Likud

Eisenkot is hoping to beat Netanyahu, but what does the Yashar leader stand for? - explainer

Eisenkot's campaign on Tuesday started early in the morning at Ofakim and Nir Oz in the Gaza Strip corridor, calling attention to the failures of the past government in preventing October 7.

Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot visits a polling station during Election Day in Holon, central Israel, October 27, 2026
A Haredi man votes for the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on October 27, 2026.

Parties sidestep app ban inside polling stations, asking voters outside to identify themselves

Yisrael Beytenu petitions Elections Committee over Shas distribution of kippot at polling station, October 27, 2026.

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

A voter cast her ballot on her wedding day, October 27, 2026.

Election Day: Over three million vote as Israel sees highest election turnout since 1973


'NAZA' director has nothing to come back to in Israel, People of Israel chair Ofer Winter says

Winter went on to note that it is “unpleasant” to have to “endure attacks from within the [right-wing] camp,” including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud.

People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 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?

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.

Netanyahu faces new election risk as 59 seats could open path to rival government - opinion

According to the assessment, Netanyahu understands that in the current election, even a result of 59 seats for the entire bloc could place him in genuine political danger.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.

Netanyahu may seek broad national government after election, sources in Ben-Gvir's camp believe

Sources close to Itamar Ben-Gvir say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's shift in messaging suggests he may prefer a broader coalition, potentially leaving Otzma Yehudit outside the government.

Prime Minister Netanyahu sits with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Israel Katz as the Knesset votes on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: What does ‘shana tova’ mean in an Israel divided by politics? - opinion

Israelis may share a wish for a shana tova, but their visions for the country’s future could not be more different.

 A Jewish worshipper blows a Shofar as he takes part in Slichot at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, 2017

Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll

Five polls released after Israel’s party lists closed show a fragmented race, with Gadi Eisenkot leading most surveys and Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in one.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

Maariv pollster analyzes election race, Likud challenges, and threshold battles

Dr. Menachem Lazar analyzed the latest Maariv poll, saying smaller parties remain in a close battle for survival while Likud faces challenges from within its own political bloc.

A poster reading "A government of peace will bring difference", near the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv. September 10, 2026.

Coalition strengthens as People of Israel crosses threshold, despite Likud dropping one seat - poll

The poll also found that after the previous survey showed the Reservists and Economic party crossing the threshold while Ofer Winter’s party did not, the two have now switched roles.

The launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll

The bloc averages also show no clear outcome: Netanyahu’s bloc, including Winter, stands at 53.6 seats, compared with 53.4 for the Zionist opposition bloc.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Yair Golan files NIS 2.55 million defamation lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu over October 7 remarks

Golan argues that an ordinary viewer would see her remarks as suggesting he knew the attack was coming before it began, failed to warn anyone, and may even have betrayed the country.

Sara Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.