Israeli electionsIsraeli Supreme Court overturns decision to disqualify Arab parties from Knesset electionsThe Joint List and Ra’am will be permitted to run, though Balad’s leader was forced to withdraw from the raceBy JC Reporter1 min read
IsraelCharedi party’s spiritual leader claims Zionism ‘made Arabs hate us’ in resurfaced videoRabbi Dov Lando also suggested Israel was better ‘when the Arabs were in charge’ and labelled it a ‘state of destruction and heresy’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By Ashley PerryYair Golan: The hero general who became the standard-bearer of Israel’s diminished leftHis rescue of Nova survivors on October 7 dramatically changed his public standing. Now his political weight will be measured by whether a government opposed to Netanyahu can be formed without his support4 min read
By Ashley PerryAvigdor Liberman: Israel’s ultimate political outsider – too secular for the religious right, too hawkish for the centre-leftThe immigrant from Moldova who once carried suitcases at the airport does not fit comfortably into either political camp, which could make him a kingmaker after the elections4 min read
By Ashley PerryGadi Eisenkot: The general who became Netanyahu’s principal challengerAhead of the elections, he is the strongest new force in Israeli politics. Whether he becomes the third former chief of staff to serve as prime minister will depend upon his ability to preserve a broad but potentially fragile coalition of voters4 min read
By Ashley PerryNaftali Bennett: From political outsider to prime minister and back againThe coming election will determine whether his time at the helm of the Israeli government was an exceptional product of parliamentary arithmetic or the beginning of a longer claim to national leadership4 min read
By Ashley PerryBenjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving prime minister faces the fight of his political lifeThe October 27 election may determine whether he leaves office as the statesman who reshaped the economy and regional ties, or as the leader whose tenure became synonymous with the country’s gravest security failure and deepening divisions3 min read
JC poll tracker: Who is on course to win the 2026 Israeli elections?The latest polls suggest a tight race between Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot for control of the next governmentBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||October 5, 2026 08:00
Israel election: Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party in a nutshell – and could it actually topple Netanyahu?Formed in 2025 and led by former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar is trying to stake a claim on the centre ground between Likud to the right and the Democrats to the leftBy John Jeffay4 min read||October 4, 2026 10:05
Balad leader abandons Knesset campaign to avoid High Court disqualificationThe court is yet to rule on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to ban all the Arab-Israeli parties from runningBy Hayley Cregor1 min read||October 2, 2026 09:38
How does Israeli election voting work – and when will we know the winner?The proportional representation system can be confusing for outsiders and may lead to protracted horse-trading that could go on for weeksBy John Jeffay3 min read||October 1, 2026 08:00
How exactly does the Knesset work – and how different is it from the British parliament?Israeli legislature is far younger than Palace of Westminster but already steeped in its own traditions accumulated in its short historyBy John Jeffay4 min read||September 29, 2026 15:56
‘There are signs our enemies will try to attack Israel before elections’, Netanyahu warnsOpposition figures requested an immediate security briefing if the intelligence is correctBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||September 29, 2026 15:30
Israeli election authorities ban all Arab parties from running in upcoming Knesset pollThe move, decided by a committee of political representatives, is likely to be challenged in the courtsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||September 24, 2026 10:11
Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidatesThe prime minister used two of his reserved spots on the party’s slate to promote Talik Gvili and Elisha MadanBy Ella Bloom1 min read||September 8, 2026 15:23
Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter says new party will only back Netanyahu for prime minister after electionThe People of Israel leader also reiterated his call for ‘voluntary emigration from Gaza’ and Charedi conscriptionBy Lucy Pollock2 min read||August 28, 2026 16:42
