their record performance
Netanyahu’s party says it presented ‘hundreds of testimonies’ and other evidence; election panel says it’s reviewing the fraud allegations, which a senior official earlier dismissed
By Lazar Berman and Ariela Karmel
Activists celebrate at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv as exit polls show the opposition bloc winning more seats than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, on October 27, 2026. (Matan Siegel/Times of Israel)
October 28, 2026, 1:55 am
Exit polls show outgoing Netanyahu coalition losing majority, but uncertainty over nature of next government
Likud projected to be largest party; Jewish-led anti-Netanyahu bloc short of a majority unless its leaders violate campaign pledges not to partner with Arab parties, which are set to make unprecedented gains
By Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton, Leon Kraiem, Shira Silkoff, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
A Likud Party activist holds a campaign banner featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a market in Tel Aviv, October 22, 2026, ahead of the election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 27, 2026, 9:21 am
Likud said already preparing to allege election was ‘stolen’ if Netanyahu loses
Party sources claim concern over possible voter fraud in Arab sector, say discussions have been held about contesting results in similar manner to Trump’s 2020 ‘rigged elections’ campaign
By ToI Staff
Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, right, and Likud party chairman Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming election, October 17, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
October 26, 2026, 6:06 pm
In Israel’s closely fought election, anti-defection laws could shape coalition talks
Liberman has floated recruiting Likud MKs to help form government without Netanyahu, but strict legislation threatens to complicate any attempt to cross political lines
By Stav Levaton
A screengrab of a video showing Achi party spiritual leader Haim Yosef Abergel (Left) making a deal with Education Minister Yoav Kisch (Right), while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins on the phone, published by Channel 13 on October 25, 2026, (Channel 13)
October 26, 2026, 11:51 am
Opposition rages at ‘corruption’ as PM filmed convincing small Haredi party to drop out of race
New footage shows Likud minister and Haredi leader accused of sex crimes, with Netanyahu on the line, reaching agreement on Achi party’s withdrawal in exchange for deputy minister role
By ToI Staff
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
The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg, arrives for a CEC hearing at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 25, 2026, 2:04 pm
Election panel chair allows meeting of police chief, Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, over AG objection
Yashar party urges Central Elections Committee, AG to nix it over worries that politicians preparing to challenge vote results; CEC okays, but says elections must be off agenda
By Noam Lehmann, Jeremy Sharon and Ariela Karmel
An election campaign billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, and other politicians hangs in Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s largest northern city, near Lebanon’s border, ahead of the country’s general election, October 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 24, 2026, 12:32 pm
In Netanyahu stronghold on northern border, signs of fraying loyalty emerge before election
Some voters in traditionally pro-Likud Kiryat Shmona quietly question loyalty amid frustration over the government’s handling of the war with Hezbollah, broken security promises
By Melanie Lidman
Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Abergel addresses supporters at the launch party for the Achi party, in the southern city of Netivot, July 14, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
October 24, 2026, 3:33 am
Netanyahu convinces Haredi party backed by rabbi accused of sex offenses to drop out
PM thanks Haim Yosef Abergel for ‘truly caring for our people,’ as he presses small factions to quit race; TV report says Likud already preparing to challenge results from Arab polling stations
By ToI Staff
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands amid security personnel as he meets with voters at a mall in Ramle on October 19, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
October 22, 2026, 5:00 pm
‘No one like Bibi’: Netanyahu supporters’ faith remains unshaken ahead of key election
‘A leader of this caliber emerges only once every century,’ says a longtime Likud voter, as PM’s base touts experience over rivals; ‘God help us’ if he doesn’t win, another says
By Yaelle Ifrah
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