( May 10, 2026 / JNS )
As Israel plods toward the Knesset elections that are slated to take place by Oct. 27, campaign confusion is as high as general anxiety. Though the claim that the upcoming vote will be the “most consequential” in the state’s history is typically hyperbolic, the current circumstances contribute to the sense that a seismic shift is on the horizon.
The muddled messaging among candidates stems only partially from the absence of the all-but-defunct debate about Palestinian statehood, especially in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre.
But even long before thousands of Tehran-backed
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