The sources we track
The curated panel — the commentators and outlets whose stance is measured on every forecast and counted into the consensus. Other sources the Oracul cites appear on the forecast itself, but are not part of the panel.
10 Commentators
Ben Caspit
Israeli journalist; political commentator and senior reporter for Maariv, and a radio host on 103FM.
23/27 Forecasts68 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.29Last seen: Oct 4, 2026Amit Segal
Israeli journalist; political commentator for Channel 12 News and a political columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth.
16/27 Forecasts26 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.3Last seen: Oct 5, 2026Nadav Eyal
Israeli journalist and commentator; former foreign-news editor at Channel 13 and author of Revolt (2021).
14/27 Forecasts11 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.32Last seen: Sep 18, 2026Guy Bechor
Israeli lawyer, journalist, and commentator; an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, geopolitics, and Arab law.
13/27 Forecasts8 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.3Last seen: Sep 5, 2026Anna Barsky
Israeli journalist; political and diplomatic correspondent for the Maariv newspaper.
10/27 Forecasts15 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.1Last seen: Sep 24, 2026Tal Shalev
Israeli journalist at CNN; previously political correspondent and commentator at Walla and diplomatic correspondent at i24NEWS.
6/27 Forecasts9 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.5Last seen: Sep 9, 2026Hananya Naftali
Israeli journalist and YouTuber; formerly a digital aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
5/27 Forecasts17 articlesLast seen: Sep 28, 2026Khaled Abu Toameh
Israeli Arab journalist and documentary filmmaker; writes for The Jerusalem Post and the Gatestone Institute.
1/27 Forecasts1 articleBrier / Track Record: 0.12Last seen: Aug 24, 2026Edy Cohen
Israeli researcher and journalist of Lebanese Jewish descent; specializes in the Arab-Israeli conflict and commentary on Arab social media.
0/27 Forecasts0 articlesNo coverageNasser Al-Lahham
Palestinian journalist; editor-in-chief of Ma'an News Agency and head of Al-Mayadeen's office in the Palestinian territories.
0/27 Forecasts0 articlesNo coverage
16 Outlets
Srugim
srugim.co.ilIsraeli news and content site for the religious-Zionist public; owned by Patrick Drahi.
26/27 Forecasts322 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.26Last seen: Oct 5, 2026Jerusalem Post
jpost.comEnglish-language Israeli broadsheet, founded in 1932 as The Palestine Post.
26/27 Forecasts235 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.2Last seen: Oct 5, 2026Ynet
ynet.co.ilIsraeli news and general-content website; the online outlet of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
25/27 Forecasts311 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.13Last seen: Oct 5, 2026Walla
walla.co.ilIsraeli news and web portal; owned by The Jerusalem Post, and by Bezeq until 2020.
24/27 Forecasts134 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.16Last seen: Sep 28, 2026Al Jazeera
aljazeera.comQatari news media network headquartered in Doha; its flagship channels are Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English.
23/27 Forecasts108 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.14Last seen: Oct 5, 2026Maariv
maariv.co.ilA Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Israel.
21/27 Forecasts53 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.15Last seen: Aug 24, 2026Israel National News
israelnationalnews.comIsraeli media network identifying with religious Zionism; publishes in Hebrew, English, Arabic and Russian.
17/27 Forecasts48 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.34Last seen: Sep 7, 2026Ynetnews
ynetnews.comThe English-language edition of Ynet, the online outlet of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
17/27 Forecasts15 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.14Last seen: Sep 15, 2026Middle East Eye
middleeasteye.netUnited Kingdom-based news website covering the Middle East, North Africa and the wider Muslim world.
14/27 Forecasts23 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.22Last seen: Sep 24, 2026Le Monde
lemonde.frFrench daily newspaper founded in 1944; the most widely read paid national daily in France.
9/27 Forecasts7 articlesLast seen: Oct 2, 2026JNS
jns.orgAmerican news agency and wire service covering Jewish and Israel-related news; formerly the Jewish News Syndicate.
7/27 Forecasts9 articlesLast seen: Oct 5, 2026BBC News
bbc.comThe British Broadcasting Corporation's news division, the world's largest broadcast news organisation.
5/27 Forecasts9 articlesLast seen: Aug 24, 2026Reuters
reuters.comBritish international news agency, wholly owned by Thomson Reuters.
2/27 Forecasts2 articlesLast seen: Jun 9, 2026Associated Press
apnews.comAmerican not-for-profit news agency, founded in 1846 and run as a cooperative.
1/27 Forecasts2 articlesLast seen: May 21, 2026Bloomberg
bloomberg.comAmerican news agency headquartered in New York City, a division of Bloomberg L.P.
1/27 Forecasts1 articleBrier / Track Record: 0.21Last seen: Jul 1, 2026N12
n12.co.ilThe news brand of Keshet 12, an Israeli free-to-air television channel launched in 2017.
0/27 Forecasts0 articlesNo coverage
Comparing media-outlet forecasts ahead of the 2026 election: which newsrooms cover each forecast, where their commentators stand, and the track record each source builds over the campaign.