Benjamin Netanyahu

Likud, Yashar to hold coalition negotiations as Eisenkot's second week with mandate begins

Likud announced that MK Ophir Katz and attorney Michael Rabello would represent the party in the negotiations, while Yashar tapped MK Chili Tropper and Yoav Horowitz.

Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026
Democrats leader MK Yair Golan speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Yair Golan's Democrats push to repeal Netanyahu's judicial reform attempts in new Knesset committee

Yashar head MK Gadi Eisenkot and UTJ head MK Yakov Asher seen at a ceremony following the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Coalition talks at a crossroads as Eisenkot, Netanyahu battle for haredi parties

IAF F-16 takes off, May 5, 2026.

Israel's defense establishment sees no urgent need to strike Iran until new gov't formed - report


Want to save Jews? Do not give the Interior Ministry to the haredim - opinion

At a time of rising antisemitism, Israel should welcome Diaspora Jews rather than make them feel unwelcome because of their faith.

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.

Joint List calls for Jewish-Arab unity to oust Netanyahu as Katz warns against Ra'am joining gov't

Yisrael Beytenu MK warns Eisenkot against Netanyahu unity deal • Democrats representative to chair special Knesset committee repealing judicial overhaul laws

Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen and faction chairman Ahmad Tibi attend a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026.

Likud MK Medan camps outside Knesset calling for national unity to help Israel remain 'one people'

"I intend to stay in the tent day and night, in the cold and the rain, to give voice to large sections of the people who keep reaching out to me with their longing for unity," Madan wrote.

Likud MK Elisha Medan seen at a protest tent he set up outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, calling for the formation of a unity government, November 15, 2026

Eisenkot slams Netanyahu's unity government call as 'political spin,' says negotiations scheduled

Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of political spin over his unity government appeal, saying talks were already scheduled and demanding a break with extremists.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot at a ceremony following the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026.

Netanyahu: Unity government is answer to MKs who walked out during 'Hatikvah'

Netanyahu called for a national unity government following his meeting with Eisenkot, invoking the Hatikvah walkout and warning of Iran's nuclear threat.

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot

Can Netanyahu learn from Theodore Roosevelt and step aside to save Likud? - opinion

Theodore Roosevelt stepped aside to keep his party in power. Netanyahu may face the same choice as Eisenkot seeks to form Israel's next government. Copy

After winning the election in 1904, Theodore Roosevelt promised not to run again in 1908. Could Netanyahu step aside as well?

Netanyahu buys time as haredi parties weigh Eisenkot coalition, but lacks alternative - analysis

Netanyahu is buying time as haredi parties weigh joining Eisenkot, but the prime minister has yet to offer a viable alternative to a change of government.

Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Israel needs leaders who can unite the nation, not deepen its divisions - opinion

Israel's leaders must stop deepening divisions and recognize that lasting peace requires understanding and compromise.

MK Gadi Eisenkot after the swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset on November 10, 2026.

Israel must put restoring its global standing above domestic politics - opinion

The greatest threat facing Israel may not be military but diplomatic – and the next prime minister must act before it is too late.

Children wave Israeli flags outside the Knesset during the swearing-in ceremony of the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Netanyahu’s son calls PM's opponents ‘saboteurs’ in book to be distributed by Simon & Schuster

Yair Netanyahu, a 35-year-old political activist, has authored “Two-Front War: Inside Israel’s Fight for Survival – Against Foreign Enemies and Domestic Saboteurs.”

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.