Likud

Yisrael Beytenu files complaint against Shas distributing kippot amid widespread ballot sabotage

Earlier, the Central Elections Committee declared that claims circulating regarding Likud representatives in polling booths across the country illegally tracking voters using an app were false.

Yisrael Beytenu petitions Elections Committee over Shas distribution of kippot at polling station, October 27, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara casting their ballots for Israel's 26th Knesset, October 27, 2026.

Politicians continue reporting fraud attempts, missing ballots at polling stations across Israel

Campaign posters featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot are seen in Tel Aviv, October 22, 2026

Election Day: A complete guide to Israel’s political parties and what they stand for

An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 26, 2026

Likud files police complaint against Eisenkot campaign manager over Polymarket post


'He should be ashamed': Liberman condemns Chikli for mocking his Russian accent

Avigdor Liberman accused Amichai Chikli of insulting more than a million Russian-speaking Israelis after the minister mocked his accent, sparking widespread criticism.

 Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the new settlement of Maale Arugot on September 2, 2026 in Gush Etzion, West Bank; illustrative

Tens of thousands of Israelis abroad expected to fly home to vote in 2026 election

The Likud withdrew its petition against groups helping Israelis abroad reach the country for Election Day after it emerged that the initiative was not subsidizing airfare.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Nearly half of Israelis equally blame government, IDF for October 7 failures, poll finds

N12's poll also found broad support for an Oct. 7 state inquiry and sharp political divisions over Netanyahu's responsibility for the massacre, while Eisenkot's Yashar emerged as the largest party.

The Nova Music Festival memorial, pictured October 6, 2026.

Netanyahu's Likud, Smotrich's RZP sign surplus-vote agreement ahead of elections

Likud signed a surplus vote agreement with Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party, while Otzma Yehudit accused Netanyahu’s party of sidelining Ben-Gvir.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attending the Knesset, February 7, 2024; illustrative.

'Right thing for Israeli democracy': Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate

"The haredim sent an MK to me and told me: 'Gadi, we are done with the alliance with Netanyahu. Come and tell us what you are offering us,'" he said.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

As Netanyahu weighs his next coalition, Ofer Winter emerges as a key right-wing spoiler - analysis

Which parties Likud would seek to bring into a coalition, and whether those parties would be willing to join such a government, will become clear only after the election.

People of Israel party head Ofer tours the Mahane Yehuda market ahead of the election, in Jerusalem, September 17, 2026

Gaps narrow between coalition, opposition blocs as security is spotlighted in public agenda - poll

According to the poll, the coalition bloc gained two seats this week, rising to 51, while the Zionist opposition bloc fell by two seats to 53. 

Inside the Knesset building.

Sohlberg sets Central Elections Committee hearing on Likud petition against Fly&Vote initiative

Sohlberg ordered AID Coalition to explain differences between its response to the petition and information published on the Fly&Vote website.

Fly & Vote

Netanyahu, the self-fulfilling prophet of Israel’s isolation - opinion

Whereas David Ben-Gurion spoke of integrating Israel into the community of nations in Israel’s declaration of independence, Netanyahu spoke of Israel as a self-sufficient Sparta.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a Starlink device as he addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 24, 2026

MK Busso criticizes haredi draft march, says Shas, Likud will continue collaboration after election

"These are the same people who also march against the haredi parties. Against me and against each and every one of us."

MK Uriel Buso attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 14, 2025.