B'Yachad

Bennett unveils 'Confrontation Line Law' proposing expanded tax, municipal benefits for North

Under the proposal, the confrontation line would be expanded from communities located within 0-9 km. of the border to those within 0-12 km.

|BySHIR PERETS
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends an election campaign event for his B'Yachad party, in Ramat Hasharon, August 20, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Majority believe Israel should help Saudis against Houthis as Likud continues downward trend - poll

Thirty-eight percent said such assistance should be conditioned on a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, while 16% supported assisting the kingdom even without diplomatic return.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021

B'Yachad party will pursue LGBTQ marriage rights if part of next government, Lapid vows

The B’Yachad party was formed from an alliance between Bennett and Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid Party. It is one of the leading parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu in October.

|ByKESHET NEEV
A giant election campaign poster for the Amcha Yisrael party is displayed on a building at the entrance to Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 14, 2026.

Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis

The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?

|ByHERB KEINON

Former Blue and White member MK Eitan Ginzburg joins Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party

Ginzburg is the fourth of Blue and White’s eight MKs to defect ahead of the elections, with Biton and Farkash joining Eisenkot’s Yashar, and Tropper joining the Reservists’ Hendel.

AUGUST 5, 2026BySHIR PERETS
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (R), MK Eitan Ginzburg.