Veteran Anchor Yonit Levi Prepares for 11th Election Broadcast
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Channel 12 news anchor Yonit Levi will lead the network's 11th election broadcast on Tuesday, covering the 2026 Israeli elections. Levi, who has covered elections since 1996, described the broadcast as complex and noted the current elections are particularly fateful. She also addressed discrepancies in poll results and the potential for a tense night due to parties near the electoral threshold.
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- Yonit Levi will anchor Channel 12's 11th election broadcast on Tuesday, covering the 2026 elections.
- Levi has covered Israeli elections since 1996, starting as a Galei Tzahal correspondent.
- She believes the current elections are exceptionally fateful due to deep political divisions.
- Levi cautioned that poll results are preliminary and will be updated live.
- The anchor anticipates a long and tense election night due to parties near the threshold.
Veteran Channel 12 news anchor Yonit Levi is set to lead the network's central election broadcast for the 11th time on Tuesday evening. Ahead of the broadcast, which will reveal the results of the 2026 election poll at 10:00 PM, Levi spoke on the "Morning News" program, hosted by Niv Rashkin on Keshet 12. She described the excitement she still feels after decades in broadcasting, admitting to "butterflies" due to the complex and lengthy nature of the broadcast, noting that "there are always surprises in Israel."
Levi reflected on the numerous election cycles she has covered throughout her career, stating that this marks her 11th time anchoring the main edition's election coverage. She has been reporting on elections since 1996, starting as a correspondent for Galei Tzahal (Army Radio).
Addressing claims that the 26th Knesset elections are among the most fateful in Israel's history, Levi agreed, explaining her reasoning. "I think this time it really is so," she stated. "There is one side that feels it must stop what it sees as a fall into the abyss, there is another side that says we must continue on the path of the previous government. It is difficult to see how the two sides agree, so I do think these elections are very fateful."
Levi also commented on the significant discrepancies between the mandate polls published by various television channels. She emphasized that the poll to be presented that evening is not final and that the data will be updated throughout the broadcast as information comes in from polling stations. "First of all, we must be very careful and say that we are constantly updating the poll even during the broadcast. We are overlaying the real results from the polling stations where we have placed our polling stations onto the poll," she explained.
Concluding the interview, Levi discussed the possibility of an unclear political outcome even after the polls are released, partly due to parties hovering around the electoral threshold. "Israel is a country with many surprises, there are parties that are wavering on the electoral threshold, so it could be a very long and tense night," she summarized.
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