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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Analysis Official Results, a New Knesset and the Mandate to Govern: The Road to Israel’s Next Government

Central Elections Committee chair Justice Noam Sohlberg plans to submit the official election results to President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday, as required by law. A week later, the new Knesset will be sworn in, and the president will task the candidate he considers most likely to succeed with forming a government.

By Or Guetta

Trump to Fox News: “I Will End $4 Billion in Aid to Israel by the End of 2026”

By Or Guetta

Report Jewish Rioters Torch and Vandalize Vehicles in Palestinian Village South of Nablus

By Davar

Netanyahu Warns of Iranian Video Threatening Israel With Nuclear Weapons. Experts Find No Evidence It Exists

Two days before the election, the prime minister claimed in two Channel 14 interviews that an Iranian news agency published a video in which Mojtaba Khamenei orders the preparation of a nuclear bomb against Israel | An Iran expert and a digital verification expert found no trace of the video and raise questions about whether it exists | The Prime Minister’s Office declined to respond to Davar’s inquiries

By Yahel Farag

Liberman: “We Must Prevent Further Elections, a Government Can Be Formed Without Ra’am and the Joint List”

By Davar

Protesters Demonstrate Outside Eisenkot’s Home, Shout: ‘You Murdered Your Son’

By Or Guetta

Maccabi Healthcare Services Employees Join Histadrut

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen

Kiryat Shmona Mayor Defends Residents After Backlash Over Their Vote

By Yahel Farag

Rise in Unemployment in Israel

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen

President Herzog: “On Wednesday, I will begin consultations with the parties – I hope to prevent another election”

By Davar

11.03.2026

נפתלי בנט (צילום: יונתן זינדל/ פלאש 90)

Bennett Backs Eisenkot to Form Next Government

President Isaac Herzog: “This coming Wednesday, I will receive the official election results from the chair of the Central Elections Committee and deputy president of the Supreme Court—Justice Noam Sohlberg. After that, I will begin consultations at the President’s Residence.”

By Or Guetta

10.31.2026

שלט ביום הבחירות לכנסת ה-26 בישראל (צילום: מרים אלסטר/ פלאש 90)

One and a Half Reasons for Optimism Following the Election Results

Israel is at a political deadlock. This could be a major opportunity for change for society as a whole.

By Nitzan Rozenox-Ziv and Ofir Halava

10.31.2026

ספירת המעטפות הכפולות בכנסת (צילום: ועדת הבחירות המרכזית)

Observations on the Results of the Election and the Necessity for a Unity Government

The democratic victory of Arab citizens, the death of the anti-Bibi movement as a political project, and why, despite nobody wanting one, a unity government is the only way forward.

By Tal Kaspin

10.30.2026

השר לביטחון לאומי איתמר בן גביר (משמאל) וראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו (צילומים: חיים גולדברג/פלאש90)

Government Formation Talks Continue: Ben-Gvir Meets Netanyahu, Lapid Calls for Patience

Otzma Yehudit announced that with Likud they discussed ways to preserve right-wing rule and prevent the formation of an alternative government | Neither bloc holds the majority required to form a coalition.

By Or Guetta

10.30.2026

ראשי המפלגות בבחירות 2026: למעלה מימין: בנימין נתניהו, בצלאל סמוטריץ', יאיר גולן, גדי איזנקוט; באמצע מימין: אריה דרעי, יועז הנדל, אביגדור ליברמן, יעקב אשר; למטה מימין: עופר וינטר, יוסף ג'בארין, מנסור עבאס, איתמר בן גביר (צילומים: פלאש90, מפלגת ישר)

Final Results: 53 Seats for the Netanyahu Bloc, 48 for the Eisenkot Bloc, 19 for the Arab Parties

The Central Elections Committee announced that the counting of all votes has been completed. The results are now being entered and checked, after which the committee will publish the official results.

By Or Guetta

10.29.2026

יו"ר הרשימה המשותפת יוסף ג'בארין וראשי הרשימה בכינוס לאחר תוצאות המדגמים בבחירות 2026 (צילום: שרון לייבל / פלאש90)

“The Leading Option in the Eyes of Arab Citizens: To Act as a Safety Net for a Change Government”

Professor Nohad Ali, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the Western Galilee Academic College, argues that the surge in Arab voter turnout was primarily an expression of “protest against their delegitimisation”. He explains the differences between Bedouin and Druze voting patterns and suggests that the Arab parties negotiate with Eisenkot from a position of strength.

By Yaniv Sharon