Eisenkot extends lead over Netanyahu in new poll, but neither bloc reaches majority

POLL
Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026
An election campaign billboard by the Haredi Public Party, featuring Yitzhak Goldknopf, Aryeh Deri and Moshe Gafni, with the slogan “Where were you during the last term?!” is displayed on a building in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.
A pre-election billboard of Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, bearing the Hebrew text, "If he had been defense minister, October 7 would not have happened," is on display ahead of Israel's general election later this month, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 6, 2026.

Hegseth, Netanyahu hold covert meeting on air force base, Syria fears Israel-backed Druze offensive

Live Updates

IDF detains some 50 Hassidic draft evaders arriving from New York at Ben-Gurion Airport

Members of the Chabad community at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 20, 2026.
Tributes and flowers outside the electoral office of independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, who was deliberately struck by a car outside her office on Monday, in Wangaratta, Australia, October 20, 2026.

Australian politician targeted in car ramming attack was 'friend of suspect's family'

EXPLAINER
Ballot papers of various political parties are displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026

How to vote in Israel: A guide for the first-time voter ahead of the Knesset elections

ANALYSIS

What is Pakistan's army chief doing in Iran as tensions with US escalate?

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana, US, October 14, 2026.

Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to punish Trump ahead of US midterms, officials say

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran, October 19, 2026.

Iran hosts Russia’s FM Lavrov as Moscow seeks benefit from US sanctions relief

ANALYSIS
An RAF Typhoon fighter jet is pictured ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's departure to Washington, D.C., in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025.

UK to fly RAF missions defending Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

REPORT
Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu visits supporters in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026

Netanyahu: Arrests of haredi draft evaders 'unacceptable,' undermine IDF enlistment efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the AK Party headquarters, Ankara, Turkey, October 7, 2026; illustrative.

Erdogan accuses Israel of destabilizing Syria, warns Turkey is surrounded by 'ring of fire'

Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026.

'Israel is not our friend': Michigan's El-Sayed doubles down on anti-Israel stance

Trump endorsement of Netanyahu blasted by liberal policy advocates, Democrats

US President Donald Trump (L) holds hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.

Trump waited for favorable election polling before endorsing Netanyahu, sources say

US VP Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu despite Trump’s backing ahead of Israeli election

US Vice President JD Vance and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, October 22, 2025.

'They returned in coffins': Families of slain hostages call on Netanyahu to drop election slogan

A billboard campaign featuring the faces of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Ori Danino, seen on Ayalon Highway near Tel Aviv, October 20, 2026

'I will vote for Liberman,' Netanyahu's ex-NSC head, Likud stalwart Hanegbi declares

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 28, 2023

Bonei Zion Prize honors Olim rebuilding Israel after the war as North American Aliyah hits records

WATCH
The 12th annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients. Top row, from left: Danielle Abraham, Dr. Philip Klipstein, Naomi Stuchiner and Ami Baran. Bottom row, from left: Rabbanit Chana Henkin, Amb. Ron Dermer, Prof. Marta Weinstock-Rosin and

Netanyahu, Hegseth hold covert meeting at Israel's Ovda air base days before Israel's election

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., on July 9, 2025.

Education Minister Kisch orders sweeping overhaul of Israeli school testing after PISA failures

Manhunt launched as suspect flees scene of attempted ramming of police officer near Modi'in

Israeli police inspectors and bomb squad unit are seen at the scene where Israeli Border Police forces shot at a driver who allegedly attempted to ram his vehicle into security personnel in az-Za'ayyem checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim.
WATCH

Nationwide wave of arrests executed in crackdown on multi-million-shekel military machinery scheme

Heavy machinery operates to remove the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 7, 2026.

Benny Gantz's Blue and White withdraws from Israeli election race

Yaniv Hayun, who subdued the suspected terrorist aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, September 30, 2026.

Bomb threats, attempted hijackings must not become new norm for Israeli travelers

EDITORIAL
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu or Eisenkot? Where their visions for Israel’s security align - and collide

ANALYSIS
Larry David attends the Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere of HBO Original Series LIFE, LARRY AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS at Hollywood Legion Theater on June 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Larry David kvetches about Democratic Socialists of America, takes aim at their antisemitism

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz leads Blue and White, which is polling below the electoral threshold.

Gantz's political corpse does not need lynching, even after pursuing path leading to nowhere

OPINION

Boulder may elect a mayor who won’t say whether Israel should exist

City council member Taishya Adams, left, speaks with US Rep. Joe Neguse at a ceremony for Colorado's first Toni Morrison Society Bench installation in Boulder on Feb. 16, 2026.

Man arrested after alleged antisemitic attacks on three Jewish women in London

Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ tour will benefit group that called Oct. 7 a ‘prison break’

Macklemore performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, France, Aug. 30, 2026.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest

Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil attends a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the university in New York City, September 14, 2026.

Watchdog tracks over 1,300 posts blaming Jews, Israel for France riots

US, Israel weigh renewed strikes on Iran as experts warn renewed conflict may be inevitable

A giant anti-Israel and anti-Netanyahu billboard is displayed at Enghelab Square in Tehran as tensions between Iran and the United States and Israel continue, on October 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Syria fears imminent Israeli-backed Druze offensive in Sweida, official tells 'Post'

Syrian textbooks show pan-Arab content replaced by Islamist ideology, IMPACT-se finds

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Maximos Mansion, in Athens, Greece, August 31, 2026

Aoun demanded stricter enforcement against Hezbollah, but where has it been?

ANALYSIS
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar Sunday, 21st June 2026

Pakistani army chief, key mediator in US-Iran war, arrives in Tehran to meet senior officials

Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos

The H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) rover bound for Mars' moon Phobos lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2026 in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish frontrunner to lead the UN - and what is her Israel stance?

EXPLAINER
OPINION

The cycle of trauma and violence is failing us

Hallel Silverman is seen after having ducked for cover while she and her tour were attacked by Palestinians in Turmus Ayya, on October 19, 2026.
ByHALLEL SILVERMAN
OPINION

The illusion of truth: Why the press is wrong about settlers

Israeli forces stand guard as Israeli settlers gather during the olive harvest at Palestinian-owned olive groves in Deir Abu Mashal, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 19, 2026.
ByURI GELLER

Argentina’s Jewish gauchos museum vows to stay open amid leadership feud

Built for speed and agility, Plasan and ASFIR unveil STORMER

Plasan and ASFIR's new 4x4 STORMER  light tactical vehicle

Israel Air Force welcomes Apache helicopter deal amid bureaucratic delays

Inside the US defense giant: CET Sandbox helps Israeli founders find their way in America

This US Department of Defense (DoD) handout photo shows the Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon March 11, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

'Mother of all bombs': Potential US strike plans for Iran include largest non-nuclear weapon

REPORT
Elbit System's PULS rocket launcher

Elbit secures $235 million contract with European country for PULS launcher and EXTRA-MR rockets

Australian MP Helen Haines loses leg after being critically wounded in car attack

Independent member for Indi Helen Haines reacts while speaking to journalists in the Press Gallery at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, September 8, 2026.

Trump accuses Iran of killing 75,000, says asking NATO for help during war was test

Extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them, expert says

Masked protesters stand next to burning bicycles amid clashes during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices near the Place de la Republique in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students,

Alberta votes to remain part of Canada in historic independence referendum

Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, wave Canadian flags as they watch the results of a non-binding referendum on Alberta sovereignty in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada October 19, 2026.

As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections

A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers

Acting CEO of Mekorot development & enterprise: Understanding the problem key to finding solutions

Barak Graber, Acting CEO, Mekorot Development & Enterprises

From forensic evidence to global accountability: Families demand the world hear the truth of Oct. 7

Jonathan Riss, Managing Director of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, welcomes guests to the Forensic Symposium on Tuesday

A place in Israel

Connecting buyers, properties and professionals to simplify the journey to an Israeli home.

JPMorgan Chase Bank subsidiary discriminated against conservative customers, US investigation finds

Exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue on November 13, 2025 in New York City.

‘The user is hacking himself’: How AI exposes Israel’s political inner circles

ANALYSIS

El Al unveils new bedding, Jo Malone kits in passenger service overhaul

El Al announced plans to introduce new bedding, amenity kits, and menus as part of a phased upgrade to its passenger services.

Qatari electricity lifeline for Lebanon includes two power plants, LNG supply deal

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (R) and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani arrive at the Governmental Palace during an official visit in Beirut on October 16, 2026.

Saudi Arabia postpones its 'Davos in the Desert' conference after attacks

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.

Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Attacks on oil infrastructure endangering marine life in Persian Gulf, research finds

Ships by the Eilat port, Red Sea, on January 03, 2024.

Eilat records first rain of year as authorities issue flash flooding warning in Dead Sea region

People walk past damaged houses following deadly flash floods and a mudslide in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 21, 2026.

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, no casualties, five missing

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026

State of emergency: Unseen footage takes viewers inside Clalit-Soroka on October 7

JERUSALEM REPORT

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

Sheba opens psychological treatment center for security operatives with PTSD in northern Israel

STUDY

'The emotional cost has been unbelievable': How three years of war have changed Israelis

Former Prisoners of Zion, aliyah activists, discuss plans for new Soviet Jewry heritage center

Alex Silnitsky addresses a gathering of former Prisoners of Zion and aliyah activists at the Heritage Ministry in Jerusalem on October 5.

Europe sees fragmented pro-Palestinian protests on the three year anniversary of October 7

Investing in Israel's immigrants: New VC firm offers olim up to $500k. in funding for startups

Welcoming new olim to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 14, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

ANU marks Aliyah Day with a tribute to Jewish dining, memories, traditions

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true! The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

WATCH

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

Image for illustration purposes only.

In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

‘New Talpiot’: A global community in one of Jerusalem’s most sought-after locations

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets members of the public at a mall, ahead of Israel’s national election, in Ramla, Israel October 19, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with Hegseth days before election as Hanegbi backs Liberman

Trump backs Netanyahu as Liberman slams 'Bibi the puppet'

Anti-draft protests erupt as Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in polls

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in support of Republican US Senate reelection candidate Roger Marshall (R-KS) in Park City, Kansas, US, October 19, 2026.

Trump warns US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win at rally in Kansas

'Israel is not our friend': Michigan's El-Sayed doubles down on anti-Israel stance

Trump endorsement of Netanyahu blasted by liberal policy advocates, Democrats

Diaspora   

The stories of Jewish cowboys, or gauchos, like J. Sandler (inset, in a photo take in 1909) are preserved at the Museo Villa Dominguez in Argentina's Entre Ríos province.

Argentina’s Jewish gauchos museum vows to stay open amid leadership feud

Global Jewish life profoundly reshaped by impact of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, INSS report shows

India's Bene Israel wins fight to preserve Jabalpur Ranital Jewish Cemetery

Judaism   

Caroline Maxwell

‘Years of hell’: Jewish women describe the fight to obtain a religious divorce

From Terah to today: The many roads that lead Jews home

Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times

Christian World   

 Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says

Friends of Zion says October 7 broadcast reached 250 million in 176 countries

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Food   

Food is prepared at Chentro Kosher in Hadera.

Chentro Kosher: New Hadera joint offers a fresh take on the classic burger

In the Kitchen with Henny: Five recipes with five ingredients or less

Wine talk: All’s well that ends well

Archaeology   

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

Science   

The H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) rover bound for Mars' moon Phobos lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2026 in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

Culture   

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

History   

Willy Rudolf Foerster with his children,  Willy Jr. and Erica.

The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later

Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe

On This Day: Final living hostages return from Gaza, as Trump addresses Knesset following ceasefire

OMG   

Actor Selma Blair attends Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills, California, US September 23, 2026.

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Travel   

Beersheba Municipal Market.

Israel’s most famous market lands in the capital of the Negev

How Ashdod saved hundreds of thousands of fish following the season's first rain

All the kid-friendly attractions for Election Day 2026

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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