KESHET NEEV

Keshet is The Jerusalem Post Knesset and political correspondent. Originally from Calgary, Canada, she moved to Israel in 2015. She completed her national service at the Foreign Ministry and continued to pursue a BA in Communications Journalism and English Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, arrives to submit the Otzma Yehudit party list to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Ben-Gvir to demand extradition of flydubai pilot to Israel after attempted terror hijacking

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Israeli ministers call for increased military action after flydubai incident

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with one of the passengers from the hijhacked flydubai flight at Ben-Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026.

Netanyahu confirms flydubai pilot conducted stabbing, praises passengers' heroism at Ben-Gurion


Bennett: IDF will collapse without haredi enlistment, Netanyahu is dismantling military

Former PM warns IDF 'on verge of collapse' without haredi conscription • Netanyahu 'leading the most serious threat of all' in mass draft evasions, vote for PM is 'direct vote against troops'

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

Israeli opposition leaders form working teams to coordinate campaign, 'win the election'

The meeting brought together the four main party leaders in the bloc: Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar), Naftali Bennett (B’Yachad), Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), and Yair Golan (The Democrats).

Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

High Court orders Shin Bet, government to answer Yair Golan protection petition

The Democrats said Israel Police had raised Golan’s risk level to 4 on a six-point scale, which it described as high and identical to the rating given to Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot.

Yair Golan leads The Democrats, it is polling at around 10 seats.

Yashar party unveils plan for young adults with rent caps and military pay raises in campaign push

Among the key points of the plan laid out by the Yashar party was to increase the salaries of soldiers by 15%, along with a 50% increase for combat soldiers in their third year of service.

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, together with party members, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026.

Ben-Gvir allegedly using bot network in campaign against political rivals

Ben-Gvir reportedly has ties to a coordinated network of more than 100 social media accounts used to target his political rivals.

Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir and fellow party member Tali Gottlieb attend a press conference ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026

'Stop treating them like infants': Einat Wilf's plan to disarm Hamas in next government - interview

Einat Wilf, a former MK, is running for the Knesset with the Reservists-Economic Party, and laid out her plan to ensure Israel's and the Jewish diaspora's security.

Einat Wilf sits for an interview with The Jerusalem Post

'I hate the word coexistence': Yoseph Haddad’s plan to bring Arab-Israeli partnership to Knesset

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yoseph Haddad lays out his plan to bridge the gap in Arab-Israeli society, drawing red lines, and seeking to bring new faces to the Knesset

YOSEPH HADDAD, No. 2 on the new People of Israel Party list, speaks to the ‘Post’ at its Jerusalem office earlier this month.

Five 'change bloc' leaders hold coordinating meeting ahead of elections

Opposition leader Yair Lapid hosted change bloc chiefs, including Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, on Saturday night to coordinate election moves amid rising internal tensions.

Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

‘I want to bring change and repair’: Eisenkot lays out vision for Israel in first English interview

Speaking exclusively to the Post, the Yashar leader explains how he would replace Benjamin Netanyahu, his stance on the failures of Oct. 7, and the personal loss that shaped his political mission.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, speaks to the Jerusalem Post ahead of elections in September 2026.

Ben-Gvir demands Defense Ministry, Tally Gotliv for justice minister in next gov’t

Ben-Gvir leads the far-right Otzma Yehudit party and recently added Gotliv to the second slot on his list after she left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party.

Itamar Ben-Gvir at a campaign event in Jerusalem.