New video uploaded August 18, 2026, in place of video originally posted in February 2019.
This entry in our Israel on Board video series explains how the electoral system in Israel works. The video highlights the voting process, explains proportional representation and the electoral threshold, and describes why there are so many different parties.
Click here for our Israel On Board video on how Israel forms a government.
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How to view a snapshot of Israeli voter opinions on one day more than two months before the 26th Knesset election.
The top issues motivating Israeli voters two months before the October 27, 2026, election are national security, October 7 accountability and the cost of living, but other issues affect how those topics influence voting decisions.
An Israeli election is just the first part of the process to decide who will lead the country. Our Israel On Board video explains what happens next and how the country’s government is formed.
CIE President Ken Stein and Vice President Michael Jacobs present the basics of the Israeli electoral system, the formation and fall of Israeli governments, and the issues motivating Israeli voters.
Three powerful Muslim countries agreed to a still-vague mutual defense pact both to constrain Iran and to increase their strategic flexibility amid regional changes and U.S. concerns.
Facing a tough election in less than three months, Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to prioritize Israeli public opinion over pleasing ally Donald Trump in rejecting the latest implementation plan for the Gaza ceasefire.
President Sadat evolved and presented the bulk of Egypt’s views at Camp David, greatly limiting his advisers’ participation. He particularly kept them from demanding Palestinian rights from Israel, which would have ended the talks without an agreement. Sadat anointed President Carter as the more willing, tougher negotiator with the Israelis. Sadat left Camp David with the U.S. at deep odds with the Israelis and Egypt as close as ever to Carter and the Americans.
On the second day at Camp David, the United States and Israel candidly reviewed the 1967 refugees and the relationship of the West Bank to Israel.
