Israel Votes, Part 1: Who Is Actually Running

Israel votes on October 27, 2026 — the first scheduled election since 1988 — and the ballot looks nothing like the last one. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar has swallowed much of Blue and White, Bennett and Lapid have merged into Beyachad, Labor and Meretz are now one list called The Democrats, and a small party called The Reservists is refusing to pick a bloc. This episode maps the players, the mergers, the disqualification fights, the surplus agreements, and the 3.25% threshold that decides which votes simply evaporate. Policies come next episode; this one is just the seating chart.

Episode 6064 — myweirdprompts.com/n/6064 (permanent short link: myweirdprompts.com/690436)