Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Share 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 formatSubscribeComedian and satire TV host Lior Schleien in May. "I remind them that under this Israeli government, more than 2,000 Israelis were killed." Credit: Itai RonComedian Lior Schleien is crisscrossing the country engaging with first-time voters, many of them supporters of Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir. The videos of these encounters are a viral sensation. But can they change minds?Judy Maltz08:02 PM • May 21 2026 IDTMore than half a million young Israelis will be voting for the first time in the upcoming national election, likely to take place sometime in September.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7Israeli cultureIsrael Elections 2026BDS MovementItamar Ben-GvirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsWest BankThomas MassieNakba DayShavuotHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Jon Stewart Is on a Mission to Free Young Voters From Netanyahu's HoldIsraeli Politicians Keep Warning of 'October 6 Mentality.' What if We Need It?How Trump's Second Term Marks the Ascendance of the New Jewish Orthodox RightIsrael's U.S. Envoy: Minister's Verbal Attack on Reform MK Was 'Disgusting'Diaspora Jewish Groups Condemn Ben-Gvir's 'Humiliation' of Flotilla ActivistsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyWhy Asking 'Are You a Zionist?': Is No Longer Relevant