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Two elections: A moment of truth for Trump and Netanyahu?

2026-10-28

Washington correspondent Jessica Gardner and foreign affairs reporter Nicci Smith break down the elections in America and Israel and what the fallout means for markets, energy prices and democracy.

This podcast is sponsored by Ripple

Further reading:

Everything you should know about Trump’s midterm elections Americans go to the polls to decide the new make-up of the House of Representatives and part of the Senate. The vote serves as a check on Donald Trump’s power.

Voters are about to whack Trump. Markets could tumble a Democratic sweep would be a big risk-off moment. Stocks could tumble by as much as 10 per cent – the accepted definition of a correction.

The stakes could hardly be higher’: The election for Israel’s soul October 7 has become a lightning rod issue for Israelis in an election that is a referendum on the polarising leadership of Netanyahu and on the nation’s soul.

Israel can’t postpone its reckoning forever Intractable divides between the secular and religious sections of the population pose a bigger problem for the country than any external threat.

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