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Israel's opposition won the numbers to defeat Netanyahu. It may defeat itself instead
Netanyahu's dominance opened the door to historic Arab-Jewish cooperation. But by capitulating to his anti-Arab rhetoric, Israel's opposition may squander it. Now it must choose which campaign promise to break: exclude Arab parties or oust Netanyahu
Netanyahu allies in government and media push election fraud narrative, call for new vote
Coalition lawmakers are demanding a new election as fraud allegations spread. A far-right MK has urged supporters to arm themselves, warning of violent clashes with Arab Israelis if votes are invalidated
Every other post targeted Arab voters: How Netanyahu built his 'stolen election' campaign
Nearly half of Netanyahu's posts on election day delegitimized Arab voting. Unsubstantiated claims spread from right-wing groups to Channel 14 and mainstream media. By evening, they evolved into allegations of fraud that prompted Likud to demand a criminal investigation
'Likud has become like a cult': Voters who spoke to Haaretz foreshadowed Netanyahu's staying power
Starting in the spring, hundreds around Israel told Haaretz how they would vote - and why. The election results show that in places like Kiryat Shmona and Netivot, when some said they wouldn't switch to Eisenkot's party, they meant it
The danger was never Netanyahu. It won't disappear even when he's gone
The major challenge facing Israel's change bloc is dismantling the Jewish supremacist ideology that enabled Netanyahu's rule
ZIM-chartered ship sinks in Black Sea after drone attack off Bulgarian coast
The attack is the latest in a series of strikes on commercial vessels off Bulgaria. Ukraine has blamed Russia, which denies involvement, as Bulgaria seeks allied help to bolster maritime security
Not October 7, not the Iran war: Nothing can sway Israeli voters
Why Israelis' political opinions remain largely unchanged despite years of unprecedented turmoil
Do Jewish Israelis love their children more than they fear Arabs?
Arab citizens' willingness to vote and negotiate makes the Jewish opposition's insistence on excluding them all the more difficult to defend
Shin Bet: Election interference probe does not implicate whole group of voters
The statement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other right-wing politicians alleged that Arab parties' record gains in the election were partly the result of voter fraud
Mamdani and Trump loom over the battle for Jewish voters in a key New York House race
Both Rep. Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley are staunch supporters of Israel, but Jewish voters in New York's 17th District are divided over which party they trust to best protect their community
For these Arab voters, this Israeli election was an exception to their boycott rule
Thanks to far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, these Palestinian citizens of Israel dropped their election boycott in the hope that he would not remain in office
Arab parties reject election interference claims as right-wing incitement grows
The Joint List accused Likud-linked figures of seeking to undermine election results, while United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas welcomed an investigation. Qatar denied interfering in the vote, calling the allegations 'ridiculous and dangerous'
Europe isn't collapsing. Israelis should worry about what's failing at home
Blaming Muslim migration for Europe's unrest misses the deeper political, economic and social crises driving it – and lets Israelis avoid confronting the breakdown of their own institutions
Did Netanyahu's scare campaign against Arab voters lead to a Shin Bet probe on fraud allegations?
Israel's top election official asked to investigate foreign interference in Israel's election after Netanyahu and his coalition spread accusations that Qatari fraud and bribery led to an exceptionally high voter Arab turnout. Here's what led up to it
Two staunch Israel supporters, one uneasy choice for South Florida's Jewish voters
Jared Moskowitz and Republican Scott Singer are vying to prove their pro-Israel credentials in a heavily Jewish swing district. For some progressive Jews, backing the Democrat means swallowing their misgivings
Nothing will change until Israelis realize: One side's victory doesn't mean the other's destruction
Believing that Israel is trapped in a zero-sum game is a dangerous mistake. The test of the quality of our democracy will lie in the loser's ability to remain fully at home
Change requires losing, so the Israeli election is actually encouraging
What needs to be lost is part of our identity as 'Jews' and 'Zionists.' Will we have the courage to finally become 'Israelis'?
Eisenkot says Netanyahu leading influence campaign to undermine election results
Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot called for an investigation into suspected foreign interference, but warned against delaying the swearing-in of the next Knesset. Likud accused him of seeking to legitimize 'election bribery'
'Who will bomb me next?': Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank on Israel's election
As Netanyahu's hold on power hangs in the balance, there is a mixture of hope and skepticism among Palestinians. 'This is a time for caution, not celebration,' says a man from the West Bank