Coalition

What is Liberman's 2018 haredi draft plan, and could it break the coalition deadlock? - explainer

Liberman's 2018 haredi draft plan is back in focus. How does it compare to Bismuth's bill on recruitment quotas, sanctions, and IDF manpower needs?

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.
Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Shas claims reports of party joining potential Eisenkot-led coalition 'complete fake news'

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu, what could come next for Israel?

Democrats head Yair Golan at meeting of opposition heads after Israel's election, November 3, 2026.

Golan claims Netanyahu is trying to stage coup, warns Israel's security is in danger


The Israel we could build: What the next gov't should do in its first 100 days - opinion

The first hundred days must demonstrate that a different kind of government is possible.

A view of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 29, 2026.

UTJ demands draft law from Netanyahu, but will it make Eisenkot pay upfront? - analysis

UTJ demands draft law approval before talks with Netanyahu but remains silent on Eisenkot, risking its main bargaining chip in coalition negotiations.

United Torah Judaism party head MK Yaakov Asher alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 28, 2026.

Several parties declare who they will recommend for PM ahead of presidential consultations

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party on Tuesday confirmed its intention to recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the candidate to form the government.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, alongside members of his party, at the party’s election headquarters in Modiin, on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Is Netanyahu the unwitting architect of Jewish-Arab cooperation? - opinion

As the Zionist opposition leaders understand the necessity for Israel to move past Netanyahu, there is one last option, which is to unite with the Arab parties.

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters at Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem International Convention Center) in Jerusalem, following Israel’s general elections, early October 28, 2026.

Likud maintains contact with Mansour Abbas's Ra'am, journalist claims

Journalist Mohammad Magadli claims senior Likud figures maintain contact with Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party despite public opposition to cooperation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas.

New election likely in Israel amid coalition shortcomings, Arab party power, expert says

The opposition’s positions are not uniform. The Democrats, led by Yair Golan, have expressed openness to cooperation with Arab parties, while Bennett and Liberman oppose such an arrangement.

A view of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 29, 2026.

Netanyahu ally says Trump, Herzog could serve as guarantors for unity gov't with Eisenkot

Biton also warned that the opposition's attempt to replace Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana before a coalition is established would be a "declaration of war.”

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot

Herzog calls on political leaders to demonstrate flexibility ahead of coalition negotiations

The Joint List and Ra'am are expected to recommend Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister during consultations with President Isaac Herzog, a senior Joint List official told Walla on Sunday.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the State Memorial Ceremony for Chaim Weizmann, the First President of the State of Israel, at Weizmann House in Rehovot, November 1, 2026.

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

On Sunday, Tibi announced a plan to support an alternative government from outside the coalition in exchange for commitments to address the needs of Arab society.

MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Shas's Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks

"We are not in anyone's bloc," Maran Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Landau said, calling on MKs from Degel Hatorah to join the opposition coalition. "We are in the bloc of the Torah world."

Arye Deri places his ballot on Election Day on October 27, 2026.