Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot prepare for 2026 election | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics As the upcoming 2026 elections loom in the not-so-distant future, the politicking has already begun. Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid attends a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2025. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)…
Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot to meet and set guidelines for next gov’t | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics With the next elections currently scheduled for October 2026, the “Change Bloc” aims to deepen coordination and begin formulating the basic principles for the next government. Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) and former MK…
New Israeli gov’t? Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot discuss possibilities | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Eisenkot and Bennett shared that they had discussed the “deterioration of Israel’s international standing, and actions toward creating a new and better leadership for Israel.” New Israeli gov’t? Bennett, Eisenkot discuss possibilities to replace current government. (photo credit: OFFICE…
Gadi Eisenkot says Gantz should resign if party performs poorly | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Eisenkot, who served as the party’s number two, announced in late June that he was leaving the party and resigning from the Knesset. National Unity MKs Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz seen at the Knesset plenum, June…
Yair Lapid: Benjamin Netanyahu win in 2026 elections will be fatal | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics “If we do not save the state now, in two years, there will be nothing left to save. The window of opportunity will close,” Lapid stressed. Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid attends a Yesh Atid…
Polls: Benny Gantz’s popularity plummeting | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Polls conducted by Maariv and Channel 12 found that Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party will fail to pass the threshold while the Religious Zionist Party is just at the edge. Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during…
Avigdor Liberman seeks opposition party unity ahead of elections | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Liberman requested that the meeting be held “as soon as possible” to allow for the formulation of the guiding principles. Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in…
Gadi Eisenkot accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of buying time in Gaza | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Eisenkot said in an interview for KAN Reshet Bet that “the coalition’s primal fear is losing its seats,” and that “history will judge them for this.” MK Gadi Eisenkot seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in…
Gantz’s party out of Knesset, Bennett leads in new poll | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics Despite Blue and White’s decline, the opposition bloc strengthened, rising to 61 Knesset seats compared to 48 for the coalition. Leader of the Blue and White Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset,…
Reservists could tip election in Bennett’s favor – poll | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Politics The survey shows the current coalition receiving 49 seats, compared to 61 for the opposition bloc led by Bennett, while Gantz’s Blue and White party is expected to be just above the threshold. (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
