Politics
Israel votes Tuesday as final polls show Netanyahu's coalition trailing
October 23, 2026 at 09:25 AM
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
سباق الإطاحة بنتنياهو.. 3 قادة يتفقون على الهدف فأين يختلفون؟
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
إسرائيل تستنفر جيشها عشية الانتخابات واستطلاعات تُقدّم آيزنكوت على نتنياهو
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TGThe Guardian
‘The biggest motivation is fear’: High turnout among Israel’s Palestinians could unseat Netanyahu
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BABBC Arabic
لماذا قد لا تُسفر انتخابات إسرائيل عن فائز واضح؟
(opens the publisher’s site)Israel holds parliamentary elections on 27 October with polls showing Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition behind and the army on maximum alert.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to maximum alert before the vote to thwart attacks that could disrupt polling.
- A Maariv poll gave the opposition bloc 54 seats versus 48 for Netanyahu's coalition, with Gadi Aizenkot leading Netanyahu 49% to 41% as preferred premier.
- MK Ahmad Tibi said high Arab turnout is a key tool to bring the government down; Palestinian parties are forecast to win 12–15 seats.
- None of the four leading candidates — Netanyahu, Aizenkot, Lapid and Bennett — has committed to establishing a Palestinian state.