Israeli elections

Netanyahu ‘very pleased’ as Eli Cohen, Amir Ohana and Yariv Levin top Likud Party primary

Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has selected candidates to fight in the October 27 election

By JC Reporter

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August 18, 2026 11:19

Likud members gather at a polling station for the primary elections of their party ahead of country's national elections (Photo: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Isolated Israel? Countries rush to sign trade and security deals

With Slovenia and Colombia expected next, the number of embassies in Jerusalem will soon reach 10

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August 12, 2026 17:30

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(L), US President Donald Trump, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan(R)smile as they participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates arrived September 15, 2020 at the White House to sign historic accords normalizing ties between the Jewish and Arab states. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Arab-Israeli Ra’am party set to field first Jewish candidate as Segalowitz departs Yesh Atid

The former senior police officer is reportedly being lined up to replace National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir should the opposition win October’s election

By Gabrielle Apfel

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August 7, 2026 16:16

Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on January 5, 2026 (Flash90)

Former Likud ministers to form breakaway right-wing party

Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein are expected to place Charedi conscription at the centre of their policy agenda

By Gabrielle Apfel

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August 6, 2026 12:22

Israel's then-ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, speaks during a United Nations Security Council session on the Middle East, on January 23, 2024 (Getty Images)

Bennett-Lapid party running majority female election slate as four new candidates added

Beyachad, which was formed earlier this year by the merger of the two former prime ministers’ respective factions, is aiming to lead the next government if the opposition succeeds in unseating Benjamin Netanyahu in October

By Gabrielle Apfel

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August 4, 2026 14:55

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak during a press conference announcing a joint list named Together, ahead of upcoming elections, in Herzliya, central Israel, on April 26, 2026 (Flash90)

By Ashley Perry

Netanyahu searches for a campaign agenda as decisive military victories or international spectacles elude him

It is going to be the fight of his life, and events appear to be getting away from him. However, in Israel, there is an old truism: you never bet against Bibi

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August 3, 2026 17:23

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

Bennett: Israel will label Qatar an ‘enemy state’ if I win elections

The former prime minister also stated his intention to ‘do everything possible to force the fall of the Iranian regime’

By Gabrielle Apfel

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July 28, 2026 13:34

Naftali Bennett attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya on July 1, 2026 (Flash90)

Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

The Democrats have also launched their campaign, while Religious Zionism has confirmed the results of its candidate primaries

By Jacob Jaffa

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July 28, 2026 11:35

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a vote in the plenum hall of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

Netanyahu calls for ‘national unity’ ahead of elections in Tisha B’av message

The Israeli leader invoked the festival story, saying the nation had ‘prevented the destruction of the Third Temple’ in the war against Iran

By JC Reporter

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July 23, 2026 15:18

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a video message released ahead of Tisha B’Av, July 22, 2026 (GPO)

Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidates

Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter says new party will only back Netanyahu for prime minister after election

Former IDF general Ofer Winter launches new right-wing party for 2026 elections

Netanyahu’s greatest victory is that Likud cannot agree on who should replace him

Strictly-Orthodox Shas party ordered to remove election ad featuring IDF soldier

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Netanyahu ‘very pleased’ as Eli Cohen, Amir Ohana and Yariv Levin top Likud Party primary

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Former Likud ministers to form breakaway right-wing party

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Netanyahu searches for a campaign agenda as decisive military victories or international spectacles elude him

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Netanyahu calls for ‘national unity’ ahead of elections in Tisha B’av message