Opposition

Middle Israel: If Israel's opposition wants to govern, they should rally behind Eisenkot - opinion

With Eisenkot emerging as the opposition's strongest electoral asset, its rival leaders should stop competing for the top spot and instead present voters with a united shadow cabinet.

AUGUST 7, 2026|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

LT.-GEN. (RET.) GADI EISENKOT lost a son and two nephews to Israel’s wars, making him a potent symbol of what the IDF-serving population has endured while ultra-Orthodox leaders attempt to ‘etch non-service in constitutional stone,’ the author contends.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll

Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.

AUGUST 7, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

Bennett has ‘no strategy, no narrative’ as Eisenkot surges in polls, political adviser says

Former minister Haim Ramon said the attacks by Bennett and Lapid were unlikely to help them recover lost Knesset seats and could instead benefit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

AUGUST 7, 2026|By103FM

Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after it fully reopened following a ceasefire agreement between United States and Iran, April 9, 2026; Illustrative.

Opposition MK warns government against restricting entry of Israelis to country prior to elections

According to a Haaretz report, officials in the Transportation Ministry fear that many incoming voters would support opposition parties.

JULY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Netanyahu's Likud loses support in latest Israeli election poll

In a new poll, Benny Gantz's party takes the lead, suggesting that if a new election were to take place today, the opposition would have a majority.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND

BENNY GANTZ and Yair Lapid should consider entering a national-unity government, says the writer.

Yair Lapid: A unity government with Netanyahu will destroy Israel

"I am a decent person, and this would be the death of decency. It cannot be in Israel that there will be no opposition to corruption," Lapid said.

JULY 31, 2023ByELIAV BREUER

Head of opposition Yair Lapid arrives to testify in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 13, 2023.

How many Israelis think the national crisis will end in compromise? - survey

"The current survey indicates that the general public sees great importance in Israel's national unity, while the Israeli government has neglected this issue," said "Gesher" CEO Ilan Geal Dor.

JULY 26, 2023ByMOSHE COHEN/MAARIV

NETANYAHU AND Gantz – can they put their animosity aside and serve the public?

Gantz, opposition bloc continue to lead in polls

In two polls published on Tuesday, the current opposition was projected to earn over 60 seats in the next elections.

JULY 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at the opening ceremony of the Odem program, a national groundbreaking program for the development of technological leadership in young high school students is part of the elite Talpiot program, in the northern town of Katzrin, on September 21, 2022.

Pro and anti-reform protestors savor a moment of unity - editorial

The two groups, although diametrically opposed in a battle over the soul of Israeli democracy, demonstrated that they're both motivated by a shared love for their country.

JULY 25, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL