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Israel's election Tuesday: what to know
Final polls give Netanyahu's bloc fifty seats and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc fifty-two, with sixty-one needed for a majority; the count is the easy part.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBNPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Israel’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know”, with reporting from Anadolu Agency, Jewish Insider, The Statesman and israel.com.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 5:37 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Israel.
- BBN covered this story before: Who Israel elects matters beyond Israel (October 25).
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- The New York TimesIsrael’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know
- Anadolu AgencyNetanyahu bloc trailing opposition with projected 50 seats to 52 in final Israeli election polls October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
- Jewish InsiderFinal Israeli polls point to stalemate ahead of Tuesday’s election facts used on air
- The StatesmanIsrael election: Polls show no clear majority for Netanyahu or opposition ahead of Tuesday vote - The Statesman facts used on air
- israel.comIsrael Election 2026: Polls Now, Live Results on 27 October facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIsrael votes Tuesday. Who's going to win?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe final polls put Netanyahu's bloc at fifty seats and the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot at fifty-two.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnadolu Agency says a majority takes sixty-one, and neither side gets there.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the answer is math.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is, and the pollsters disagree. Jewish Insider says right-leaning outlets average sixty-one for Netanyahu, while mainstream polls have Eisenkot ahead.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCan't I just check the newest poll before Tuesday?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd what happens next? Do we know Tuesday night?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Times says forming a government can take weeks, months or longer, and official results are due November fourth, according to israel. com.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the result is a group project, and somebody always does it last.
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The story so far
- Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel's election · Al Jazeera
- Trump announces $8 billion aid for farmers facing record diesel prices · Washington Examiner
- Trump approval hits new low; Israel election looms; Applegate speaks · The New York Times
- Israel's election race tightens ahead of Tuesday's vote · The Guardian
- Who Israel elects matters beyond Israel · Al Jazeera
- Israel's election Tuesday: what to know (this story)
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