Israel’s Elections: What’s at Stake? eschelhaas Thu, 10/15/2026 - 18:12 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List A Palestinian farmer walks past election banners near the Palestinian-owned olive groves in the village of Rantes near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October 6, 2026. ZAIN JAAFAR / AFP Q&A / Middle East & North Africa 15 October 2026 16 minutes Israel’s Elections: What’s at Stake? Israelis will soon head to the polls for the first time since the 7 October 2023 attacks and the seismic events that followed. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts look at what issues concern the voters and what change the balloting may bring. Share