World · October 26, 2026
These factors could decide Netanyahu's fate in Israel's election
Israel is approaching a pivotal national election following three years of multi-front conflict. Polls indicate a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc and the 'change bloc' of his political opponents. Regardless of whether Netanyahu retains power, analysts suggest his legacy regarding the West Bank—including settlement expansion and opposition to a Palestinian state—is likely to persist due to broad internal support for these policies across much of the Israeli political spectrum. The election is the first since the October 7, 2023, attacks, and most projections suggest no single bloc will win a decisive majority of the 120 Knesset seats.
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Whatever the outcome of Israel's election, its policies toward the Palestinians will largely endure
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Reported across the spectrum
- Israel is holding a pivotal election on Tuesday.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's political career and future as Prime Minister are at stake in this vote.
- The 120-seat parliament is called the Knesset.
Reported by only some outlets
- CBS News reports this is the first election since the October 7, 2023, attacks.
- PBS News and Washington Times report that Israelis largely support settlement expansion even if they are divided on Netanyahu's leadership.
- CBS News notes that right-leaning pollsters show an advantage for Netanyahu's bloc while left-leaning pollsters favor the 'change bloc'.
- PBS News identifies the West Bank as 'Israeli-occupied' territory.
- PBS News reports that Netanyahu's opponents generally oppose a two-state solution despite vowing to crack down on settler violence.
Left-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
emphasize the 'catastrophic security failure' of the October 7 attacks and focus on the 'empowerment of armed settler extremists' and 'displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians' as lasting legacies of Netanyahu's tenure.
Right-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
focus on the potential for a stalemate or protracted negotiations and note the wide variation in polling data between different ideological pollsters.
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