Login
The Intelligence

Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results

October 28, 2026
Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results

Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the messy results mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to Georgia. And how film critics and audiences have agreed to disagree.


Guests and host:

  • Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
  • Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
  • Doug Dowson, data journalist
  • Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

  • Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot
  • America’s midterm elections, Georgia, Jon Ossoff
  • Film critics, cinema, the box office

Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.


Read more

0 comment

Be the first to comment on this content.


The podcast

Get a daily burst of global illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents as they dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be.

Latest episodes

How can I listen to other podcasts?

Click here to discover another podcast randomly, or here to browse our categories. Lazy? That's okay, we did some research and selected podcasts just for you.


And what is Podmust?

Podmust is a french project aiming to promote the best podcasts. You can help us by sharing this page (this also helps the podcast, by the way). Thank you! 🙏

Stay informed, the audio way.

Podmust curates what you need to listen.
Discover some of our collections: our best Business podcastsour best Sports & Recreation podcastsour best News & Politics podcasts.

UK Edition

Well, the bad news is: we're French. But the good news is: Podmust curates the world's podcasts so you can focus on staying informed or entertained. And voilà!

© Podmust
Navigation