Hadassah Backs US Israel Alliance After Israeli Elections

Israel's election results could shape the country's political leadership and its security partnership with the United States, as Jewish American organization Hadassah and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz highlighted the importance of the alliance. In statements published October 26 and October 28, 2026, they emphasized Israel's strategic role while political leaders worked to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents could form a governing coalition.

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, welcomed the high level of voter participation and expressed support for continued cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem. Its October 28 statement came as Israeli leaders worked to finalize vote counts and determine the next steps in forming a government.

Speaking on behalf of Hadassah, National President Carol Ann Schwartz described the election turnout as evidence of the country's democratic strength.

“The historically high participation in Israel’s elections is proof of the Jewish State’s vibrant democracy. As leaders in Israel work to finalize vote counts and determine a path forward, we look forward to continuing to grow and strengthen the alliance between the United States and Israel at this critical time for the security of both countries.”

Hadassah has nearly 300,000 members, donors and supporters, according to the organization. Its work includes advocating for Israel's security, combating antisemitism and promoting women's health.

Through the Hadassah Medical Organization, its Jerusalem-based academic medical center, the organization supports medical care for more than 1 million people annually and conducts medical research. Its hospitals treat patients without regard to race, religion or nationality and received a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2005 for their role in building bridges to peace through medicine.

In a separate interview published by Yahoo on October 26, Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz argued that Israel's security has direct implications for American national security. He cited the countries' intelligence and technology cooperation and described Israel as a central US strategic partner.

“Israel is America's strongest ally.”

Dershowitz said Israel provides the United States with valuable intelligence and technological information. He also linked the alliance's importance to the hostility toward both countries that he attributed to Iran.

“Look, Iran regards the United States as the 'great Satan,' and Israel as the 'small 'Satan.' So if somehow Israel is defeated in some military way, that hurts the United States greatly. So I do think this is an important election.”

Dershowitz also discussed the uncertainty surrounding Netanyahu's political future, distinguishing between whether the prime minister's party could win outright and whether opposition parties could secure enough seats to form a coalition. He said the Likud party was likely seeking to prevent its opponents from obtaining a governing majority, given that polls suggested Likud could not win enough seats on its own.

“I don't think Netanyahu will win the election, but the question is, Will he lose it? Will there be enough votes against him for the opposing parties to form a coalition?”

Dershowitz said Netanyahu could remain acting prime minister if rival parties failed to assemble a coalition, potentially leading to another election. He anticipated an extended period of negotiations if the opposition did not secure enough support to govern.

“If not, he remains the acting prime minister, and there may have to be another election,”

He added that political uncertainty could continue for weeks or months unless the opposition achieved a decisive result.

“I think we're in for a number of weeks and maybe even months of negotiation and uncertainty.”

Dershowitz also called for the criminal charges against Netanyahu, which are central to the prime minister's yearslong trial, to be dismissed. He argued that the case concerned the degree of Netanyahu's conduct involving gifts and interactions with the media.

“The charges never should have been brought in the first place,”

He questioned whether the alleged conduct justified criminal prosecution and described the case as one involving disputed limits rather than clear-cut wrongdoing.

“Did he take too much Champagne? Did he have too much of contact with the media? How much is too much?”

Dershowitz acknowledged that dismissing the charges would not change the election outcome but said it could allow Netanyahu to focus on governing.

“even though it's obviously too late to affect the election, is to drop these criminal charges and let the prime minister govern.”