Israel election 2026: Will Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party or Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar Party win?

There is a wild possibility Benjamin Netanyahu could survive yet again, as a divided Israel holds its first legislative elections since the October 2023 Hamas attacks. Julie Szego is here.

Nobody thought Benjamin Netanyahu could survive the Hamas onslaught, a scandal over unheeded warnings and the sprawling Gaza-Iran-Lebanon-Houthi conflicts that have arisen.

As Israel’s October 28 elections near, rivals Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid say it’s time to end the Bibi era - but there is a wild possibility Netanyahu could survive yet again. Julie Szego is here.

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What will decide Israel's election psychodrama? 

Israeli settlers in new wave of violence 

Simon Schama: The lies and laziness fuelling Jew-hatred

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Nobody thought Benjamin Netanyahu could survive the Hamas onslaught, a scandal over unheeded warnings and the sprawling Gaza-Iran-Lebanon-Houthi conflicts that have arisen.
As Israel&rsquo;s October 28 elections near, rivals Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid say it&rsquo;s time to end the Bibi era - but there is a wild possibility Netanyahu could survive yet again. Julie Szego is here.
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/what-will-decide-israels-election-psychodrama-its-not-what-you-think/news-story/fa68060985dd5c69b8da981c0328a37c">What will decide Israel's election psychodrama? </a><a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor/news-story/2d38b120f8ef41cb7a83e9cb2309e322">Israeli settlers in new wave of violence</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/the-lies-and-laziness-fuelling-jewhatred/news-story/5d978f6f58410ef63207607f16a35a0a">Simon Schama: The lies and laziness fuelling Jew-hatred</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page-one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

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The old warhorses uniting to fight Netanyahu

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