Shas

UTJ willing to join coalition talks pending haredi draft solution, Liberman willing to compromise

Opposition also seeks to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of alleged Likud plot • Liberman said to open door for haredi parties to join gov't

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President Isaac Herzog meets with representatives of United Torah Judaism during consultations for prime minister recommendations, November 5, 2026.
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Herzog announces mandate to be awarded Sunday as he works to bring 'good, stable gov't' for Israel

Liberman said to open door for haredi parties to join gov't • Opposition also seeks to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of alleged Likud plot

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Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Shas Council of Torah Sages decides Deri will continue to lead party after request to resign

According to Kikar Hashabbat, the council holds the position that Deri "is not permitted to resign from the leadership of Shas."

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President Isaac Herzog receiving the official results of the 26th Knesset election, November 4, 2026.

RZP-Zehut, Shas back Netanyahu, Yisrael Beytenu backs Eisenkot as Herzog ends first consultations

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

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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.

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByJONAH DAVIDOV, NACHUM PERRY
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.

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs amid election interference accusations

Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of attempting to undermine public trust in election result • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shin Bet chief David Zini and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attend a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 Massacre, marking three years since the Hamas attack, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026.

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.

NOVEMBER 2, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
A view of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 29, 2026.

Netanyahu calls for coalition of anti-terror parties, Oct. 7 survivors warn against unity gov't

IDI president says Israelis may not accept Arab parties in gov't • Opposition leaders to hold first joint meeting since election • CEC denies Likud request for briefing on suspected interference

NOVEMBER 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

Bennett backs Eisenkot as PM as talks with Herzog set for Wednesday

Mossad to provide Shin Bet with assessment of suspected foreign interference in elections • Likud MKs deny that they Yashar members asking them to defect • Liberman denies speakership reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

A purrfect day to vote: Taking part in the democratic process of Israel with my cat - comment

The stakes were high, the treats were packed, and off my spouse and I went to vote, with Medici in his adorable kitty backpack that always makes him look like an astronaut. 

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAARON REICH
The writer, Aaron Reich, is seen with their cat, Medici (full name HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich) waiting to vote in Jerusalem for the municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Likud MKs deny that they Yashar members asking them to defect, Eisenkot sets coalition principles

Mossad to provide Shin Bet with assessment of suspected foreign interference in elections• Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid meet to discuss election results, coordinate next steps

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstration at Habima Square in Tel Aviv in support of a Jewish-Arab partnership for the new government.

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."

OCTOBER 30, 2026ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Arye Deri places his ballot on Election Day on October 27, 2026.

Liberman rejects possibility of sitting with Arab parties, bloc leaders hold coalition talks

Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir, Smotrich as opposition leaders hold coalition talks • Shas's Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks

OCTOBER 30, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Shas officials blame hardline draft stance for one of party’s worst-ever election defeats

Shas has lost about 30% of its voters since 2022, leaving the ultra-Orthodox party with barely half its previous representation.

OCTOBER 29, 2026ByYEHUDA SHLEZINGER
A view of the empty Shas party election headquarters in Jerusalem, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.