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A sample voting booth is displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of the upcoming election, October 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
2026 Knesset election
Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton, Tal Schneider, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Everything you need to know: ToI’s guide to the 37 parties that Israelis can choose from
After four years of government stability despite protests, upheaval, tragedy and war, voters will once again have their say at the ballot box. From frontrunners Yashar and Likud to the one-man Shema and the perennial also-ran Pirates, these are the factions vying for the Knesset's 120 seats on October 27
David Horovitz
Op-ed: 6 days to election
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For Israel’s sake, Netanyahu has to go
David Horovitz
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot attends a demonstration at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre, three days ahead of the election, October 24, 2026. (Flash90)
October 25, 2026, 9:53 am
Shin Bet to provide security for three opposition party leaders amid rising threats
Security agency to oversee protection for Yashar leader Eisenkot, Democrats chief Golan, and People of Israel party head Ofer Winter; man attacks Bennett’s entourage in Tel Aviv
By Lazar Berman, Noam Lehmann and Ariela Karmel
Election campaign posters for the Likud (C, R) and Otzma Yehudit (L) parties are displayed in the northern Israeli city of Safed, ahead of the upcoming election, October 21, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 2:21 pm
The missing ‘peace’ in Israel’s election campaign
Political debate has moved away from resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict even as violent events in the West Bank are making the issue harder to ignore
By Ruth Eglash
Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 12:27 am
Bennett’s security doubled as he faces threats, attack plots before election
Enhanced security detail makes ex-PM’s protection equivalent to that of defense minister; Yisrael Beytenu submits formal complaint after Liberman hit with death threats
By Ariela Karmel
Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, January 14, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/ Flash90)
October 19, 2026, 11:22 pm
Report: PM’s aide Urich admitted he kept working for Qatar after Oct. 7, saw no moral problem
Citing police transcripts, Channel 12 reports Urich said he was paid hundreds of thousands of shekels by Doha; Bennett, slamming ‘traitors’ in the PMO, demands that Netanyahu ‘tell public the truth about your Qatar ties’
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
October 18, 2026, 9:25 pm
Trump offers ‘warrior’ Netanyahu ‘complete and total endorsement’ for reelection
US president says Israeli PM is only candidate who won’t leave Washington alone in fight against Iran; PM urges voters to heed president’s words and vote for him; Eisenkot and Bennett say only Israeli voters will decide
By Lazar Berman, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
After meeting for the Negev Summit, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, left, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pose for a photograph Monday, March 28, 2022, in Sde Boker, Israel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 18, 2026, 3:05 am
Arab states see hawks ruling Israel no matter who wins vote, but still sense room for change
Observers tell ToI that even if new leadership leaves security doctrine and opposition to two-state solution in place, shifts in approach to Palestinians and regional diplomacy could change tenor of ties
By Nava Freiberg
Left: Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman speaks in Glilot, central Israel, on October 13, 2026. Right: B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks in Tel Aviv, October 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
October 18, 2026, 1:40 am
Bennett, Liberman lay out plans to pass laws against Netanyahu immediately after election
Hawkish opposition chiefs say they’ll replace Knesset speaker, pass term limits for PM, ban criminal defendants from serving in role; Netanyahu urges high turnout among his backers
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
Naftali Bennett, left, and Yair Lapid hold a joint press conference announcing they will run together in the upcoming elections, in Herzliya, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 15, 2026, 6:49 am
Bennett, Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties if they’re in next government
B’Yachad proposes folding Diaspora Ministry into Foreign Ministry, also vows to ‘respect existing prayer arrangements at Western Wall Plaza’ while maintaining Robinson’s Arch as a space for ‘prayer and gatherings in diverse ways’
By Ruth Eglash
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) interviewed on the pro-government Channel 14, October 13, 2026. (Screenshot); Left, from top: Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot at a youth conference in Jerusalem, October 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Former PM and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett in Herzliya, September 23, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman (Gili Yaari/Flash90))
October 14, 2026, 5:03 pm
Unless the opposition steps up its game, Netanyahu, the PM of Oct. 7, could yet survive this election
It’s a combination of his own shameless efforts to rewrite history, his opponents’ inability to adequately hold him to account for that blackest of days and much more besides, and, perhaps, Israel’s changing demographics
By David Horovitz
Ofer Winter (left) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2026, 8:23 pm
Ben Gvir rules out surplus-vote deal with Winter, calls him ‘Bennett 2’
People of Israel party tells far-right minister to ‘grow up,’ says Ben Gvir has decided to ‘throw votes in the trash’ ahead of Oct. 16 deadline to submit surplus agreements
By Ariela Karmel
Screen capture from video of a teenage girl, bottom right, allegedly throwing socks at a Druze woman on a Dan bus, August 6, 2026. (Dan Bus Company: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 13, 2026, 4:12 pm
15-year-old girl detained on suspicion of attacking Druze woman on bus — police
Probe into August incident reopened after brother of alleged victim obtains security camera footage from vehicle showing suspect apparently throwing socks at his sibling
By Noam Lehmann
Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, January 14, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/ Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 11:36 pm
PM’s aide Urich used ChatGPT to create pro-Qatar messaging campaign — report
Channel 12 says police documents show key adviser and suspect in Qatargate affair asked AI chatbot to help create global image campaign for Gulf state in 2024
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 2:51 am
Bennett suggests Netanyahu could sit in future government, backtracks, says he wasn’t serious
In fresh round of bloc infighting, Eisenkot, Golan, Liberman categorically reject possibility of sitting in coalition with Likud leader, while Gantz is lone voice of support
By Shira Silkoff and Ariela Karmel
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, October 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 9, 2026, 3:20 pm
‘Treason’: Opposition demands criminal probe of PM, after ex-military aide’s Oct.7 revelations
Leaders of anti-Netanyahu bloc call on attorney general to investigate allegations Prime Minister’s Office tampered with records from Oct. 7 to cover up failures, lied to comptroller
By Leon Kraiem
Former Prime Minister and B'Yachad party leader Naftali Bennett speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, September 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 7:46 pm
Bennett accuses Netanyahu of asking October 7 victims to ‘kiss’ his hand
Remarks come after PM’s Likud party, in sole statement on third anniversary of massacre, sought to absolve him of any responsibility and accused media outlet of false propaganda
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
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