Avigdor Liberman

October 7 haunts Netanyahu's election campaign, but his bloc holds its ground

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Despite painful October 7 commemorations, Netanyahu's bloc holds steady in polls as both sides clash over security failures, military achievements, and the flydubai incident.

TIME WILL tell if it was politically wise to hold an election just 20 days after commemorating a massacre that shook the Israeli public to its core, the writer posits.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the state ceremony for the three years since October 7.

Opposition calls on A-G to take legal action against PM, Likud attacks Gil over Oct 7 interview

Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026

US will recognize Palestinian state after Trump's term ends in two years, Liberman claims

 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

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


'We will complete the mission,' Netanyahu says, lights candle in memory of Oct. 7 victims

Ben-Gvir called for the dismantling of the PA in the West Bank • Gadi Eisenkot, former IDF chief of staff and current leader of the Yashar party, marked the day by going to Kibbutz Re'im.

Israelis mourn at the site of the Nova festival on October 6, 2026, on the eve of the third anniversary of the October 7 Massacre.

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 must pay political price for October 7 massacre, Illouz tells 'Post'

Former Likud MK and Yisrael Beytenu candidate Dan Illouz discusses what originally drew him to Likud, the October 7 massacre, and what ultimately led him to join Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu.

MK Dan Illouz with Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman

Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'

UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'

Rabbi Dov Lando attends a wedding in Bnei Brak, January 15, 2026.

Next gov’t should hand control of Palestinian areas in West Bank to Jordan, Liberman says

Yisrael Beytenu is part of the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition in the October election. It has recently been polling at around nine to 10 seats.

Avigdor Liberman tours the US base located near the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, which is expected to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

Israeli ministers call for increased military action after flydubai incident

Ministers and opposition politicians also praised the Israeli passengers aboard the flybubai aircraft, saying that they saved many lives and potentially prevented a disaster on the scale of 9/11.

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.

'Rather die than be drafted': Thousands take to Jerusalem's streets in haredi anti-draft march

The march is taking place in the Kikar HaShabbat area, the along Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan streets in the capital city.

Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protesters hold signs at a massive anti-draft march in Jerusalem, September 29, 2026.

Teenager wounded in Holon after explosive device detonates, police launch investigation

Magen David Adom said that the victim had been found conscious and given medical treatment at the scene before being taken to the hospital.

Police in Holon at the scene where an explosive went off, wounding a teenager, September 28, 2026.

Israeli election race deadlocked, Liberman says Palestinian elections could repeat Hamas victory

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Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026

Liberman warns Palestinian elections could repeat 2006 Hamas victory, calls to dismantle PA

"After 33 years since the signing of the Oslo Accords, it can be determined that the experiment failed, the agreements went bankrupt, and the Palestinian Authority must be dismantled," he said.

Avigdor Liberman leads Yisrael Beytenu, it is polling at around 10 seats.