Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to call early elections this spring or summer in order to maximize his ...
Netanyahu’s government will seek to show strength in the West Bank, but a draft bill poses a looming crisis – as does an investigation into the cross-border attacks of 2023.
He faces the possibility of a snap vote should he fail to pass a national budget. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament gave initial approval to the 2026 state budget draft on ...
Israeli Minister Benny Gantz called for the country to hold elections in September during a press conference on Wednesday. This is the first time Gantz has called for new elections since joining the ...
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Israel’s first AI-era elections will put democracy to the test

Outdated election laws are no match for deepfakes, chatbot persuasion and millions of custom-made lies aimed at Israeli ...
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament was expected to take its initial vote on the 2026 state ...
Opposition parties remaining separate may actually offer strategic advantages for campaigning against Netanyahu, Rahat ...
The opposition lawmaker says Israelis agree on 80% of key issues.The post Israeli elections 2026: Meet the parliament—MK ...
Ofir Barel is a researcher at the Yuval Nee’man Workshop for Science, Technology, and Security at Tel Aviv University. Elections are never a calm business - the fierce political competition, which ...