Yashar Party

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

President Isaac Herzog meets with representatives of United Torah Judaism during consultations for prime minister recommendations, November 5, 2026.
Members of the Yashar party speak to the press following consultations with President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on whom to recommend to form Israel’s next government, November 5, 2026.

Eisenkot set to receive mandate to form Israeli gov't as Herzog rounds out consultation meetings

(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

United Torah Judaism party head MK Yaakov Asher alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, October 28, 2026

UTJ demands draft law from Netanyahu, but will it make Eisenkot pay upfront? - analysis


In unusual move, Herzog to begin coalition consultations with smallest Knesset parties

The consultations will begin Wednesday at 5 p.m. with Religious Zionism-Zehut, and end with Likud at 8:30 p.m. the following day.

President Isaac Herzog casts his ballot in the 26th Knesset election in Jerusalem.

Democrats to recommend Eisenkot for prime minister ahead of meeting with Herzog

Party chairman Yair Golan has called for the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu to form a coalition with the Arab parties.

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.

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.

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

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

Bennett to recommend Eisenkot as prime minister, B'Yachad party says ahead of meeting with Herzog

According to a statement released by the party, Bennett has told Eisenkot that the party supports him receiving the mandate to form the next government.

Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett meet to discuss the future of Israel's government, October 29, 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

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.

Eisenkot's Yashar party says Likud MKs, ministers called party list members

Likud responded to the claims later on Saturday, saying that Eisenkot is "under pressure from those who are disrupting their plans to cooperate with parties that support terrorism."

Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the Kotel, October 21, 2026.

Who are the high-profile names making their way into politics for the first time? - explainer

Alongside veteran politicians, several high-profile figures with notable personal and political stories will enter parliament. These are the names to know.

Yaakov Bardugo, a new member of the Likud party, attends an event presenting the party’s new candidates ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026.

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

Demonstration at Habima Square in Tel Aviv in support of a Jewish-Arab partnership for the new government.

Israel has the votes for change. Does it have the courage? - opinion

The Jewish led “change” bloc, together with the Arab parties Ra’am and the Joint List, holds a 67 seat majority. The math is clear. What is missing currently is the political courage to act on it.

Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett meet to discuss the future of Israel's government, October 29, 2026.