2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (460+ words) Israel’s Central Elections Committee is preparing for threats that go well beyond the traditional logistical challenges of running an election, including cyberattacks, disinformation, foreign influence operations and the possibility of a major security escalation on Election Day. Naomi Binyamini, a…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (173+ words) The US intelligence community delivered George W. Bush a briefing titled “Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US.” This was 36 days before the 9/11 attack. On this weekend when we remember the 9/11 attack on the US, it’s worth remembering that President George…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (150+ words) The separation of powers was designed to prevent governments from accumulating unchecked power. But in the 21st century, corporations, banks and algorithms increasingly wield powers that democracies struggle to restrain Israel's Imminent Constitutional Crisis Exposes a Bigger Problem With Modern Democracy…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (103+ words) Thanks to Haaretz's explosive investigation, we have proof once more that Netanyahu, eyes wide shut, with or without rose-colored glasses, led Israelis to our greatest disaster since the Holocaust Tuesday was a Likud celebration. Amid reports of the secret warning…...

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (21+ words) The move follows Ra’am, Hadash-Ta’al, and Balad running separately in the previous election and not signing an agreement on excess votes....

21+ hour, 35+ min ago   (104+ words) Israel Elections 2026 | A Haaretz analysis of Meta's ad data shows Netanyahu's opponents have outspent him online for years. Now he's spending again - with a vengeance For nearly three years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party barely touched Meta's…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (132+ words) Avida Livny's documentary returns to Israel's 1981 election and shows that right-wing violence was a strategy that worked – and worked well Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Of the 18 elections held in Israel over…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1151+ words) A disputed report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a direct warning before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack has reopened questions about one of the most consequential intelligence "failures" in recent history. While the allegation remains unproven and has been…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (796+ words) Unnatural selection "These are the most fateful elections in the history of the state," scream the street signs, the online banners, the radio guests, the TV anchors. I have just one question: how can an election be decisive if, by…...