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Israel’s 2026 Elections: The Struggle for Leadership of the Right – A Crisis of Legitimacy, a Battle for Institutions, and the Limits of Change in a Colonial State

17 September 2026

The 26th Knesset elections, scheduled for 27 October 2026, is taking place at a time unlike any previous election cycle. They are the first general election since 7 October 2023 and the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, and the spread of the conflict to the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. They also follow the rift caused by the…