Israeli Election

Benny Gantz's faction to hold leadership primaries as Israeli election looms

Gantz’s party will hold leadership elections and open public registration amid falling polls and rising support for Eisenkot.

 Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.
 Former Meretz MK Yair Golan

Yair Golan’s accusations against Netanyahu: A reflection of Israel’s deep divides - opinion

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett reportedly returning to politics - N12

 Labor leader Yair Golan poses next to a photo of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, June 17, 2024

If the Left wants a fighting chance in the next elections, they must unite - editorial


Benny Gantz leads Benjamin Netanyahu for prime ministership in new poll

In the survey, 523 respondents participated, constituting a representative sample of the adult population in the State of Israel, aged 18 and over, both Jews and Arabs.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Israel Resilience party leader Benny Gantz

Is it time for elections in Israel? - comment

The Broad Perspective: We need a government we can trust to handle the Lebanon issue carefully and tactically above all. 

 A LARGE billboard advertisement in Tel Aviv reads: ‘We need elections.’

Ronen Tzur, former leader of hostages forum, considers running in next election

"I do not rule out the possibility of running as part of a list that will lead to a change of discourse and a connection between the conservative and liberal publics," Ronen Tzur said.

  Ronen Tzur, the former communications consultant of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. March 18, 2024.

Jewish Republicans accuse Schumer of 'knifing Israel in the back'

Republican Jewish Coalition criticizes Schumer's call for Israeli elections, while the Jewish Democratic Council of America praises his focus on peace.

 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023.

Letters to the editor, January 24, 2024: Dwell alone

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Likud under Barkat would win more seats than with Netanyahu - poll

If elections were held today, the Likud Party would win only 16 seats, losing ground to Benny Gantz’s National Unity Party with 37 seats, a new Channel 13 poll showed yesterday. 

 ECONOMY MINISTER Nir Barkat confers with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Seeking the prime ministership, Barkat in recent weeks has been in an intensive campaign to brand himself as a true right-wing leader.

Chances of coup in Likud slim at the moment, but Netanyahu knows the alternative is worse - poll

70% of Likud members support the current prime minister. However, if Netanyahu tries to rush the elections - he may lose the leadership of the party.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, November 25, 2023

Israel Bachar: The strategist-turned-diplomat marketing Israel in LA

One of Israel's most high-profile campaign experts is set to flex his skills in the realm of diplomacy as consul general in Los Angeles.

 ISRAEL BACHAR: Bridge building.

Is Benjamin Netanyahu an obstacle to political stability in Israel? - poll

Israel's coalition would win more seats under ministers Gallant and Barkat rather than the prime minister, a new Maariv election poll found.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023

Israel's electoral system prevents accountable governance - opinion

In the system of democracy currently in place in Israel, Knesset members represent the public. This is indisputable. However, the ties between the public and its representatives are very weak.

Israel heads to another round of elections on November 1.

Netanyahu's Likud wins just 23 seats to Benny Gantz's 28 in new poll

A new poll indicates that if elections were held today, the political parties in the opposition would earn 70 seats, with Gantz's National Unity Party earning 28.

 A WEARY Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.