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.

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

Naftali Bennett

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

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


No. 16: Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid: Leading Israel's opposition

Both Gantz and Lapid have voiced that they would provide Netanyahu with a “safety-net” for a hostage deal, offering political backing without preconditions. Yet, the two also have opposing opinions.

 YESH ATID head MK Yair Lapid and Blue and White head MK Benny Gantz

Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages

Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal.

  Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

'A stab in the back to IDF troops': Opposition decries Bismuth appt

Bismuth's designation as the new chairman for the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee sparked a heated reaction from the opposition, who called it a "back stab to the IDF troops and reservists".

MK Boaz Bismuth leads National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 10, 2025.

Israeli lawmaker brings MKs, Iranian opposition figures together in unique meeting

The meeting, organized by MK Dan Illouz (Likud), was conducted via Zoom and focused on strengthening connections with the Iranian people, who seek freedom from the oppressive regime of the Ayatollahs

 Supporters of Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gather to protest against the nuclear program and the detention of EU nationals in Paris, February 8, 2025.

Opposition leaders call for end to Gaza war following Iran ceasefire

“Alongside painful loss, bereavement, and sorrow on the civilian front, Operation ‘Rising Lion’ has brought with it historic strategic achievements,” Gantz said.

 Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 9, 2025.

Opposition leader Lapid: As Iran vows our destruction, Israel unites behind Netanyahu - opinion

Prime Minister Netanyahu is my political rival but his decision to strike Iran at this moment in time is the right one. The whole country is united in this moment, nothing will divide us.

 Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 9, 2025.

Knesset dispersal postponed after agreement between Edelstein, haredi leaders

This decision came after MK Moshe Gafni reported on the results of the negotiations between Netanyahu and Edelstein to Rabbi Hirsch.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 8, 2025.

Opposition leaders announce they will go through with Knesset dispersal vote

Despite public announcements that they would support the dispersal bill, haredi politicians were slightly more hesitant on Tuesday night as to whether they would follow through on their threat.

 (L-R) Opposition party heads Yair Golan, Avigdor Liberman, Benny Gantz, and Yair Lapid at the Knesset after the firing of former defense minister Yoav Gallant, November 6, 2024.

Israel summons US envoy to hearing for political jab at Netanyahu's opponents

This is in accordance with the directive of the Director of the Senior Disciplinary Division at the Civil Service Commission.

 Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks to the media at the Capital Jewish Museum, near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

Gantz to Netanyahu: ‘You have opposition support, bring the hostages home now’

National Unity leader Benny Gantz says the opposition will back a hostage deal and urges Netanyahu to act swiftly: "You stand at a critical crossroads."

 National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz at the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference in Ofra, May 6, 2025.