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Who publishes The Israel Gazette, how the election facts and poll averages are produced, how AI is used and how to report an error.

https://israelgazette.com/election/ballot-letters-and-how-to-make-your-vote-count/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Israel election 2026 ballot letters for all 38 lists, such as Likud as Machal, plus the lookalike codes to check and how to cast a valid vote.

https://israelgazette.com/election/editorial-the-disappearance-of-the-old-israeli-left/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Israeli Labor Party decline explained: Labor and Meretz fell from 56 seats in 1992 to 4 in 2022. An editorial on why, and what is left of the left in 2026.

https://israelgazette.com/election/israel-election-2026-cheat-sheet-printable/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

A printable cheat sheet for Israel's 27 October 2026 election: the rules, the 61 and 3.25% numbers, ballot letters, polls and key dates.

https://israelgazette.com/election/israel-election-2026-guide-election-math-and-how-to-read/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Israel election 2026 polls averaged: Yashar 22.1 seats, Likud 21.8. See how the blocs add up to 61 and how the 3.25% threshold changes the math.

https://israelgazette.com/election/israel-election-2026-guide-how-israeli-democracy-works/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

The Israeli election is on Tuesday 27 October 2026. See how 120 Knesset seats are filled, how the 3.25% threshold works and how a government forms.

https://israelgazette.com/election/israel-election-2026-guide-the-government-and-the-opposition/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Israel coalition government 2026 explained: Netanyahu's 37th government took office with 64 seats. See who sits in the coalition and the opposition.

https://israelgazette.com/election/israel-election-2026-key-dates-and-quick-facts/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Israel votes on Tuesday 27 October 2026. Key dates, the 3.25% threshold, 120 seats, 38 lists and when a new government must form, in one page.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-amcha-yisrael-ofer-winter/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Amcha Yisrael party 2026 is led by reserve general Ofer Winter and polls from 0 to 5 seats. See its list, platform and why it is a threshold risk.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-blue-and-white/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Blue and White party 2026 led by Benny Gantz polls 0.5% to 1.6%, under the 3.25% threshold. Read its list, the push to drop out and its platform.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-israel-first-haskel/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Israel First party, led by Sharren Haskel, is polling below the 3.25% threshold at 0.6% to about 1%. See its list, platform and coalition stance.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-likud/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Likud party 2026 led by Benjamin Netanyahu polls 18 to 31 seats, averaging 21.8. See the 35-name slate, likely MKs, platform and coalition plans.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-noam-avi-maoz/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Noam party 2026, led by Avi Maoz, polls 0.2% to 0.9%, far below the 3.25% threshold. See its list, platform and where its votes could matter.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-otzma-yehudit-itamar-ben-gvir/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Otzma Yehudit party 2026, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, polls 7 to 9 seats, averaging 7.9. See its list, platform and leverage in a Netanyahu government.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-raam-mansour-abbas/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Ra'am party 2026, led by Mansour Abbas, averages 5.2 seats in polls. See its candidate list, platform and its openness to joining or backing a government.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-religious-zionism-and-zehut-smotrich-feiglin/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Religious Zionism and Zehut, led by Bezalel Smotrich, poll 5 to 8 seats, averaging 6.0. See the shared list, platform and the risk of missing the cut.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-reservists-and-economic-party-hendel-and-zelekha/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Reservists and Economic Party 2026, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, averages 2.7 seats in polls and sits right on the 3.25% threshold line.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-shas-aryeh-deri/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Shas party 2026, led by Aryeh Deri, averages 7.3 seats in polls. See its list, its platform on the draft and its stance on backing Netanyahu.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-the-democrats-yair-golan/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

The Democrats party 2026, led by Yair Golan, averages 9.6 seats in polls. See the Labor-Meretz list, its platform and why its path to power is narrow.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-the-haredi-public-party-motti-leitner/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Haredi Public Party 2026, led by Motti Leitner, polls 0.4% to 1.1%, far below the threshold. Its list includes the first woman on a Haredi list.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-the-joint-list-hadash-taal-balad/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

The Joint List of Hadash, Ta'al and Balad averages 7.6 seats in 2026 polls. See its list headed by Yousef Jabareen, platform and coalition stance.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-together-bennett-and-lapid/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Together (B'Yachad), the Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid joint run, polls 8 to 13 seats, averaging 11.3. See its slate, platform and coalition stance.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-united-torah-judaism/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

United Torah Judaism 2026 averages 7.6 seats and now runs as three components. See its list, its draft exemption demand and coalition stance.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-yashar-gadi-eisenkot/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Yashar party 2026, led by Gadi Eisenkot, polls 20 to 23 seats, averaging 22.1. See its 40-name slate, its platform and its coalition conditions.

https://israelgazette.com/election/party-profile-yisrael-beytenu-avigdor-liberman/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Yisrael Beytenu 2026, led by Avigdor Liberman, averages 8.1 seats in polls. See its list, platform and why its red lines matter to the math.

https://israelgazette.com/election/surplus-vote-agreements-how-parties-share-leftover-votes/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Surplus vote agreement Israel explained with a worked example. Four pairs have signed for 2026, and the deadline to sign is 16 October 2026.

https://israelgazette.com/election/the-draft-issue-haredi-enlistment-explained/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Haredi draft Israel explained: the High Court ruled in June 2024 that yeshiva students must be drafted. See the numbers and where each party stands.

https://israelgazette.com/election/the-haredi-parties-history-politics-and-where-they-stand-now/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Haredi parties in Israel explained: Shas and United Torah Judaism each poll about 7 seats. See their history, their demands and their Netanyahu stance.

https://israelgazette.com/election/the-netanyahu-era-every-government-he-has-built/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Netanyahu governments timeline: six governments across three stretches as prime minister, from 1996 to the Knesset dissolution on 17 July 2026.

https://israelgazette.com/election/the-small-parties-perennials-and-newcomers/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Small parties in the Israel election 2026: 38 lists qualified but only about 11 have a real chance. See the perennials, newcomers and fringe lists.

https://israelgazette.com/election/why-israeli-polls-are-so-hard-to-trust/2026-10-09T08:00:00Z

Why Israeli polls are unreliable: samples of 500 to 600, a 3.25% threshold cliff and house effects. Final polls miss each party by 1 to 2 seats.