Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel Election 2026: Netanyahu Faces Voters in Tight Race

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Israel election 2026 voters outside a Jerusalem polling station on election day

Israel election 2026 voting got underway on Tuesday, October 27, as millions of voters headed to polling stations across the country to elect the 26th Knesset. It is the first national election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks and the wars that followed, and it is widely seen as a referendum on the leadership … Read more

JD Vance Declines to Endorse Netanyahu for Reelection

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JD Vance speaks during an interview discussing the Vance Netanyahu endorsement decision

The Vance Netanyahu endorsement question came up directly on Monday, and the vice president’s answer was a clear no — at least in his telling. Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid, distancing himself from Israel’s election just one day after President Donald Trump threw his full support … Read more