Otzma Yehudit

Israel Election 2026: The parties, blocs and battles that will shape Israel's future - explainer

Israel’s first post-October 7 election brings shifting alliances, new political faces and an uncertain path to power

Results of a Maariv poll measuring how many seats each party would receive in the October 2026 Knesset elections, results shared on August 28, 2026.
 A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.

Winter, Smotrich cross electoral threshold at expense of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Kan poll shows

(L-R): National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen in the Knesset plenum, December 29, 2022

Smotrich enters joint ticket talks with former Likud MK Feiglin as Likud slams Ben-Gvir

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.

From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis


Opposition strikes down coalition law after Otzma Yehudit absent from plenum

Israel's government removed the next three bills from the plenum's agenda after realizing they no longer had a majority.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

Otmza Yehudit, Shas resume spat as Knesset convenes for special recess session

The plenum may convene during the Knesset's summer recess following a special process initiated by either the government or a group of at least 25 Knesset members.

 (L-R): Otzma Yehduit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir and Shas head Arye Deri, seen in the Knesset plenum (illustrative)

Ministers, MKs criticize arrests of soldiers suspected of terrorist prisoner abuse

Politicians called for "urgent debates" and were critical of each other's stances on protests which broke out at the base.

 Protesters wave Israeli flags outside the Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli Military Police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Otzma Yehudit and haredi parties negotiating to pass series of controversial measures

Wheeling and dealing abound as Knesset wraps up summer session.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures following the announcement of exit polls at his party headquarters in Jerusalem.

'IDF pushing Hamas into a corner': MK Kreuzer slams deal that would 'endanger' Israel

MK Kreuzer on hostage negotiations: 'Hamas [still] remains firm on demand for IDF withdrawal'.

 Yitzhak Kreuzer

Minister Amichai Eliyahu calls out Attorney General: 'There is paralysis within the system'

Minister Amichai Eliyahu discusses Hamas's response to hostage deal, coalition disagreements, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's political views.

 Amichai Eliyahu

Yair Netanyahu: 'High Court and prosecutor's office destroying the country'

Netanyahu shared the words of Dr. Michael Ben-Ari, a former Knesset member of Otzma Yehudit, who was disqualified from running for the Knesset due to incitement to racism.

Yair Netanyahu

The rabbi's bill was a litmus test - analysis

Despite the sparks that flew on Wednesday, the rabbi bill itself is unlikely to destabilize the government in coming days.

 Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri at a party meeting, in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

'Shifa should become October 7 museum': Gaza resettlement caucus convenes

Knesset members attended a meeting regarding the resettlement of the Gaza Strip as outlined by Zionist goals of Jewish settlement in all of Israel.

 Right-wing Israelis march in support of settlements in the Gaza Strip, February 29, 2024

Israeli government in danger as Ben-Gvir, Smotrich refuse Gaza ceasefire deal

Later, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid slammed their statements, calling them a betrayal to national security.

(L-R) National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich