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Israel Schedules 2026 Election, Netanyahu Poised to Lose

7/29/2026

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Israel will hold an election on October 27, 2026, first since the October 7, 2023 attack.
Polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to lose after the October 7 attacks damaged his credibility.
His rivals are Gadi Eisenkot, former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, and former defence minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Netanyahu’s coalition includes Likud and Power, with rival lists featuring Eisenkot’s Yashar and Democrats led by Yair Golan.

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Israel will hold an election on October 27, 2026, first since the October 7, 2023 attack.
Polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to lose after the October 7 attacks damaged his credibility.
His rivals are Gadi Eisenkot, former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, and former defence minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Netanyahu’s coalition includes Likud and Power, with rival lists featuring Eisenkot’s Yashar and Democrats led by Yair Golan.