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 formatSubscribeA woman holding a sign in Russian reading "Ashdod is with Netanyahu." Now the opposition parties are targeting Russian-speaking immigrants from the last 15 years or so. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumWith more than 200,000 newcomers over the past five years, opposition leaders like Bennett, Golan and Eisenkot are targeting a community partially written off by Netanyahu's governing coalitionLinda Dayan 10:39 AM • August 07 2026 IDTWith Israel's pivotal October 27 election a scant few months away, the opposition parties are looking to tap into any constituencies that can help them wrest power from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. One of those communities is a diverse one whose needs and numbers continue to shift as antisemitism worsens worldwide and Israel's security situation gets even more unstable: immigrants.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AliyahIsraeli electionsRussiaUkraineTogetherDemocratsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuMichigan PrimaryLebanonElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHow to Read the Polls if You Really Want to Get Israel's ElectionsShipping Industry Warns Proposed Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal Could Prove UnworkableSmearing Eisenkot Backfires, and Netanyahu's Paying the Price in LikudHormuz Deal Would Hand Iran an Unprecedented Geopolitical VictoryHouthi Attack on Saudi Arabia Wounds 11Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company