Yesh Atid

Bennett presents B'Yachad party slate, revealing list ahead of October elections

Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party is running on a joint list with Bennett, and the final list will include a merger between the two parties' members, pending an agreement on their placements.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends an election campaign event for his B'Yachad party, in Ramat Hasharon, August 20, 2026
MK Michal Shir speaks during a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 10, 2023.

Yesh Atid’s Michal Shir quits Knesset race as party faces growing wave of exits

MK Karine Elharrar arrives for a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller, June 28, 2026.

Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar announces decision not to run for Knesset in upcoming election

Head of Ra'am Mansour Abbas holds a joint press conference with new party member Yoav Segalovich in Nazareth.

Mansour Abbas bets on Yoav Segalovich to make Ra'am acceptable to Israel's center - analysis


Knesset rejects Yesh Atid bill to nationalize KKL, Lapid accuses rivals of 'corruption'

Lapid cited systemic corruption “of the worst kind” as the reason for leaving.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid leads a Yesh Atid meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

High Court freezes NIS 1b. haredi education transfer over recovery concerns

The petition was filed by opposition head and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, together with party lawmakers, against budget transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee.

Haredi protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak during a protest denouncing the IDF draft, December 28, 2025.

Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll

Against the backdrop of the draft law, the establishment of a government commission of inquiry, and the interview by Eli Feldstein on the Qatargate affair, coalition parties maintain their strength.

Knesset members attend a plenum hearing, October 29, 2025; illustrative.

Israel's opposition must unite to defeat Netanyahu, restore responsibility in politics – opinion

A divided opposition risks repeating past failures; uniting the parties is the only path to replacing the current government.

Opposition party leaders Yair Golan, Yair Lapid, and Benny Gantz. Israel’s opposition needs to find unity, the writer says.

Bennett surges to 22 seats as Likud falls, opposition inches toward forming gov't - poll

The Likud would get 25 seats, Religious Zionist party would not cross the threshold, and an opposition coalition would secure 60 seats, putting it on the brink of forming a government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Will Israel go back to Gaza fighting, draft haredi men? MKs weigh in

This week on The Deep Dive, Jacob Laznik breaks down the deadlock over Israel’s Haredi draft bill with Keshet Neev, MK Moshe ‘Kinley’ Turpaz, and MK Dan Illouz.

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center..

Knesset adopts Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, coalition boycotts vote

Lapid’s push for a Knesset vote on Trump’s Gaza plan pressures Netanyahu as key coalition figures signal opposition.

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid speaks before a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Netanyahu cancels statement on haredi draft bill as opposition slams legislation

Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) responded that Netanyahu canceled his statement “because he knows we know the details of the draft-evasion law, and he has no way to defend it.”

Ultra-Orthodox Jews carry a banner in Hebrew that reads, “to prison and not the army,” during a “million man” protest against military conscription, in Jerusalem October 30, 2025.

Gantz shouldn't run if he can't pass threshold, new Yesh Atid member Noam Tibin says

"We must strive to achieve a bloc of 62–64 seats for the Zionist parties, and this is completely possible. The idea is not to split, but to unite," Noam TIbon said.

 Major General (Ret.) Noam Tibon speaks to thousands of Israeli left-wing activists during a rally in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for talks with Palestinians and in support of the two-state solution, May 27, 2017.

Mark Mellman, pollster who championed Democrats and Israel, dies at 70

For Mellman, Jewish values and Democratic values went hand in hand.

Volunteers supporting Democratic Majority for Israel in Ohio.