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Noa Bar-Lev

Noa Bar-Lev writes about the Knesset, the coalition, and the machinery of Israeli government.

Latest by Noa Bar-Lev

A road sign with arrows pointing in different directions, framed between large campaign billboards of Eisenkot and Netanyahu.

Netanyahu's Bloc Has 53 Seats and No Willing Partners. Eisenkot's Has 48 and One Uneasy Option.

By Noa Bar-Lev

Likud Accuses Arab Parties of Stealing the Election, Alleging Bribery and Fake Votes

By Noa Bar-Lev

Netanyahu adjusting his jacket while speaking, with an Israeli flag blurred in the background.

Netanyahu Calls a Coalition With Arab Parties 'a Shame and a Disgrace,' as His Own Bloc Falls Short

By Noa Bar-Lev

Bar chart showing combined Knesset seat projections from exit polls by Kan 11, Channel 12 and Channel 13.

Israel's Exit Polls Put Netanyahu and Eisenkot in a Dead Heat, With Arab Parties Holding the Balance

By Noa Bar-Lev

Avigdor Lieberman speaking with his hands raised at a press conference, with microphones in the foreground.

Lieberman, Coalition Red Lines and the Price of Exclusion

By Noa Bar-Lev

Naftali Bennett photographed in front of a blurred Israeli flag.

Security Credentials: Comparing Bennett's Record With Winter's

By Noa Bar-Lev

A woman in a yellow skirt walking past a large Netanyahu campaign billboard.

What Does a Vote for Likud Mean in the 2026 Election?

By Noa Bar-Lev

Avigdor Lieberman photographed in front of a blurred campaign poster bearing his own portrait.

Lieberman and Winter Agree on Military Service. Why Do Their Political Programs Still Differ?

By Noa Bar-Lev

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid waving together on stage at a joint press conference in Herzliya.

Bennett and Lapid, Together Again: What Does Their 2026 Alliance Actually Stand For?

By Noa Bar-Lev

Gadi Eisenkot smiling and giving a thumbs up on stage against a blue backdrop.

Gadi Eisenkot Promises Security Reform. How Different Is His Plan From Ofer Winter's?

By Noa Bar-Lev

Ofer Winter standing before a campaign backdrop with two party colleagues beside him.

Ofer Winter's New Right-Wing Agenda: Putting Military Service at the Center of National Responsibility

By Noa Bar-Lev

Ofer Winter speaking into a microphone at the launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party in Jerusalem.

Ofer Winter's Party and Israel's Cost-of-Living Challenge

By Noa Bar-Lev

Three Israeli opposition leaders in individual portraits beside a larger photograph of Prime Minister Netanyahu smiling at a campaign event.

Every Israeli Security Chief Owned October 7 Except One, and Polls Say He Could Still Win

By Noa Bar-Lev

Side by side portraits of President Isaac Herzog and Yair Lapid.

Herzog Vows to Prevent a Fifth Election, and the Opposition Is Already Pushing Back

By Noa Bar-Lev

A campaign billboard in Israel showing Prime Minister Netanyahu on one side and a row of opposition leaders on the other, as pedestrians walk past.

Likud's New Billboard Splits the Election in Two: Right, or Palestine

By Noa Bar-Lev

Avi Gil speaking during a television interview at a kitchen counter.

Netanyahu's Own Former Military Secretary Says Hostages Died for His Political Survival

By Noa Bar-Lev

Benjamin Netanyahu walking through the UN General Assembly hall carrying papers.

Netanyahu Told the UN Israel Prevented a Genocide. The Speech Left Out What Happened Before It.

By Noa Bar-Lev

Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu seated in front of an Israeli flag. File photograph.

A Minister Said Protesters From Kaplan Street Should Not Fight, and a Bereaved Father Answered With His Son

By Noa Bar-Lev

Composite photograph of Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan and Avigdor Liberman speaking at podiums.

Four Opposition Parties Pair Up to Stop Wasting Votes on Each Other

By Noa Bar-Lev

Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot speaking closely together at an event.

Eisenkot and Bennett Talked Merger, and Bennett's Last One Talked Them Out of It

By Noa Bar-Lev

Gideon Sa'ar, Bezalel Smotrich and Benjamin Netanyahu seated together in the Knesset plenum.

Netanyahu Has Been Rescued by a New Party Every Election. Where Is This One's?

By Noa Bar-Lev

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaking into a microphone. File photograph.

Shas Leader Wishes Harm on the Attorney General Over a Postponed Memorial

By Noa Bar-Lev

Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir seated together in the Knesset plenum.

Ben Gvir Tells Netanyahu No to a Merger, and Likud Tells Him What That Costs

By Noa Bar-Lev

Ofer Winter raising a fist on stage as supporters applaud behind him.

A General Who Says October 7 Changed Everything Launches a Party to Prove It

By Noa Bar-Lev

Central Elections Committee chairman Noam Sohlberg speaking into a microphone in front of an Israeli flag.

The Elections Chief Says There Is No Intelligence Behind the Eisenkot Security Story

By Noa Bar-Lev

Split screen photographs of Shin Bet chief David Zini and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot.

The Shin Bet Gave an Opposition Leader a Phone Number Instead of a Guard

By Noa Bar-Lev

A composite of Likud candidates who stood in the party primary. File photographs.

Eli Cohen Tops the Likud List and Four Serving Ministers Fall Off It

By Noa Bar-Lev

Benjamin Netanyahu casting his ballot at a Likud primary polling station in Jerusalem.

Half the Likud Stayed Home for a Primary That Decides Less Than It Used To

By Noa Bar-Lev

MK Elazar Stern speaking at a Knesset committee. File photograph.

Yesh Atid Loses a Second Member in a Week as Stern Heads for Eisenkot

By Noa Bar-Lev

Settlers standing beside prefabricated homes at the rebuilt settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank.

Ganim Is Reoccupied Twenty One Years After It Was Emptied

By Noa Bar-Lev

Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas and former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovitz. File photographs.

A Former Police Commander Is in Talks to Take Second Place on Ra'am's List

By Noa Bar-Lev

Bezalel Smotrich speaking with Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum. File photograph.

Fifty Six Against Fifty Three, and Eleven Seats Neither Side Will Count

By Noa Bar-Lev

Defense Minister Israel Katz, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth and Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa. File photographs.

A General Was Removed on Live Television, and Then He Was Not

By Noa Bar-Lev

The Knesset holding a session (FL63292471). File photograph.

Ra'am Is Reported Set to Field Its First Jewish Candidate, in Second Place

By Noa Bar-Lev

Ballot boxes Chilean elections 2013. File photograph.

A Party That Does Not Exist Yet Polls at Five Seats

By Noa Bar-Lev

Flickr Government Press Office (GPO) The Knesset Building in Jerusalem. File photograph.

An Eleven Hour Filibuster Stops NIS 392 Million Before an Election

By Noa Bar-Lev