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Gilad Erdan, Ayelet Shaked announce they will not run in upcoming election

Former ministers Gilad Erdan and Ayelet Shaked announced they will not run in the upcoming election, citing the lack of a realistic path toward a broad unity government.

Former UN ambassador Gilad Erdan at a press conference in Tel Aviv announcing the establishment of a new right-wing party under his and MK Yuli Edelstein's leadership ahead of the upcoming general elections, August 6, 2026.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as Deputy Foreign Minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.

The Israeli Right needs a merger, not another messiah - opinion

Ayelet Shaked attends the Tel Aviv conference, at Tel Aviv University on May 7, 2025.

Edelstein, Shaked approached about party targeting dissatisfied right-wing, modern Orthodox voters

Israeli journalist Amit Segal speaks during the Jabotinsky conference in Jerusalem, December 23, 2024.

Amit Segal claims Netanyahu offered him fourth spot on Likud list, 'any ministerial role' in 2022


Israel, US sign last agreement for Visa Waiver Program

Before Israel can enter the US Visa Waiver Program, the deal has to pass three readings in Knesset.

 Israeli entry visa

Israel was right to abolish Ukrainian refugee restrictions - editorial

As Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai said, the High Court ruling “embodies our moral duty as a Jewish nation and state.”

Israel's High Court of Justice

Israel elections: Yamina skirting electoral threshold - poll

Both Yamina and Ra'am could help Netanyahu form a coalition or block him from doing so.

 Yamina's Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked seen in the plenum hall of the Israeli parliament during the voting in the presidential elections, in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021

Yamina remains intact as deadline for party split expires

According to Israeli law, a number of MKs may break away from their original party in order to receive funding as a separate party up to three days after the Knesset disperses.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked during a plenum session at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 28, 2022.

Netanyahu in good position to form government with Shaked next election - poll

Ayelet Shaked's Yamina party just manages to cross the electoral threshold, while Nitzan Horowitz's Meretz would fail entirely to do so.

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a discussion and a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset

Naftali Bennett to not run in next elections, Shaked to head Yamina

"My brother Naftali, thank you, in my name and the name of all the people of Israel," said Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen looking out of his office window.

Israel elections: Bennett, Yamina's futures discussed in talks with Shaked

Yamina's future is uncertain, with Shaked and Matan Kahana split on key issues and the outgoing PM unsure whether to remain as party leader.

 Yamina's Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked seen in the plenum hall of the Israeli parliament during the voting in the presidential elections, in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021

My Word: Political repeat cycle and spin

If we’re going to look like fools, I’d rather have a pleasant silly season than witness the political theater of the absurd. 

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett and his government attend their inauguration ceremony at the Knesset in July 2021.

Are Israeli elections going to harm the construction industry?

There is concern that the upcoming Israeli elections will significantly reduce construction and lead to further increases in housing prices across Israel.

 View of a costruction site in the central Israeli city of Be’er Ya’acov, February 22, 2022

Israeli election likely to put progress toward US visa waiver on hold

With the Knesset set to be dissolved next week, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked hopes to pass the laws as part of what is called “cleaning the table.”

The US Embassy in Jerusalem