Blue and White

Yoaz Hendel: Reservists Party expected to join political alliance ahead of elections - interview

Speaking after the party held internal primaries this week to determine its Knesset list, Hendel said he was engaged in "sensitive talks" regarding a merger. 

|ByKESHET NEEV
YOAZ HENDEL, head of the Reservists’ Party and former minister, holds a press conference in Petah Tikva, May 10, 2026.
Benny Gantz speaks at the Knesset May 11, 2026.

Israel's next gov't should be comprised of Zionist parties from across political aisle, Gantz says

Gantz also expressed doubt that the current US-Iran deal would hold, particularly with how the framework relates to Lebanon.

|By103FM
A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.

Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll

This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, earlier this year.

Benny Gantz’s long political decline is reaching its final stage - opinion

Once seen as Netanyahu’s strongest rival, Benny Gantz now faces political isolation and fading public support.

|ByORI WERTMAN

Gantz: Palestinian recognition is not against Netanyahu, but against Israel's bipartisan consensus

Blue and White head Benny Gantz warns in NYT op-ed that recognizing a Palestinian state now risks Israel’s security and rewards PA failure.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025.

Eisenkot urges Gantz to resign should Blue and White hover near election threshold

Eisenkot, who served as the party's number two, announced in late June that he was leaving the party and resigning from the Knesset. 

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Unity MKs Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Netanyahu has no plans to dismantle right-wing bloc for Gantz, PM's office tells partners - report

According to the report, coalition members are concerned that Gantz's entry to the government will allow Netanyahu to move forward on a hostage deal and the end of the war in the Gaza Strip.

AUGUST 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset museum, in Jerusalem, August 11, 2025

From national savior to political casualty: The rise and fall of Benny Gantz - analysis

Gantz's steep decline can be traced to June 9, 2024, when he resigned from the government after issuing an ultimatum a month earlier demanding that Netanyahu present a post-war plan. 

AUGUST 24, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025.

Gantz's party fails to pass threshold, Bennett takes lead - poll

Despite Blue and White’s decline, the opposition bloc strengthened, rising to 61 Knesset seats compared to 48 for the coalition.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Leader of the Blue and White Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Gantz not in talks to join Netanyahu gov't, Blue and White Party confirms to 'Post'

The spokesperson added that if the possibility of bringing back living hostages was on the table, “political considerations would not be made.”

AUGUST 20, 2025ByKESHET NEEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.

After Eisenkot exodus, another lawmaker leaves Gantz's Blue and White party

MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen announced her resignation from Blue and White on Thursday, intending to join MK Gadi Eisenkot.

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Unity MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen is seen speaking with Zvika Klein (not pictured) at The Jerusalem Post's Democracy 2023 conference, on January 24, 2023.

A meaningful choice: Celebrating independence in Israeli style

Israeli brands in fashion, design, beauty, and lifestyle prove year after year that innovation, creativity, and quality are an inseparable part of the local DNA.

APRIL 28, 2025ByWALLA! HOME, DESIGN
A pack of clips by Hostess, NIS 13.50, available at retail chains and on the importer’s website Intersun: www.intersun.co.il

New Zealand museum that lit up blue and white forced to apologize

Pro-Palestinian activists were ‘very outraged’ about sign of solidarity with terror victims.

OCTOBER 17, 2023ByATARA BECK
The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials.

Blue-and-white keeps Euro dream alive

Kanichowsky scores 93rd-minute winner at Bloomfield to beat Belarus and keeps Israel in the race for one of two Group I berths.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
GABY KANICHOWSKY (jumping in air) celebrates with his Israel teammates after scoring in stoppage time late Tuesday night to give the blue-and-white a 1-0 victory over visiting Belarus at Bloomfield Stadium in their Group I Euro 2024 qualifier.