Issues
Seven questions in Israel's 2026 election, and where the Knesset splits on each, by the lists' seats in the polling average.
The Haredi draft
Why yeshiva students' exemption from military service broke a government, what Israelis think should replace it, and where each party stands.
Largest answer: Draft everyone, military or civilian, 57.1 seats
Courts and the judicial overhaul
Why Israel's fight over its Supreme Court is about who checks a governing majority, what Israelis think of it, and where each list stands.
Largest answer: Curb the Supreme Court's powers, 54.6 seats
The war and the hostages
Where the Gaza war, the Iran and Lebanon fronts and the Oct 7 inquiry stood in September 2026, what Israelis think about them, and what the parties promise.
Largest answer: A state commission under the 1968 law, 60.6 seats, short of 61
The West Bank and annexation
How Israel has extended its rule over the West Bank since 2023, mostly through planning and administration rather than law, and where Israelis and the parties stand.
Largest answer: Backs sovereignty, blocks binding bills, 29.7 seats
Religion and state
Who controls marriage, conversion, kashrut, the Western Wall and religious funding in Israel, what the 25th Knesset changed, and what Israelis say they want.
Largest answer: Keep them Orthodox-run, 50.4 seats
Cost of living and the economy
High prices, a war bill of about NIS 350 billion, a contested budget, and who works and who serves: what the economy means in the 2026 election.
Largest answer: Lower living costs, narrow gaps, 50.4 seats
A Palestinian state and the 2026 vote
Where the lists running on October 27 stand on a Palestinian state, and what Israeli and Palestinian surveys show about the idea since 2013.
Largest answer: Oppose a Palestinian state, 77.5 seats, a majority
The American lens
What Americans most often get wrong: Palestinian statehood and the conduct of the war in Gaza are not top-tier issues for most Jewish Israeli voters.