Otzma Yehudit

Over half of Israelis want PM Netanyahu to retire from politics, not run in Knesset election - poll

Poll: 55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down, as the coalition drops to 49 seats and the opposition strengthens to a majority.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Jerusalem Day event, May 14, 2026; illustrative.
FORMER OTZMA YEHUDIT chair Michael Ben-Ari (left) and Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin (right) agree to run in a joint list ahead of elections, Wednesday, May 7, 2026.

Zehut party leader to run in elections on joint list with ex-Otzma Yehudit chair

Ofer Golan arrive for a court hearing of Yonatan Orich and Eli Feldstein who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation, at the Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, April 1, 2025.

Ben-Gvir appoints former Netanyahu adviser as Otzma Yehudit campaign strategist

Israelis attend a protest against the current Israeli government and the war in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2026.

Likud no longer the largest party in Knesset in latest election poll


Israeli government in danger as Ben-Gvir, Smotrich refuse Gaza ceasefire deal

Later, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid slammed their statements, calling them a betrayal to national security.

(L-R) National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

Israeli public wants elections, KAN poll shows

The poll also revealed that a near majority of the public supports a ground operation against Hezbollah in the North.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Bill proposal to define Hebron-area settlements as part of the Negev passes preliminary vote

At issue is a bill from 1991 that formed the Negev Development Authority, which is part of the Ministry of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience.

Soldiers overlook the Hebron region in 2014

Otzma Yehudit MK: 'The hostages can only be released through military action'

Otzma Yehudit MK stands firm: No surrender deal for hostages, calls for military action to ensure return and warns against Hamas manipulation.

 Yitzhak Kreuzer

Ben-Gvir, Arbel clash on WhatsApp over criticism of Attorney General

Ben-Gvir responded in bold letters, "I understand that you are busy flattering the attorney general – maybe one day you will be appointed a judge – but the truth cannot be concealed.

 MEMBERS OF THE opposition react during a past speech by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset.

Likud regains some ground, Gantz maintains lead in new poll

On opposite sides of the political spectrum, both Religious Zionism and the Labor Party have slipped beneath the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset. 

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.

Israeli minister launches attack on Netanyahu, calls to resettle Gaza

Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf claimed that "total victory" over Hamas would require Jewish resettlement in the Gaza Strip.

 Negev and the Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf attends a lobby to strengthen the Galilee at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, June 26, 2023.

Israeli MK: Fresh US sanctions 'delusional, disgraceful, and ugly'

Israeli politicians slam US sanctions on West Bank farms and individuals, decrying foreign intervention.

 MK Zvi Sukkot attends a Religious Zionist Party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem ,January 23, 2023

Israeli government officials slam chief rabbi's threat of haredi exodus

Yair Lapid lambasted the chief rabbi’s remarks on Sunday, stating, “Rabbi Yosef's words are an insult and disgrace to the IDF soldiers who risk their lives to defend the country."

 Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during the funeral procession of Rabbi Elimelech Wasserman, a senior judge in the Rabbinical Court, in Jerusalem. Rabbi Wasserman was killed in a terror attack earlier today. November 30, 2023.

'Hamas must come crawling and begging for a Gaza hostage deal' - interview

Rather than "award" the Palestinians a state, Hamas must come "crawling and begging" for a hostage deal after being completely defeated, Eliyahu said.

 Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu speaks with The Jerusalem Post, February 2024