How can new olim navigate Israel’s 2026 election? French immigrant builds online quiz to help

A recent French immigrant, Dan Finel, created the website knesset2026.com, a free online quiz designed to help olim (immigrants) navigate Israel's 2026 elections. The platform offers 16 questions in multiple languages to match users with a candidate, and has attracted over 50,000 users. Finel, a data scientist, built the tool after struggling to find election information in foreign languages.

Dan Finel, a 27-year-old French immigrant who made aliyah in September 2024, built the website knesset2026.com to help fellow olim navigate Israel's 2026 elections. The free online quiz asks users 16 questions about their views and matches them with a candidate. Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew, the platform has attracted over 50,000 users, mainly aged 25-40. Finel, a data scientist at Similarweb, created the tool after struggling to find election information in foreign languages. The site also offers a daily curated newsletter with election polling results. Finel, who is getting married in October, said he felt the need to contribute his skills toward greater unity among Israelis, noting the country is 'very divided.'