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The Standard
… Israel's elections have been stolen!" Netanyahu's Likud party said.Government officials did not offer evidence to back the allegations. …
Israel piles pressure on Arab parties as Netanyahu seeks governmentCitizen Digital
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says Arab parties 'trying to steal election'Citizen Digital
… Elected to parliament in 1988, he took over leadership of the right-wing Likud party in 1993. …
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's longest-serving PM fighting for survivalCitizen Digital
… Historic movements such as the right‑wing Likud and the left‑wing Labour Party, now renamed the Democrats, are flanked by lists representing, among others, ultra‑Orthodox Jews, citizens from the former Soviet bloc, the religious Zionist movement, and Druze and Arab voters. …
What to know about Israel's electoral systemCitizen Digital
… Ultra-Orthodox parties want to preserve exemptions that allow religious students to avoid military service, and they are backed by Netanyahu's Likud party and, by and large, by its far-right coalition partners. …
The key issues that will shape Israel's electionsCitizen Digital
… Attorney Ilan Bombach, representing Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party, filed an appeal on Wednesday with the chairman of the Central Elections Committee demanding an end to these practices. …
Netanyahu's party seeks to impede Israeli expat votingThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to cast his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026. …
Netanyahu says no diplomatic deal possible with Iran 'savages'Citizen Digital
… He entered parliament in 1988, took control of the Likud party in 1993 and, three years later, became Israel's youngest prime minister at 46. …
Israel's Netanyahu: architect of wars, master of survivalThe Standard
… A member of Netanyahu's Likud party, he also worked as a strategist and adviser to several right-wing Israeli think tanks. …
The veteran envoys leading Lebanon-Israel direct talksCitizen Digital
… At 76, the leader of the right-wing Likud party is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, with more than 18 cumulative years in office across multiple stints.
Two former Israel PMs unite to challenge Netanyahu in electionsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has pressured Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding as neither Netanyahu nor the opposition secured a majority in parliament. Arab parties gained substantially in the election, but the opposition leader has declined to work with them after Netanyahu's warnings to his right-wing base.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has pressured Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding as neither Netanyahu nor the opposition secured a majority in parliament. Arab parties gained substantially in the election, but the opposition leader has declined to work with them after Netanyahu's warnings to his right-wing base.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Arab politicians of trying to steal the election, citing arrests of senior Raam party officials with cash, while the party denied the allegations as a lie designed to boost right-wing turnout.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, faces a close election against ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday. Netanyahu's security-first reputation was damaged by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, and he is campaigning on a platform opposing Palestinian statehood and citing Trump's endorsement.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israel's Knesset has 120 members elected for four-year terms in a single nationwide constituency under proportional representation; parliament can be dissolved early by simple majority vote, and the entire country of roughly 7.3 million voters forms one constituency.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
As Israel prepares for elections on October 27, voters will weigh in on military conscription, the economy, and a state commission of inquiry into failures that allowed Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. The attack, which killed over 1,200 people, remains a defining national trauma shaping the country's politics and society.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Netanyahu's party petitioned Israel's electoral commission to block initiatives aimed at encouraging Israelis living abroad to return home and vote in October elections. Israeli law does not allow citizens outside the country to vote abroad except for diplomats, though the Central Bureau of Statistics estimates 600,000 Israelis live abroad.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with Iran's rulers, citing recent discussions with US President Donald Trump about diplomacy with the Islamic republic. Netanyahu praised Trump's new campaign of economic pressure against Iran.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 76, is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and has led multiple wars and outlasted several American presidents. He now faces an international arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Gaza, a corruption trial, and a nearly three-year multi-front conflict including direct military confrontations with Iran, ahead of an election scheduled for October 27.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lebanon's Simon Karam and Israel's Yechiel Leiter, both veteran politicians, will meet in Washington for the third round of direct negotiations as President Trump seeks a breakthrough. Lebanon seeks to consolidate a ceasefire and secure Israeli troop withdrawal, while Israel wants Hezbollah disarmed.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced they will run together on a joint list in this year's elections to challenge incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. They are founding the "Beyahad" (Together) party under Bennett's leadership.
27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →