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October 31, 8:09 AM
Opposition bloc considers reviving direct elections without dissolving Knesset to end stalemateThe opposition is considering direct elections for prime minister, reviving Netanyahu’s 2021 proposal as coalition negotiations remain deadlocked.ByMAARIV
An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)Go to the full article > >
October 31, 5:45 AM
PM’s son Yair Netanyahu deems Israeli Arabs ‘greatest danger’ to Israel besides IranThe Prime Minister’s son, Yair Netanyahu, claimed Israel “cannot survive long-term when 20% of its population identifies with its enemies and wants its destruction.”ByAVI SOLOMON
Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
October 31, 5:45 AM
‘We will not sit with supporters of terror’: Liberman says no to coalition with Arab partiesByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
October 31, 5:45 AM
Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas reaches out to Joint List leadersByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
October 31, 5:45 AM
Middle Israel: Netanyahu and Eisenkot both lost, but Israel may have emerged the winnerThe opposition had every reason to win by a landslide, but Eisenkot offered no vision beyond replacing a failed government.ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(photo credit: MAYA LEVIN, JEWEL SAMAD/various sources/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >