Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the state Jerusalem Day ceremony on May 14. Credit: Marc Israel Sellem/PoolThe prime minister's popularity has recouped from the dip that followed October 7, but Benjamin Netanyahu's political future is hanging on marginal shifts among voters the opposition could still wooDahlia Scheindlin09:37 PM • May 18 2026 IDTIsrael is hurtling toward elections, following a classic coalition crisis over ultra-Orthodox efforts to avoid being drafted into the army. Preliminary voting to disband the Knesset is scheduled to begin this week.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benny GantzYair LapidIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael Elections 2026October 72026 Israel-Iran WarNaftali BennettCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIsrael Iraq BaseIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRevealed: An Anti-left Influence Op in France Leads to Tel AvivPolice to Assist IDF in Arresting Haredi Draft Dodgers in U-turn DecisionSuspect Arrested After Arab Israeli Council Head, Deputy Shot Outside Event HallOrthodox Rabbi at U.S. Christian Prayer Rally: 'Antisemitism Is un-American'Huge Fireball in the Israeli Sky? Just Preparations for Possible War With IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces