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Two weeks to Israel's election: Eisenkot must stop playing it safe

Opinion: Polls show Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu on who is better suited to be prime minister, but his campaign needs firm promises on Gaza and Iran, a united opposition and a message that can win over disillusioned Likud voters before it is too late

Nadav Eyal | 10.13.26

Ben Gvir left with a dilemma as Israeli parties seal election deals: How the system works

Netanyahu and Smotrich have joined forces, Bennett has paired with Lieberman and Eisenkot with Golan, while ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties have secured their own deals; Ben Gvir must decide whether to partner with Ofer Winter as the October 16 deadline approaches

Dan Oren | 10.11.26

Likud assembles special team to lure defectors from Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party after election

Likud lawmakers and strategic advisers are examining candidates' past statements, ties and rabbinic influences in hopes of winning defections after the vote, echoing the tactic used against Naftali Bennett; Yashar officials insist the slate will hold

Moran Azulay | 10.11.26

Deal reached on flights bringing Israelis home for election as Likud drops complaint

Under a compromise between the Likud Party and organizers of an initiative to fly Israelis home to vote, prices for flights already offered will remain unchanged, but no additional flights will be sold through the program

Amir Ettinger | 10.06.26

Netanyahu ignores war’s toll, but what did intelligence say: Was Israel facing annihilation?

At a Likud campaign event, Netanyahu said action against Iran saved Israel from destruction, while leaving Oct. 7 and the war’s toll out of his security pitch; public intelligence showed serious nuclear risk but not an assembled Iranian bomb

Itamar Eichner | 09.17.26

Despite calls for wide coalition, Netanyahu reassures Ben-Gvir he will stay in government

Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv are campaigning to pull right-wing voters from Likud, warning he could be sidelined; Likud officials fear a strong Otzma Yehudit result would give the far-right party leverage to demand senior cabinet posts

Moran Azulay | 09.14.26

אלישע מדן טליק גואילי דוד פטר אמיר אביבי יעקב ברדוגו אלי גולדשמיט

Netanyahu taps Channel 14 pundit Yaakov Bardugo for Likud slate despite internal opposition

Netanyahu’s latest picks also include hostage mother Talik Gvili, wounded reservist Elisha Medan, security hawk Amir Avivi, Kohelet lawyer David Peter and former Labor MK Eli Goldschmidt

Moran Azulay | 09.08.26

Netanyahu's pick Oren Dobronsky drops Likud Knesset bid rather than give up US citizenship

PM misses a Likud tribunal deadline to reveal his remaining reserved candidates as the party pushes its meeting toward the 10 p.m. national filing cutoff; Dobronsky says he will instead join the Likud team as a professional AI minister

Moran Azulay | 09.08.26

Clock ticks down as parties still scrambling over final Knesset slates

Likud wrestles with Netanyahu’s reserved slots, Haredi parties shake up their ranks and struggling factions seek last-minute alliances before candidate lists close

Amir Ettinger | 09.08.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מצביע בפריימריז לליכוד

Netanyahu defies Likud tribunal deadline, plans last-minute slate reveal

The 9 p.m. deadline passed without Netanyahu revealing his reserved candidates; Likud sources say he will not allow a secret vote, while his lawyer says the names will be released Tuesday morning, hours before the party meets

Moran Azulay | 09.07.26

Netanyahu’s real election test isn’t when he woke up on Oct. 7, but his record in power

Opinion: As parties race to finalize their slates, Netanyahu faces judgment over his years in power, while Eisenkot, Lapid and Lieberman enter the campaign from sharply different positions

Shimon Shiffer | 09.06.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו בכנס בכירים במערכת הביטחון והמוסד

Netanyahu races to finalize Likud election slate amid growing party tensions

Ministers and lawmakers are pressing the PM to limit last-minute appointments as merger talks stall and potential recruits remain under wraps ahead of Tuesday’s filing deadline

Moran Azulay | 09.06.26

Netanyahu’s election plan falters as Israel’s right splinters

With candidate lists due soon, Netanyahu is trying to prevent right-wing votes from being wasted below Israel’s electoral threshold, but Ben-Gvir and newcomer Ofer Winter insist on running independently

Moran Azulay | 08.30.26

השר אלי כהן, השבוע. "אני קם כל בוקר ב־7:00 ועובד כל היום לטובת המדינה"

Likud’s rising star Eli Cohen on Netanyahu, Iran and the fight for the right

Eli Cohen topped the Likud primaries, crediting his record over populist rhetoric; Eyeing the Finance Ministry, he backs ultra-Orthodox enlistment and vows to strike Iran again if it revives its nuclear or missile programs

Yuval Karni | 08.28.26

אירוע הדגל השנתי של מועצת בנימין בירושלים

Likud backs Shas demand to pass draft law before forming next government

Likud spokesman Guy Levy says the party hopes to approve the controversial ultra-Orthodox draft law immediately after the election, before a new coalition is formally established

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 08.27.26

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