Elections

The People's Party, which led some polls in the run-up to the vote, trailed on 117, with the Pheu Thai Party third with 74.

A new poll by ArPanel reveals strong backing among Israeli Arabs for a unified Joint List, with 82% in favor and a clear preference for new candidates in the upcoming Knesset election.

A team under intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard examined Puerto Rico voting machines for security flaws, but found no evidence of Venezuelan interference.

Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.

Prof. Kobi Michael said that it was likely PA President Mahmoud Abbas would find another way to postpone elections if it seemed Fatah would lose.

Butt was convicted in 1999 for his alleged involvement in a plot targeting the British consulate, a church, and a hotel in Aden, Yemen.

The revived Joint List would win 13 seats, up from the 10 currently projected when the parties ran separately. The seats came at the expense of Yesh Atid, Naftali Bennett, and Gadi Eisenkot.

Opposition parties remaining separate may actually offer strategic advantages for campaigning against Netanyahu, Rahat explained.

Golan urged a mass volunteer operation to safeguard ballot integrity, and said his party would assemble “eyes and ears in every polling station” and defend the Central Elections Committee.

By law, failure to pass the budget by March 31 leads to an automatic collapse of the government and snap elections within about 90 days.