Sunday, November 1, 2026Sun, Nov 1
Live nowOn the air 24/7Watch live
Play

WorldWORLD POLITICS

Israel election: who forms the government, and when?

Eisenkot's Yashar party won twenty-one seats, but neither bloc reached a sixty-one-seat majority in the one hundred twenty-seat Knesset; Arab parties could decide it.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Meet the Pressure
Published
Photo: Yahav Trudler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
▶ As it aired · World

Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on this story, from Meet the Pressure at 10:04 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Al Jazeera's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Gadi Eisenkot
Photo: Yahav Trudler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

The real story

The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.

What BBN said about it

  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Israel, neither bloc has the sixty-one seats it needs, so President Herzog will tap a candidate by November eleventh, and Gadi Eisenkot leads Netanyahu sixty endorsements to forty-six.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo who's got the sixty-one?

▶ Watch BBN liveMore World →

More Shorts

All videos →
  1. ▶ As it aired · WorldLarry the Cat, at home on Downing StreetRead the story
  2. Photo: United States Census Bureau / Oficina · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · WorldFight over race questions intensifies ahead of 2030 Census deadlineRead the story
  3. ▶ Interviews · U.S.De La Soul's Pos Interview Gets a Time-Looping SenatorAbout this segment
  4. Photo: Yahav Trudler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
    ▶ As it aired · WorldGadi Eisenkot is the bereaved general trying to outmaneuver NetanyahuRead the story
  5. ▶ As it aired · WorldThousands join Indian opposition protest demanding election chief's…Read the story
  6. ▶ Hot Take or Not · U.S.Mourinho Stunned by Bellingham's Ballon d'Or FinishAbout this segment
  7. Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0
    ▶ As it aired · WorldTaipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raidRead the story
  8. Photo: Beethoven · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
    ▶ As it aired · WorldMidterm cheat sheet; West Indies win in MirpurRead the story
  9. ▶ Interviews · U.S.Michigan Senate Polls Disagree: Historian Has a Page for EverythingAbout this segment
  10. Photo: IketaniDaisei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
    ▶ As it aired · WorldGermany fails to meet gas storage target as winter approachesRead the story
Aired onMeet the PressureSunday's politics, grilled until somebody answers the questionAbout the show →

From the archive: everything BBN aired on Sunday, November 1, 2026 · the World archive · all months

More in World

All World →
Photo: United States Census Bureau / Oficina · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
WORLD NEWS

Fight over race questions intensifies ahead of 2030 Census deadline

The Census Bureau says it wants to focus on the head count that allocates House seats, but its proposal leaves open whether government records would…

Via Axios

Photo: Yahav Trudler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
BBN WORLD

Gadi Eisenkot is the bereaved general trying to outmaneuver Netanyahu

Eisenkot's bloc is projected at forty-seven seats against fifty-four for Netanyahu's, and he says he will never join a unity government with him…

Via The Washington Post