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News editor Ben Sales appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg on October 8, 2026 (Flash 90)
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Daily Briefing Oct. 8: Shared grief, deep divisions – Israel marks October 7
By Jessica Steinberg and Ben Sales
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
An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
ToI poll: Anti-Netanyahu bloc regains lead but both camps short of majority 19 days ahead of vote
By ToI Staff
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)
Poll finds Oct. 7 a central factor in most Israelis’ election decision-making
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
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state ceremony on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 05, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90); (right) Head of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkott attends a conference at the Peres center in Tel Aviv. July 12, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 3, 2026, 6:53 am
Poll shows pro-Netanyahu bloc pulling even with opponents, in sharp shift
TV survey puts dueling blocs at 53 seats each, well shy of a majority, with PM appearing to benefit from Ofer Winter’s predicted entry to the Knesset and Religious Zionism-Zehut merger
By ToI Staff
Political correspondent Sam Sokol appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
August 31, 2026, 1:39 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Splinter parties jockey for position as election deadline looms
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses ‘third bloc’ political parties ahead of September 8 deadline for forming slates, and the new ultra-Orthodox party, The Charedi Public
By Jessica Steinberg and Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 27, 2026, 4:06 pm
With debutant Winter poised to cannibalize his bloc, Netanyahu has reason to sweat
New People of Israel party seen as most likely to draw votes away from PM’s coalition allies, as well as his own Likud, with rivals and other small right-wing factions already siphoning away support
By Sam Sokol
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks as former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot looks on during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 21, 2026, 2:38 am
ToI poll shows Bennett gaining ground at Eisenkot’s expense, but deadlock persists
Zman Yisrael survey shows Yashar slipping to 23 seats while Likud remains at 21, suggesting Netanyahu party’s primary election this week didn’t have any significant impact on the race
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
Political correspondent Tal Schneider appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
August 16, 2026, 1:54 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 16: Who gets in? Likud candidates face a high-stakes primary
Political correspondent Tal Schneider previews Monday’s vote on the makeup of (part of) Likud’s Knesset slate, and covers the latest election polls and ceasefire violations in Lebanon and Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg and Tal Schneider
L: Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot, on November 1, 2025. (Moshe Shai/Flash90) R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 14, 2026, 2:07 am
Eisenkot opens up a lead on Netanyahu in new ToI poll, but both blocs shy of majority
Yashar’s margin over Likud grows to 4 seats in Zman Yisrael survey; Shin Bet said weighing armed bodyguards for Eisenkot, who Lapid declines to say if his party will endorse for PM
By ToI Staff
Chairman of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and new member of the Yesh Atid party Yoav Segalovitz presenting the new project, titled “Nachshon Plan” during a joint press conference in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2017. (Flash90)
August 7, 2026, 5:08 am
Segalovitz departs Yesh Atid amid his reported talks to join Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am
ToI poll indicates most opposition voters support inclusion of Ra’am in coalition if Segalovitz joins; Democrats chair said to walk back promise to reserve spot for hostage mom Zangauker
By ToI Staff
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