Two Candidates, Two Israels, One Nation in the Balance NYT - World By: Roger Cohen 27 October 2026 at 04:01 As Israel votes, hard-right nationalism competes with the countryβs founding ideals. The outcome could shape Israelβs identity for years. Β© Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York TimesA banner for the Likud party and its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with the slogan, βThe Right or Palestine.β Other candidates in the elections are to the left of it.