The Free Press · October 13, 2026

Symposium on Netanyahu’s Record Ahead of Israel’s Election

• Israelis will vote later this month for the first time since October 7 and the multifront war that followed, according to the symposium introduction.
• Benjamin Netanyahu has led Israel for 19 years and is its longest-serving prime minister, according to the introduction.
• His main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, is a former army chief of staff who served in Netanyahu’s war cabinet and lost a son in Gaza, according to the introduction.
• The polls show a tight race, according to the introduction.
• Contributors to the symposium include Haviv Rettig Gur, Michael Oren, and Yossi Klein Halevi, according to the article.

Election framing and contributor names as stated in the original symposium introduction. The piece is paywalled; facts are from its accessible portion. Original headline: "How Will Israelis—and History—Judge Benjamin Netanyahu?".