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News editor Ben Sales appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 18, 2026, 2:17 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 18: With election days away, polls still can’t predict a winner
News editor Ben Sales discusses survey fervor before the October 27 ballot, and rising tensions between NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani
By Jessica Steinberg and Ben Sales
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 16, 2026, 5:04 am
Tel Aviv market slide points to investors betting on election deadlock
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange research shows stocks typically sag before votes that end in stalemate, unlike those that result in stable governments, but it all evens out within months anyway
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) arriving for court in Jerusalem, and Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot visiting the Nova music festival site. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 9:19 pm
ToI poll: Eisenkot’s party opens up big lead on Netanyahu’s, but both blocs short of majority
Zman Yisrael survey gives Jewish-led opposition bloc 54-49 lead, with Eisenkot’s Yashar 6 seats ahead of Likud; Channel 13 poll gives parties loyal to PM a one-seat edge
By ToI Staff
Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, attends the party’s Hebrew-language campaign launch event ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, in Tel Aviv, October 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 1:07 am
Joint Arab List says it’s willing to provide safety net for any anti-Netanyahu coalition
But party to condition support on pathway to Palestinian state; Winter, Netanyahu trade barbs after ex-general says ‘I don’t work for anyone’; Gantz vows to stay in race despite poor polling
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 7:19 pm
ToI poll: Anti-Netanyahu bloc regains lead but both camps short of majority 19 days ahead of vote
Zman Yisrael survey gives bloc of Jewish-led opposition parties a four-seat edge, with Eisenkot’s Yashar back in first ahead of Likud; Channel 13 poll places PM’s bloc ahead
By ToI Staff
News editor Ben Sales appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg on October 8, 2026 (Flash 90)
October 8, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 8: Shared grief, deep divisions – Israel marks October 7
News editor Ben Sales discusses the ceremonies held on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack, democratic expectations for election day, and candidates’ reactions to the flydubai attack
By Jessica Steinberg and Ben Sales
Former hostage Yocheved Lifshitz joins families of former hostages, hostages who were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip, and victims of the October 7 attack at the Families’ Sukkah at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 6, 2026, 10:34 pm
Poll finds Oct. 7 a central factor in most Israelis’ election decision-making
But split between supporters, opponents of government remains largely unchanged from before Hamas attack; survey shows declining levels of optimism about future of democracy, national security, economy and social cohesion
By ToI Staff
A mural titled “RUN” by artist aleXsandro Palombo depicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot wearing bulletproof vests and carrying batons as they chase Bart Simpson, portrayed as a young Hamas terrorist, in Tel Aviv on September 29, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 1, 2026, 10:27 pm
ToI poll: Netanyahu’s bloc leads, Likud tied for 1st, as voters fret over election’s outcome
Zman Yisrael survey shows rival blocs both well short of a majority if Oct. 27 election held today; TV network also shows PM and allies outpolling rivals though Eisenkot’s Yashar is largest party
By ToI Staff
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
A television channel advertisement featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his main election rival Gadi Eisenkot ahead of the Knesset election, in Ramat Gan, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
September 25, 2026, 12:46 am
Netanyahu’s coalition and rival ‘change bloc’ draw level in latest ToI poll
Zionist anti-Netanyahu parties should agree on candidate for premier, say 67% of respondents who back them; PM bloc’s edge in last week’s Channel 13 poll, touted by Trump, disappears
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2nd right, waves next to his wife Sara, 2nd left, as they stand on stage with Likud party lawmakers and ministers during a campaign event in Tel Aviv on September 17, 2026. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 1:15 am
Netanyahu’s bloc drops to 51 seats as Winter’s party falls short of Knesset in new ToI poll
Plurality of respondents who back premier say they would favor a unity government if Oct. 27 vote ends in stalemate, while plurality of those opposed to him would want a minority government
By ToI Staff
Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and Yair Golan. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90, Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 12:44 am
Democrats seek to bar Otzma Yehudit from election as polls show continued deadlock
Left-wing party accuses Ben Gvir’s slate of racism and of eroding state institutions; far-right party responds in kind, with both efforts unlikely to succeed; Yashar No. 2 floats coalition with Smotrich, post-Netanyahu Likud
By Ariela Karmel 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
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 10, 2026, 11:18 am
Election polls show little change, continued deadlock after party slates finalized
Eisenkot’s Yashar is largest party in TV polls but neither bloc has clear path to majority; opposition officials said pressuring Gantz to quit, viewing him as obstacle to victory
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid’s 2026 slate (top row, left to right): 1. Yair Lapid, 2. Merav Ben Ari, 3. Noam Tibon, 4. Meirav Cohen, 5. Ram Ben Barak; (middle row) 6. Naor Shiri, 7. Vladimir Beliak, 8. Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu, 9. Yasmin Sacks-Fridman, 10. Neta Attias; (bottom row) 11. Moshe Turpaz, 12. Simon Davidson, 13. Shelly Tal Meron, 14. Roni Fantanesh Malkai, 15. Mati Sarfatti Harcavi. (Yahav Trudler)
September 5, 2026, 10:28 pm
Lapid unveils Yesh Atid lineup for B’Yachad electoral slate
Merav Ben-Ari, Noam Tibon, Meirav Cohen and Ram Ben Barak lead party’s list; Yesh Atid gets 4 of joint ticket’s top 10 spots
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
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