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 formatSubscribeIsraelis waiting to vote at an accessible polling place in Holon, near Tel Aviv, in March 2015. Credit: ReutersIsrael's government has found a new demographic threat – the elderly. People over 65 tend to be more moderate, no matter how right wing young people have become and Netanyahu's coalition doesn't like them. One thing is clear: Israel's opposition must prepare its own granny planDahlia Scheindlin04:45 PM • July 06 2026 IDTWhat does Israel's ruling coalition have against old people? Can you really argue that elderly folks in nursing homes should not have accessible ballot stations and face yourself in the mirror at night? If you're a member of Israel's governing coalition – yes, you can. The Israeli equivalent of "taking candy from a baby" in 2026 is "removing ballot stations from the bedridden elderly."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudYisrael BeiteinuIsraeli politicsTwo-state solutionAvigdor LiebermanIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuJudicial coupCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAfter Arabs, Netanyahu's Coalition Has Found a New Electoral Threat: Old PeopleJerusalem's Last Gay Bar Is Closing'Israel's Opposition Must Join With Arab Parties. It's the Right Thing to Do'Despite Top Court Order, Coalition Yet to Schedule Revote on State WatchdogHow an Abandoned Jerusalem Airport Embodies Netanyahu's Bleak Vision for IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary
Analysis • After Arabs, Netanyahu's coalition has found a new electoral threat: Old people
Israel's government has found a new demographic threat – the elderly. People over 65 tend to be more moderate, no matter how right wing young people have become and Netanyahu's coalition doesn't like them. One thing is clear: Israel's opposition must prepare its own granny plan
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