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2026-10-27 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Fastest turnout for half a century as Israelis pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-27 09:09|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [130 views ] Top

1 Israeli PM Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot have very different views on how to end the Iran war

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-27 09:45|| 2026-10-27 09:45|| Front Page Top

2 Turnout so far at record levels as Israelis vote in pivotal election

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-27 10:03|| 2026-10-27 10:03|| Front Page Top

3 No voting registration because all residents must have be in the national citizen registry (voter registry is a subset of the citizen registry). An ID is required for voting (4 types of IDs are acceptable - you only need one).
An important difference from the USA system is that voting is by party. Each party has a symbol. You place the symbol in an envelop. That envelop is placed in a bigger envelop that has the voter's name on it.

Some people are allowed to vote absentee. The ones that do include diplomats, IDF personnel, Hospital employees and patients, prisoners and detainees (who are citizens). Special arrangements are made for the disabled.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-10-27 13:14|| 2026-10-27 13:14|| Front Page Top

4 Turnout so far at record levels

Israelis are flying in from all over the world, just to vote. I didn’t bother posting an article, but since there is interest, here is the Jerusalem Post’s liveblog.

And here is the one from the Times of Israel.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-10-27 13:57|| 2026-10-27 13:57|| Front Page Top

5 TW, do you have an opinion about whether Bibi survives the election? Your insight into matters involving Israel is always well-grounded in fact.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-10-27 14:49|| 2026-10-27 14:49|| Front Page Top

6 I haven’t got a clue, NoMoreBS. Politics bewilders me in general, and Israeli politics even more so. I just pray hard each time that whatever Israeli voters choose will accomplish what is needful for the country to survive and thrive in a hostile world. Lord Garth knows more, while Grom explained his thought process the other day — if I recall correctly, he was going for Ben Gvir, because in coalition he would push the government to act in ways that would stymie dangerous pressures from abroad, and he appears crazy enough for people to back away.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-10-27 20:36|| 2026-10-27 20:36|| Front Page Top

7 looks like it will take months to form a new govt as neither the Netanyahu coalition nor the Eisenkot coalition will get 61 seats (knesset has 120). In fact it looks like both will be short of 55.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-10-27 21:12|| 2026-10-27 21:12|| Front Page Top

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