Politics
Israeli election polls show tight race with neither camp holding a majority
October 19, 2026 at 01:59 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 6 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
On Iran, Israel’s opposition is even more hawkish than Netanyahu
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SNSky News Arabia
المنافسة تحتدم بين نتنياهو وآيزنكوت.. ماذا تقول الاستطلاعات؟
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AJAl Jazeera English
The kingmakers who could determine Israel’s election
(opens the publisher’s site)Israel votes on October 27 with polls showing Eisenkot's opposition and Netanyahu's bloc tied, neither on track to reach a Knesset majority.
- Four Israeli polls give Eisenkot's opposition camp an average of 51.25 Knesset seats versus 51 for Netanyahu's coalition, short of a 61-seat majority.
- Eisenkot said the destruction or dismantling of Iran's nuclear programme, with 440kg of highly enriched uranium present, remains an unachieved goal.
- Lapid told the Atlantic Council the alliance should bomb all Iranian energy facilities, including Kharg Island, to demolish the economy and overturn the regime.
- Israel's Supreme Court on October 2 overturned the Central Elections Committee's disqualification of the Ra'am and Joint List Arab parties by a 7-2 majority.