- 3d ago
Eisenkot asks Herzog for mandate to form Israeli government after 67 recommendations
Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot asked President Isaac Herzog to hand him the mandate to form a government, after consultations gave him 67 recommendations against 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu. Neither main bloc reaches the 61 seats needed in the 120-seat Knesset.
- Oct 29
Netanyahu bloc takes 53 seats, short of 61 majority; Arab-led parties hold 19
Final results from Israel's 27 October Knesset election show neither main bloc reaching the 61 seats needed to govern. The Arab-led Ra'am and Joint List won 19 seats between them, their largest-ever total.
- Oct 25
Netanyahu's Likud claims election theft as Israeli vote leaves no clear majority
Likud says Arab parties stole the vote, while police reported no evidence of meddling and neither bloc reached the 61-seat majority. Arab parties, with 19 seats, may decide who forms the next government.
- Oct 22
Netanyahu urges Likud turnout as Israel's election nears and strike plans on Iran are drafted
Israel's prime minister says the Iranian regime must be overthrown days before the 27 October vote, while US and Israeli militaries reportedly prepare strikes for after the US midterm elections.
- Oct 19
Arab-led parties could decide Israel's 27 October election over Netanyahu
Palestinian leaders are urging Arab citizens to vote in large numbers on 27 October, hoping their turnout can help oust Benjamin Netanyahu. Polls show Gadi Eisenkot's bloc on track for the most seats but short of a majority.
- Oct 2
Israeli Supreme Court overturns election ban on Arab parties ahead of October vote
Israel's Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Central Elections Committee decision barring the Ra'am party and the Joint List from running in the 27 October parliamentary elections.
- Sep 24
Israel's election panel votes to disqualify Arab parties and candidates ahead of October vote
The Central Elections Committee voted 18 to 5 to exclude Ra'am and the Joint List from the October 27 Knesset election, sending the disqualifications to the Supreme Court for final review.
