Naftali Bennett

Israel's opposition weighs minority coalition as Bennett, Liberman reject Arab support

Gadi Eisenkot is considering a minority government if the opposition wins 58 or 59 seats, but Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman insist on a Zionist majority.

Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.
Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026

Large share of Israelis prefer holding new elections if no coalition formed, IDI survey shows

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Israel’s election campaign lacks substance, fresh leadership, and vision - opinion

BALLOT PAPERS of various political parties displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, Oct. 14.

Beyond the polls: What are Israelis really thinking as they head to the ballot box?


Coalition, opposition tie at 52 seats as Netanyahu's Likud gets closer to Eisenkot's Yashar - poll

The opposition bloc lost one seat after the Democrats dropped by one mandate, while the other parties in the bloc remained unchanged.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.

Michal Negri to 'Post': My son took responsibility on Oct. 7, our leaders must too - interview

"They owe it to the people that were torn out of their houses, they owe it to the people that were murdered, they owe it to the people that were raped, and they owe it to every citizen in Israel.”

Former Ra’anana Municipality director-general Michal Negri speaks to The Jerusalem Post, October 4, 2026.

'We will complete the mission,' Netanyahu says, lights candle in memory of Oct. 7 victims

Ben-Gvir called for the dismantling of the PA in the West Bank • Gadi Eisenkot, former IDF chief of staff and current leader of the Yashar party, marked the day by going to Kibbutz Re'im.

Israelis mourn at the site of the Nova festival on October 6, 2026, on the eve of the third anniversary of the October 7 Massacre.

Nearly half of Israelis equally blame government, IDF for October 7 failures, poll finds

N12's poll also found broad support for an Oct. 7 state inquiry and sharp political divisions over Netanyahu's responsibility for the massacre, while Eisenkot's Yashar emerged as the largest party.

The Nova Music Festival memorial, pictured October 6, 2026.

Bennett vows to pass 'Deri Law' barring draft evaders from Israel's security cabinet in next gov't

Though Shas's Arye Deri served briefly in the IDF, the party has come under fire over its stance on haredi conscription to the IDF amid the military’s severe manpower shortage.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the ICT’s Shabtai Shavit International Conference on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University.

Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'

UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'

Rabbi Dov Lando attends a wedding in Bnei Brak, January 15, 2026.

Bennett: 'Direct line' connects flydubai attempted hijacking, Oct. 7 after gov. trades blame

This comes after Transportation Minister Miri Regev denied that her agency was responsible for vetting the crew for foreign airlines, despite a 2023 that stipulates as such.

B'Yachad leader and former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026

Three questions Israelis must ask themselves before voting on October 27 - opinion

Israel’s next leader must be evaluated on how they managed both their party lists and campaigns, what they believe are the nation’s main challenges, and their approach to foreign policy.

An illustration of an Israeli voting at the ballot box.

Bennett, Lapid meet family of Haymanot Kasau, pledge to transfer case to Shin Bet, Zini if elected

"I committed to them that we would turn to the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, to examine the Shin Bet's involvement in the matter," Bennett said in a post on X/Twitter.

Family of Haymanot Kasau, an Ethiopian Israeli girl who has been missing since February 2024, meet with Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.

Bnei Brak man charged with assault after throwing salt shaker at Bennett

Eliya Azrad faces charges of assault after throwing a salt shaker at Bennett, striking two of Bennett's staffers. Prosecutors requested that Azrad be kept under house arrest.

Former Israeli Prime Minister and Beyachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks to the media at the Families’ Sukkah at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026.