Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare 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 billboard for the Haredi Public party, in Bnei Brak last week. Next to faces of Haredi politicians, it reads, "Where were you in the last Knesset term?" Credit: Itai RonA billboard for the Haredi Public party, in Bnei Brak last week. Next to faces of Haredi politicians, it reads, "Where were you in the last Knesset term?" Credit: Itai RonVeteran Haredi politicians are losing favor with top rabbis, shaking up party slates. Meanwhile, new parties are outflanking the establishment on its left and right. But will they really be any different?Aaron Rabinowitzand Yael FreidsonSeptember 08, 2026The last few days before Israel's election registration deadline are always chaotic. But for the ultra-Orthodox parties – famously well-oiled machines – it's a chaos they haven't experienced in many years.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasHaredim Israeli politicsIsraeli electionsWomen's rightsUnited Torah JudaismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Iran-U.S.EisenkotAfDBen-GvirHadashIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerSeveral European Countries Say Settlement Trade Restrictions Hinge on EU ActionNew Poll: Vance Struggles to Win GOP Jewish Support Despite Outreach EffortsRemembering 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'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?