2020 Election

"I won't be the one who is used to remove Netanyahu from the stage," says Yamina co-leader and current Defense Minister Naftali Bennett amid speculation he will help Blue and White leader Benny Gantz form the next government. Gantz: Arab parties won't be invited to my coalition.

Security breach in "Elector," an app used by Likud party, resultes in the personal data of all 6.5 million Israeli voters leaking. Privacy Protection Authority, a unit of the Justice Ministry, looking into incident.

High Court of Justice votes 5-4 to overturn the Central Elections Committee's ruling to bar Balad candidate Heba Yazbak from participating in the March 2 Knesset bid. Right-wing MKs say the court's ruling "rewards supporters of terrorism."

Outrage over US proposal to potentially subject Arab towns in Israel to Palestinian Authority rule could mobilize Arab voters ahead of the March 2 elections, potentially denying PM Benjamin Netanyahu the opportunity to form a stable coalition if he wins.

Recent political and diplomatic developments do little to sway voters, as most still support a Likud-led coalition. Some 47% of respondents believe Netanyahu is best suited for the role of prime minister, but only 56% say they definitely plan to vote come March 2.

As the Yisrael Beytenu leader continues his attacks on the ultra-Orthodox public in an effort to remain relevant, Shas and United Torah Judaism take two very different approaches.

Arab voters seem tired of the party's string of hollow provocations, but a scenario by which Balad drops out of the election race would shake Arab politics in Israel to their core. The fact that it is even being discussed signals potential winds of change.