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Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar ("Straight") party, waves to supporters following the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Eisenkot says he’s sticking by the draft for Israeli citizens

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People call for the formation of a Jewish-Arab government during a protest following Israel's general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Most suspects released after Israeli court says no evidence for accusation of bribery in election

By Melanie Lidman - Associated Press

People gather outside a polling station beside campaign posters, including one depicting Benjamin Netanyahu, during Israel's general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Netanyahu’s party calls record Arab turnout the ‘Islamization of Israel’

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

People walk next to a Likud party campaign ad featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, with a Hebrew message reading "We have one opportunity to win," in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, a day after the elections in Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israelis await final election results as claim of foreign interference emerges

By Cara Anna and Koral Saeed - Associated Press

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu react to the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Netanyahu, Eisenkot not within reach of Israel’s governing majority

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife, Sara, waves to supporters at Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem after the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Netanyahu accuses Arab parties of stealing Israeli election

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Palestinians inspect a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike late on Thursday in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Gaza residents watch Israel election, hoping to unseat Netanyahu as airstrikes continue

By Wafaa Shurafa - Associated Press

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar ("Straight") party, waves to supporters following the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the man with the best chance to oust Netanyahu?

By Julia Frankel - Associated Press

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu react to the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Front Page Podcast: Israelis await results of close, pivotal election

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts after filling out his ballot before voting at a polling station in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel /Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli election has fractured result, coalition-building comes next

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men work at the United Torah Judaism (Yahadut HaTorah) party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Voter turnout highest in years for Israeli election

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Gadi Eisenkot, former Israeli military chief of staff and leader of the centrist Yashar "Straight" party delivers a statement ahead of Israel's general election near Israel-Gaza border, southern Israel, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Who is Gadi Eisenkot? Former top Israeli general seeking to oust Benjamin Netanyahu

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People walk past a Likud party campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition party leaders and bearing the Hebrew slogan "Right or Palestine," ahead of Israel's general election, in Beni Brak, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Netanyahu’s legacy is on the line as Israelis vote in the first elections since the Oct. 7 attack

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

A pigeon flies past a Likud Party campaign billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with a Hebrew message reading, "We have one opportunity to win," in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Opponents accuse Netanyahu of stoking tensions with Iran before Israel’s election

By Melanie Lidman - Associated Press

Mahmoud Tubasi stands on a rooftop near his two family's houses, which were burned by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Jalud, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Whatever the outcome of Israel’s election, its policies toward the Palestinians will largely endure

By Julia Frankel and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads "The race is tight," Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Israeli election could dramatically impact U.S. economy, military operations, analysts say

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A man rides bicycle past a television channel advertisement featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, ahead of Israel's general election, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Aftermath of Oct. 7 fuels deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife, Sara, cast their ballots in the Likud party primary elections ahead of Israel's general election in October, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)

Why Israel’s elections matter to the U.S.

By Anath Hartmann - The Washington Times

FILE - Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot announces his election bid in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

This grieving father and ex-general could test the grip of Israel’s longest serving prime minister

By Sam Metz and Julia Frankel - Associated Press

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Live updates | Only a cease-fire deal can win hostages’ release, an Israeli War Cabinet member says

By The Associated Press - Associated Press