Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeDeciding to vote in my first election as an Israeli citizen was easy. But deciding who to vote for will be much more complicated, and it will come down to one question: which politician will be brave enough to earn my support09:01 AM • August 09 2026 IDTOn October 27, an estimated seven million Israelis will be eligible to vote in what has been widely described as Israel's most consequential election. On that same day, millions of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, many of whom have lived under a state that effectively controls their lives for decades, will be unable to exercise the right to vote.In the NewsOne Question Will Determine My Vote in Israel's Upcoming ElectionNeither Side in a Rush to Apply Israel-Lebanon AccordIsraeli Artillery Fire Targets Central Gaza, Palestinian Media ReportsTurkey Says Egypt May Join Defense Pact Once Technical Matters Sorted OutA 'Free Palestine' T-shirt at a Holocaust Memorial Offers No ContradictionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'