Oct 27 No clear winner in Israeli election, exit polls indicate, as Netanyahu's fate hangs in the balance By Tia Goldenberg, Cara Anna, Associated Press Final results are expected in the coming days and may vary from the exit polls. Continue reading
Oct 27 Why it could be weeks or months before Israel's election winner is known By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The next prime minister will have to cobble together a coalition. Continue reading
Oct 27 Key things to know about Israel's election By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press After polls close late Tuesday, the jostling for power is likely to begin — between parties small and big — to achieve a governing coalition and name the next prime minister. Continue reading
Oct 27 Israelis are voting on whether to oust Netanyahu in first election since Oct. 7 attack By Tia Goldenberg, Cara Anna, Associated Press Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 10:33 Netanyahu faces Israeli voters in first election since Oct. 7 and Gaza war By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Karl Bostic, Thomas Dallal, Netta Asher, Zeba Warsi Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday in what many describe as the most consequential election in years. It’s the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s war in Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu has been campaigning… Continue watching
Oct 26 Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for pivotal vote By Sam Mednick, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for this month’s election. That's according to AID Coalition, a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel’s democracy. Continue reading
Oct 26 Whatever the outcome of Israel's election, Netanyahu's policies toward Palestinians will likely endure By Julia Frankel, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israelis are deeply divided over Netanyahu's leadership and moral character, but they largely support settlement expansion and are opposed to a Palestinian state. Continue reading
Oct 26 Netanyahu denies allegations he's escalating tensions with Iran before Israel's election By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israelis are in the final hours of an intense election season amid reports of a clash between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli military over Iran. Continue reading
Oct 23 Signs of fraying loyalty emerge in Netanyahu stronghold before Israeli election By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Kiryat Shmona, Israel's northernmost city, has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad. Continue reading
Oct 23 Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in the West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead By Shlomo Mor, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the military said, violence that is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of Israel’s… Continue reading