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
Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis
The deadlock has forced parties to recalibrate. If the country is headed towards yet another deadlock, the question becomes: how can it be broken?
Golan already preparing demands for coalition talks if change bloc government formed
Enshrining issues of democracy and the rule of law, along with ministries already identified, Defense, Justice, Education, National Security, and Communications, are among Golan's demands.
Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll
Five polls released after Israel’s party lists closed show a fragmented race, with Gadi Eisenkot leading most surveys and Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in one.
No. 4: Naftali Bennett: The former PM seeking a comeback to ‘repair Israel’
Since returning to politics, Bennett has shifted from his previous campaigns, taking a more liberal position while maintaining a strong right-wing stance on security.
Bennett-Liberman, Eisenkot-Golan: Opposition parties sign surplus vote-sharing agreement
A voter surplus is the number of votes a party has left after winning its initial Knesset seats. Surplus-vote agreements can help allied parties turn those extra votes into another seat.
Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll
The bloc averages also show no clear outcome: Netanyahu’s bloc, including Winter, stands at 53.6 seats, compared with 53.4 for the Zionist opposition bloc.
Bennett can 'fix Israel after Oct. 7,' retired IDF general on B'Yachad slate says - interview
Tibon’s comments came at B’Yachad’s Knesset slate unveiling in Tel Aviv on Sunday, before the deadline for parties to submit their final candidate lists.
Opposition leaders vow to form Oct. 7 probe as first act of new gov't, demand truth from Netanyahu
"As soon as a government under our leadership is established, we will establish a state-led commission of inquiry that will investigate the failures that led to the October 7 massacre," they said.
Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time - poll
Additionally, Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition dropped by four seats to just 47.
Bennett confirms Netanyahu was warned by UAE of Sinwar threat before Oct. 7
Yair Lapid similarly scrutinized Netanyahu’s failure to heed the warning and claimed that others, including Egypt and the Shin Bet, had also attempted to warn the prime minister of Hamas’s threat.
