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 formatSubscribePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at an event honoring the Mateh Binyamin regional council this week. Credit: Itay CohenFrom Oz to Noam and The Haredi Public to Amcha Yisrael - it's hard to make sense of all the tiny right-wing parties hoping to play kingmaker after the October 27 election. Or maybe, it's just too earlyDahlia Scheindlin01:16 PM • August 28 2026 IDTIt's understandable that everyone wants to know what will happen in the Israeli election on October 27. But this time, the answer to "what do the polls say," is, frankly, nothing.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIsraeli politicsBenny GantzAyelet ShakedYair LapidNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael's MediaIsrael Elections 2026Itamar Ben-GvirBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Hasan PikerPro-IsraelOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTwo Months Out, Netanyahu's Bloc Is Stuck in Polls. But the Rest Is a Mystery100 Israelis Abroad Petition High Court After Being Removed From Voter RollBen-Gvir Rejects Netanyahu Push for Joint Election Run With SmotrichBy Playing Wagner in Israel, This Swiss Director Broke Two Boycotts at OnceDisabled Parking Permits in Israel Are Out of Control. Now Comes the CrackdownRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Being Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old City