{
  "id": 15724311,
  "title": "Israelis lose faith in elections ahead of vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/israelis-lose-faith-in-elections-ahead-of-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/20/2026/israelis-lose-faith-in-elections-ahead-of-vote"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli confidence in their elections has reached an eight-year low ahead of the upcoming Oct. 27 vote, according to new Gallup polling. Just 56% of Israelis trust the integrity of the vote, down from a peak of 71% in 2023 following the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7. There is a significant divide in confidence between those who support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those who do not. Only 37% of the latter have faith in the electoral process. President Donald Trump has endorsed Netanyahu in his reelection bid, but his popularity among Israelis has waned. Approval ratings for US leadership have dropped 14 points, with 62% of Israelis now expressing dissatisfaction.",
  "summary": "New Gallup polling found 56% of Israelis have faith in the integrity of the vote.",
  "key_points": [
    "56% of Israelis now trust election integrity, down from 71% in 2023",
    "Significant divide in confidence between Netanyahu supporters and opponents",
    "62% of Israelis express dissatisfaction with US leadership approval ratings"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The widening gap in electoral trust between political supporters and opponents threatens the perceived legitimacy of the upcoming vote as national confidence in the democratic process hits an eight-year low.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}