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 Oracle 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.
11/11 Forecasts30 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.42Last seen: Aug 19, 2026Nadav Eyal
Israeli journalist and commentator; former foreign-news editor at Channel 13 and author of Revolt (2021).
6/11 Forecasts6 articlesLast seen: Aug 8, 2026Guy Bechor
Israeli lawyer, journalist, and commentator; an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, geopolitics, and Arab law.
4/11 Forecasts3 articlesLast seen: Aug 17, 2026Amit Segal
Israeli journalist; political commentator for Channel 12 News and a political columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth.
3/11 Forecasts5 articlesLast seen: Aug 18, 2026Anna Barsky
Israeli journalist; political and diplomatic correspondent for the Maariv newspaper.
3/11 Forecasts5 articlesLast seen: Aug 12, 2026Hananya Naftali
Israeli journalist and YouTuber; formerly a digital aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2/11 Forecasts9 articlesLast seen: Aug 10, 2026Tal Shalev
Israeli journalist at CNN; previously political correspondent and commentator at Walla and diplomatic correspondent at i24NEWS.
2/11 Forecasts3 articlesLast seen: Jul 17, 2026Edy Cohen
Israeli researcher and journalist of Lebanese Jewish descent; specializes in the Arab-Israeli conflict and commentary on Arab social media.
0/11 Forecasts0 articlesNo coverageKhaled Abu Toameh
Israeli Arab journalist and documentary filmmaker; writes for The Jerusalem Post and the Gatestone Institute.
0/11 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.
0/11 Forecasts0 articlesNo coverage
16 Outlets
Ynet
ynet.co.ilIsraeli news and general-content website; the online outlet of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
11/11 Forecasts170 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.11Last seen: Aug 21, 2026Jerusalem Post
jpost.comEnglish-language Israeli broadsheet, founded in 1932 as The Palestine Post.
11/11 Forecasts115 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.05Last seen: Aug 21, 2026Srugim
srugim.co.ilIsraeli news and content site for the religious-Zionist public; owned by Patrick Drahi.
10/11 Forecasts69 articlesLast seen: Aug 21, 2026Walla
walla.co.ilIsraeli news and web portal; owned by The Jerusalem Post, and by Bezeq until 2020.
10/11 Forecasts60 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.03Last seen: Aug 19, 2026Al Jazeera
aljazeera.comQatari news media network headquartered in Doha; its flagship channels are Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English.
10/11 Forecasts54 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.17Last seen: Aug 21, 2026Maariv
maariv.co.ilA Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Israel.
8/11 Forecasts26 articlesLast seen: Aug 21, 2026Ynetnews
ynetnews.comThe English-language edition of Ynet, the online outlet of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
8/11 Forecasts10 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0.06Last seen: Aug 19, 2026Israel National News
israelnationalnews.comIsraeli media network identifying with religious Zionism; publishes in Hebrew, English, Arabic and Russian.
7/11 Forecasts33 articlesLast seen: Aug 21, 2026Middle East Eye
middleeasteye.netUnited Kingdom-based news website covering the Middle East, North Africa and the wider Muslim world.
6/11 Forecasts14 articlesBrier / Track Record: 0Last seen: Aug 20, 2026JNS
jns.orgAmerican news agency and wire service covering Jewish and Israel-related news; formerly the Jewish News Syndicate.
5/11 Forecasts4 articlesLast seen: Jul 25, 2026BBC News
bbc.comThe British Broadcasting Corporation's news division, the world's largest broadcast news organisation.
3/11 Forecasts3 articlesLast seen: Aug 17, 2026Le Monde
lemonde.frFrench daily newspaper founded in 1944; the most widely read paid national daily in France.
2/11 Forecasts2 articlesLast seen: Aug 18, 2026Reuters
reuters.comBritish international news agency, wholly owned by Thomson Reuters.
1/11 Forecasts1 articleLast seen: Jun 9, 2026Bloomberg
bloomberg.comAmerican news agency headquartered in New York City, a division of Bloomberg L.P.
1/11 Forecasts1 articleLast seen: Jul 1, 2026N12
n12.co.ilThe news brand of Keshet 12, an Israeli free-to-air television channel launched in 2017.
0/11 Forecasts0 articlesNo coverageAssociated Press
apnews.comAmerican not-for-profit news agency, founded in 1846 and run as a cooperative.
0/11 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.