{
  "id": 15695511,
  "title": "Israeli voters have largely moved on from October 7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/israeli-voters-have-largely-moved-on-from-october-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:38:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Majalla English",
    "slug": "al-majalla-english",
    "url": "https://en.majalla.com/node/333669/opinion/israeli-voters-have-largely-moved-october-7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli voters have largely moved on from October 7, according to recent opinion polls. The upcoming elections are seen as particularly consequential for Israel and the region, but public opinion suggests that the two main political blocs, the incumbent coalition and the opposition parties, are more or less evenly matched. The government has managed to serve its full term despite the October 7 attacks, and Netanyahu's coalition has successfully moved government accountability away from voters' electoral considerations. This is due to the trauma inflicted by the atrocities of October 7, which transcended traditional political divisions, and the perception that Israel is engaged in an unavoidable struggle for its survival. The war with Iran has reinforced this, and the lack of a strategic bottom line on the nuclear file has not changed public discourse. The elections primarily focus on the divide between the \"Only Bibi\" and \"Anyone but Bibi\" camps. Key questions for Israeli society include the Palestinian question, the influence of former President Trump, and the political status and participation of Israel's Arab-Palestinian citizens.",
  "summary": "Israeli voters have largely moved on from October 7 newspress_en Tue, 10/20/2026 - 04:38 Opinion Israel’s upcoming elections are widely regarded as particularly consequential—not only for Israel itself, but for the region as a whole. The past three years, since October 7, followed by the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, have been unprecedented in almost every respect. Yet all those fronts remain…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}