Israel's 2026 election: Who are the main leaders and where do they stand on the key issues?

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How Netanyahu, Eisenkot, Bennett, and Golan compare on Gaza, West Bank security, the ultra-Orthodox military draft, and future Knesset coalitions. The Israeli election on 27 October is one of the most important in the country’s history, the first since 2022 and the Hamas-led attacks of 2023, the genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving premier and now seeking a seventh term, faces wide criticism for his handling of the wars, which have iso