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Who Israel elects matters beyond Israel
Israelis choose all 120 Knesset seats on October 27, with polls showing Likud and Yashar close; a 3.25 percent threshold for small parties may decide it.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Who Israel elects matters, and not just for Israelis”, with reporting from AIJAC and Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 3:20 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Israel.
- BBN covered this story before: Israel's election race tightens ahead of Tuesday's vote (October 24).
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- Al JazeeraWho Israel elects matters, and not just for Israelis
- AIJACFact Sheet: The 2026 Israeli Election - AIJAC October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Wikipedia2026 Israeli legislative election facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNothing yet.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIsraelis vote on October twenty-seventh for all one hundred and twenty seats of the twenty-sixth Knesset, and Al Jazeera says the result matters well beyond Israel.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this affect me? I live in a different country, with a gaming chair.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPossibly.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAl Jazeera says a new government could rein in the far right and ease tensions across the region, though it would not end the occupation.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd who decides that? Everybody?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeven million, three hundred thirty-one thousand, nine hundred eighty-one people are on the voter roll.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolls show Netanyahu's Likud and Eisenkot's Yashar close, and small parties need three point two five percent to win seats.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree point two five. That's the whole region's year, riding on a party getting a bit over three percent?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt may decide the result. Verdict: consequential, and close.
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 (this story)
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