Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Karine Elharrar joins a string of Yesh Atid lawmakers who will not run in the upcoming election, though she said she will remain a party memberShare 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 formatSubscribeNoa ShpigelSeptember 03, 2026Yesh Atid lawmaker Karine Elharrar said Thursday she would not seek another term but would remain a party member, becoming the latest member of opposition leader Yair Lapid's party to announce she will not run in the next Knesset election.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetIsraeli politicsYair LapidIsraeli electionsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump's Refusal to Back Israeli Settlements Helped Pave Way for British BoycottIsrael's Best Film Award for 2026 Goes to 'Tell Me Everything'If a Society's Education Is a Reflection of Its Future, Then Israel's Is BleakEasy When You Know the Rules: Britain Is Playing the Same Old Sanctions GameAgainst Netanyahu's Loyalists, Eisenkot's Slate Is Full of Potential DefectorsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionMore Stories to Explore