Israeli voters have delivered a setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition, with exit polls suggesting no clear winner in the election. Netanyahu's opponents appear to have a majority in the next parliament, but forming a coalition could take weeks even if the disparate parti…
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By Alexander Cornwell and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Reserved, media-shy, and a relative newcomer to Israeli politics, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot presents a clear contrast to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the veteran leader he aims to defeat in an election next week.
67,000 Israelis Living Abroad Expected to Return Home for Historic Oct 27th Election as Overseas Voting Interest Surges New Fly&Vote Survey Reveals Dramatic Increase in Israelis Planning to Travel From America, Europe and Beyond to Participate in Crucial Parliamentary Elections By: David Avrushmi Wi…
President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before Israel’s election, delivering an emphatic endorsement and warning that choosing another leader could jeopardize their partnership against Iran.
By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — One of Gadi Eisenkot’s strongest electoral assets is a simple, undeniable fact: He is not Benjamin Netanyahu. And for many voters in one of the most critical elections in Israel’s history, that may well be enough. But one of his other assets became the center of a
Recent Israeli election polls show Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar narrowly ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, but the broader surveys suggest no clear path to a governing majority; one poll gives the anti-Netanyahu bloc a nominal lead that includes Arab parties.
Israelis held a final large rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of what has been described as the most consequential election in the country’s history.
Thousands marched against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday – just three days before Israel's general election – demanding accountability for the failure to prevent a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that led to the war in Gaza.
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest was organised by the October Council, a group founded by the families of victims and hostages t…
The crowd heard calls for a commission of inquiry into the security failures that led to the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war in Gaza.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For two decades since leaving Israel for Canada, Yael Natra said, she didn't consider returning to vote in her home country's elections. She felt it wasn't right to cast a ballot in a place she…
Israel’s election campaign has been consumed by Iran, national security and the impact of three years of war, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, rarely straying from the theme.
A decorated former Israeli army chief has emerged as a leading election challenger after serving in the war cabinet and suffering devastating personal losses following the Oct. 7 attacks.
In Israel, the anti-Netanyahu movement is mobilising. Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to protest against the Israeli government, just three days ahead of a general election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The rival blocs contesting Israel’s general election differ over many questions, but they converge in their opposition to a Palestinian state. Even if Benjamin Netanyahu loses power, the occupation will continue.
On Tuesday, Israel will hold its first parliamentary elections since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks. Essentially one man is on the ballot: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. How might Israeli policy change if the opposition succeeds?
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — fighting for political survival in Tuesday's elections — has pleaded with President Trump in recent days to show more public support for his campaign, according to a U.S. source with knowledge and an Israeli source briefed on the matter.
By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — When Israelis go the polls on October 27, they will face a familiar question: Should Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, stay in power? Nearly every recent election has been a referendum on Netanyahu.
