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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a vote in Knesset
October 14, 2026, 10:38 am
Checkmate? Netanyahu faces a daunting playing field ahead of 27 October
Whether small parties meet the minimum electoral threshold could determine the outcome
By Tomer Almagor JTA
Blue and White Party chairman Benny Gantz attends an agriculture conference in Herzliya, Israel, on Sept. 12, 2026, ahead of the general elections on Oct. 27. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 2:07 pm
Benny Gantz: ‘We need to take seriously the erosion of US support for Israel’
The Jewish state and American Jewry have a shared future that the Israeli government must protect
By Benny Gantz
Casting a early vote in an Israeli general election
September 10, 2026, 10:33 am
30,000 Israelis sign up to fly home to vote in upcoming election
New initiative helps diaspora voters return to Israel for first national poll since 7 October attacks
By Michelle Rosenberg
Yoav Segalovitz joins Ra'am, calls for Jewish-Arab political partnership From i24news.tv
September 1, 2026, 9:29 am
Jewish Zionist politician joins Arab party Ra’am in push to defeat Netanyahu
'Hope won out' over fear, Mansour Abbas said as he welcomed former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz to his party
By Tomer Almagor JTA
Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu. Pictures: Elad Malka and Avi Ohayon
August 23, 2026, 12:42 pm
Israeli election rivals Netanyahu and Eisenkot both reject Palestinian statehood
Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List (Ra’am), claimed Palestine already exists as a state recognised by most of the world
By Lee Harpin
Yoav Segalovitz speaks to an Israeli Arab crowd during an election campaign meeting in the Arab town of Shefa-'Amr in Northern Israel on August 26, 2019. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
August 18, 2026, 10:28 am
How an obscure centrist politician could be key to defeating Netanyahu in October
Yoav Segalovitz’s speculated move from Yesh Atid to Ra’am could give the Arab party a new image — and the opposition the seats it needs to form a government
By Tomer Almagor JTA
Ahmed Yakoob promoting Shahid Butt as an independent candidate for the Sparkhill ward in central Birmingham
July 3, 2026, 11:00 am
MPs to debate petition calling for ban on convicted terrorists running for office after pro-Gaza case
Debate, follows the recent case of Shahid Butt, a convicted terrorist who stood as a pro-Gaza candidate in Birmingham
By Lee Harpin
Karen Newman (l) and Sheila Gewolb (r)
January 22, 2026, 5:17 pm
Possible all-female election for vacant Board of Deputies Vice Presidential position
Two candidates have declared so far, with two others rumoured to be considering standing
By Daniel Sugarman
Jeremy Corbyn
June 9, 2025, 3:47 pm
OPINION: Democratic dangers of being too independent with your vote
By abandoning mainstream political parties, we risk empowering individuals focused primarily on a conflict taking place thousands of miles away
By Mark Adlestone
Russell Bernstein speaks at Bury Council meeting
March 25, 2025, 12:11 pm
Proudly Jewish Conservative leader deselected as election candidate
Russell Bernstein has led the Tory group in the Greater Manchester town for the past three years
By Lee Harpin
President Josef Schuster at the opening of the New Synagogue in Magdeburg
February 24, 2025, 12:36 pm
German Jewish leaders express ‘shock’ at far-right election swing
Central Council of Jews of Germany say: 'It must concern us all that a fifth of German voters are voting for a party that is at least partially right-wing extremist'
By Lee Harpin
Defeated US Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, 2024 and victorious former president Donald Trump in New Jersey, 2024 (REUTERS)
October 15, 2024, 4:48 pm
SPECIAL REPORT: Pennsylvanian Jews may hold sway on 5 November
Events in this Trump-vs-Harris battleground could make all the difference in the US election, writes Nathaniel Frum
By Nathaniel Frum
"What class will rule is the central question that matters for working people everywhere in the world," Rachele Fruit, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for president, said at a Los Angeles campaign meeting March 30, 2024. "The U.S. working class is decisive in that fight."
August 27, 2024, 9:54 am
Meet the Jewish grandma standing to be president of the United States
Kamala Harris isn't the only woman campaigning to become the first female president of the United States. Meet Rachele Fruit.
By Sandy Rashty
August 8, 2024, 4:38 pm
OPINION: How did Jews compare with other minority groups in the 2024 general election?
Jews are not too different from the general UK population, writes JPR's Dr Daniel Staetsky
By Dr Daniel Staetsky
Inflammatory leaflet delivered by pro-Palestine activists in Leicester South where ex MP Jon Ashworth was defeated at the election
July 15, 2024, 2:05 pm
Home Secretary confirms top-level meeting to discuss election candidate threats
Yvette Cooper confirms democracy taskforce meeting next week to 'make sure public safety, security and standards in our democracy can be upheld'
By Lee Harpin
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