Naftali Bennett
Netanyahu's election strategy may hinge on 55 seats, rather than a 61-seat majority - analysis
Likud officials believe another election could hurt Bennett politically, potentially making an agreement with Netanyahu a more attractive option.
Bennett backtracks after sarcastically suggesting Netanyahu could serve as minister in future gov't
Bennett pledges to redirect 'NIS 30 billion from draft evaders,' to those serving in the IDF
Bennett: Netanyahu can serve as minister in next gov't if he backs opposition's key principles
Netanyahu's Likud falls to lowest position since June 2025 as Eisenkot reaches new heights - poll
A new Maariv poll shows Likud at its weakest level since June 2025, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar reaches a record 23 seats and Bennett maintains his lead over Netanyahu in the prime ministerial race.
'Enough with the blood libels': Danon decries Mamdani's labeling of Netanyahu as war criminal
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot described NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement as dangerous, inflammatory, and “pure antisemitism, with no basis in fact.”
Bennett meets 30 women's orgs. leaders, pledges policy overhaul for women ahead of elections
He met with the women leaders to help shape the Together Party’s policy on women, which he said would be led by MK Meirav Cohen and Liran Avisar Ben Horin.
Shas leader Arye Deri accuses IDF chief of 'helping the Left' with ultra-Orthodox draft stance
Deri on Zamir: 'He has lost it. What the chief of staff did... was an attempt to help the left-wing bloc' • PM hopefuls Bennett, Eisenkot swiftly condemn Shas leader's attack on IDF chief
Netanyahu races to pass key laws as Israel’s October 27 election campaign begins
With Israel’s election set for October 27, this week's Deep Dive dives into why Likud is racing to pass key laws as haredi demands, military manpower concerns, and Eisenkot’s rise reshape the campaign
'Desecrating religious Zionism': Bennett slams Smotrich as true architect of draft evasion law
"I want to address the soldiers and tell them: Hold on tight, there are still 104 days of plunder and evasion, the reinforcements are on the way, and this terrible government is going," he said.
Knesset passes contentious haredi-backed bill to enshrine Torah study in Israel's Basic Law
The haredi-backed Basic Law passed its final Knesset votes after weeks of coalition tensions and warnings that it could encourage draft evasion.
IDF chief Zamir clashes with Netanyahu, Katz over bill exempting haredi draft dodgers from arrests
In a sharply worded letter, Zamir said the haredi exemption law would harm recruitment and create serious security risks for the IDF.
Netanyahu, Likud could win more seats apart than together, but would weaken coalition - poll
Meanwhile, the poll found that the Bennett-Lapid Together Party stopped its slide, stabilizing at 20 seats, and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! Party fell one seat, also to 20.
AI is Israel’s next national-security battlefield as global standing sinks, Bennett says
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said Israel must become technologically indispensable, claiming Netanyahu abandoned an Iran strategy that could have helped weaken the regime.
