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Israel Election 2026 live updates: Eisenkot, Netanyahu race to 61 Knesset seats | The Jerusalem PostIDI president says Israelis may not accept Arab parties in gov’t \u2022 Opposition leaders to hold first joint meeting since election \u2022 CEC denies Likud request for briefing on suspected interferenceFollow us on Google<\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:53 AM<\/p>\n

Israel’s leaders may not accept Arab parties even if required for coalition, IDI president saysAt least two Arab parties, Hadash and Ta\u2019al, have indicated a willingness to set some of their agenda aside to help change Israel\u2019s current leadership.ByRUTH EGLASH\/JTA\"Enlarge\"\"AA protester holds a placard during a demonstration near the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem on October 31, 2026.(photo credit: Ahmad Gharabli\/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:52 AM<\/p>\n

Netanyahu calls on parties who oppose terrorism to form \u2018broad national gov’t,\u2019 open to discussion\u201cThe Israeli public does not want a government that depends on Ra’am and the Joint List, parties that support terrorism and reject the existence of the Jewish state,\u201d Netanyahu wrote.ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PrimePrime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party\u2019s election headquarters at Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem International Convention Center) in Jerusalem, following Israel\u2019s general elections, early October 28, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:52 AM<\/p>\n

CEC denies Likud request for briefing on suspected interference before election results approvedThe CEC chief rejected Likud’s demand for an investigative briefing before the election results are approved and said the committee cannot block publication of the results.BySARAH BEN-NUN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\" Central Elections Committee head, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, leads a hearing at the Central Elections Committee, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 23, 2026(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:52 AM<\/p>\n

Opposition party leaders to hold first joint meeting since election on TuesdayOpposition party leaders have also reportedly agreed that their first move after the new Knesset is sworn in on November 10 would be to oust Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.ByKESHET NEEV<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"FiveFive ‘change bloc’ leaders meet in Yair Lapid’s Tel Aviv home.(photo credit: Lihi Lapid)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:50 AM<\/p>\n

October 7 survivors, bereaved families urge Eisenkot to reject Netanyahu unity governmentAmong the signatories are residents of Gaza border communities who survived the massacre and remain displaced from their homes three years later.BySHIR PERETS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IsraeliIsraeli activists demonstrate outside the home of Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot in Herzliya, calling on him to form an alternative government with the support of Arab parties, two days after Israel\u2019s general elections, October 29, 2026.(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:49 AM<\/p>\n

Democrats to recommend Eisenkot for prime minister ahead of meeting with HerzogParty chairman Yair Golan has called for the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu to form a coalition with the Arab parties.ByKESHET NEEV<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"YasharYashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party\u2019s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel\u2019s general election night, October 28, 2026.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:48 AM<\/p>\n

Golan says Netanyahu unfit to make decisions regarding Israel\u2019s securityByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:47 AM<\/p>\n

Liberman pledges to recommend Eisenkot for PM, back Lapid as Knesset speakerAvigdor Liberman said on Monday that Yisrael Beytenu will recommend Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister and back Yair Lapid for Knesset speaker following last week\u2019s election.ByKESHET NEEV<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AvigdorAvigdor Liberman leads Yisrael Beytenu, it is polling at around 10 seats.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM\/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:47 AM<\/p>\n

Joint List, Ra\u2019am heads hold first coordination meeting since electionsByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

November 3, 5:46 AM<\/p>\n

Likud maintains contact with Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am, journalist claimsJournalist Mohammad Magadli claims senior Likud figures maintain contact with Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am party despite public opposition to cooperation.By103FM\"Enlarge\"\"PrimePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM, MICHAEL GILADI\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a>Load More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israel Election 2026 live updates: Eisenkot, Netanyahu race to 61 Knesset seats | The Jerusalem PostIDI president says…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[16469],"tags":[28582,81702,244,20212,27710,16767,91112,18016,20210,20211,29253,51,38433,40280,40281,89328,35628],"class_list":["post-290992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-2026-israeli-elections","tag-byachad","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-gadi-eisenkot","tag-israel-elections","tag-itamar-ben-gvir","tag-joint-list","tag-knesset","tag-likud","tag-naftali-bennett","tag-otzma-yehudit","tag-politics","tag-raam","tag-shas","tag-united-torah-judaism","tag-yashar-party","tag-yisrael-beytenu"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/117550575488176715","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}