Record Arab Turnout Marks Pivotal Moment in Israeli Elections Amid Political Tensions

10/28/2026

Turnout reaches highest level since 1999, with nearly 5.7 million voters casting ballots

10/28/2026

Israelis are casting their ballots in the shadow of October 7 and the multi-front regional wars that it sparked, with the trauma from the attack still fresh and questions over accountability and...

10/27/2026

Israel recorded its highest voter turnout at this stage of an election since 1973, with 44.9 per cent of eligible voters casting their ballots by 2 pm

10/27/2026

Turnout hit 44.9% by 2pm, the highest at that hour since 1973, as Benjamin Netanyahu urged right-wing voters to turn out.

10/27/2026

TEL AVIV — Early returns in Israel’s election Tuesday evening showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc neck and neck with the "Change" coalition headed by the bereaved retired...

10/28/2026

Jabareen said the Joint List could not join an Eisenkot-led government because of its support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza and occupation of southern Lebanon.

10/28/2026

Voters supporting two leading Arab parties turned out in record numbers to voice their opposition to the Netanyahu government in Tuesday’s election.

10/28/2026

Netanyahu’s Likud party also sought to extend voting beyond the scheduled 10 pm deadline, but the election committee rejected the request.