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Israel’s elections 2026 explained in maps and charts
Israelis vote on October 27 in the sixth election since 2019. Here’s how the system works and who gets left out.
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JD Vance refrains from endorsing Israeli leader Netanyahu as Trump offers praise
Vice President JD Vance declined to follow Trump in endorsing Netanyahu, saying he’s “not getting involved in Israeli elections” a week before Israelis vote.
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October 7 scars push Israel's first-time voters to right
Like hundreds of thousands of Israelis, Amihai will be of voting age for the first time since Hamas carried out its attack on October 7, 2023. When he casts his ballot this month, he has one priority above all -- security.
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Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid
Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.
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'Resilience' of Israelis as they mourn the loss of loved ones and 'the sense that we can be safe'
Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Dr. Danny Brom, Founding Director of METIV, the Israel Psychotrauma Center in Jerusalem. According to Dr. Brom, as Israelis and Jewish people around the world continue to mourn the largest loss of Jewish life on a single day since the Holocaust, their fundamental sense of collective security has also been shattered. What strikes him, however, is the resilience that exists alongside the grieving. How can individuals, communities and society rebuild a sense of safety without allowing fear to dictate the future? Yet, as Dr. Brom observes, “the war is still goi
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Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
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Three years on, October 7 massacre sites in Israel draw visitors seeking to remember
Three years after the October 7 attack, when Hamas militants killed at least 1,195 people in Israel – mostly civilians – the sites of the massacre near the Gaza border have become heavily visited memorials. They offer Israelis and Jews in the diaspora a place to honour those who were killed, as FRANCE 24’s Stéphane Amar reports.
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October 7: Israelis mark three years since Hamas attacks
Israel is marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Wednesday with memorials across the country. At the site of the Nova music festival, where more than 300 people were killed, families gathered at dawn for a moment of silence and paid tribute in front of portraits both of festival-goers and security forces who died on October 7.
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Israelis pause to mark October 7 Hamas-attack anniversary
Israelis gathered at memorials to mark the moment the Hamas-led attack began on October 7, 2023.
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Israel's mental health crisis in the wake of Oct. 7 attacks
More than a third of Israelis have shown symptoms of mental health conditions, a report found. Three years after the October 7 attack, the country's health system is still struggling to come to terms with its effects.
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Israel lashes out as UK’s Green Party formally defines Zionism as ‘racism’
Israel's president declared that the 'antisemitic lie' deliberately endangers Jews and Israelis.
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Netanyahu says Flydubai co-pilot was radicalised as UAE probes terror link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a Flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
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Flydubai attack gives Netanyahu new security message ahead of Israel vote
Motive behind Flydubai incident still unclear, but Israeli PM is framing it within his warnings of threats to Israelis.
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Hundreds of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Israeli raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound have intensified during the Jewish holiday season.
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Jerusalem Daily: Flight carrying Israelis diverted after stabbing
A Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was diverted after a stabbing, with Israeli officials calling it 'an act of terror'.
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Ben-Gvir joins hundreds of Israelis to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Israeli national security minister declares 'we are the owners of the place in Al-Aqsa' amid heavily guarded incursion.
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Israelis, Palestinians must 'reboot relations': Absence of diplomatic route means 'perpetual war'
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Yossi Mekelberg, Senior Consulting Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House. Can Israel continue to define its future primarily through security and territorial control? Mekelberg challenges the notion that military operations, incursions and settlement expansion can constitute a sustainable political objective. He identifies a potential transition beyond the Netanyahu era as an opportunity to reconsider the relationship between Israeli and Palestinian societies. His central argument is that the continuation of war without a politica
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Do Israelis feel any safer now than they did on October 6, 2023?
Despite having rarely been more secure, public concerns about security continue to dominate the election.
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Ever more Israelis moving to and investing in Cyprus
Over the past three years, more and more Israelis have been purchasing property and investing in Cyprus, with many moving to the island permanently. How has this changed the Cypriot economy and how are locals responding?