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As sanctions, isolation and strained alliances mount, who will be Israel’s next foreign minister?

Sa’ar wants to stay, Katz could return and Lapid leads the opposition field, but whoever gets the job will inherit growing sanctions pressure, damaged Western ties and the challenge of rebuilding Israel’s international standing

Itamar Eichner | 09.08.26

Lapid unveils Yesh Atid election slate after wave of departures ahead of joint run with Bennett

Lapid’s party will receive about 40% of slots in Naftali Bennett’s joint Beyachad slate, with Merav Ben Ari, Noam Tibon and Meirav Cohen among its highest-ranked candidates

Moran Azulay | 09.05.26

Yesh Atid’s downfall: Nearly half of Lapid’s lawmakers are heading for the exits

In 2022, Yesh Atid was Israel's second-largest party with 24 seats; now, after joining forces with Bennett and ahead of its new slate, just 13 MKs remain; four quit politics, two made way for new faces and two will run with other parties

Moran Azulay | 09.02.26

Israel election 2026: the 8 battles still shaping party lists before deadline

With candidate lists closing in about 10 days, parties are still weighing mergers, defections and surprise recruits, from a possible Smotrich-Likud deal to Gantz’s future and whether Yoav Segalovitz joins Ra’am

Moran Azulay | 08.30.26

Down to the wire: Knesset election slates take shape as deadline nears

With less than two weeks to file candidate lists, parties are still juggling reserved slots, mergers, new recruits and survival around the electoral threshold

Moran Azulay, Yuval Karni, Einav Halabi | 08.26.26

‘Like dating the Tinder Swindler’: opposition rejects Netanyahu unity push ahead of election

Lapid says Yesh Atid will not sit with Netanyahu after PM called for a broad national government at a Saturday press conference, accusing him of failing to take responsibility for October 7 and predicting he will lose the next election

Moran Azulay, Itamar Eichner | 06.29.26

רה"מ בנימין נתניהו בהצהרה לתקשורת לאחר חתימת ההסכם בין ארה"ב לאיראן

‘If Israel was nearly destroyed, you failed’: Netanyahu under fire over Iran remarks

Opposition leaders accuse Netanyahu of changing his Iran war goals after he said Israel only sought to push back the threat, while Bennett says his government’s term is ending in ‘historic failure’

Moran Azulay | 06.15.26

‘Full-on vassal’: Netanyahu under fire after Trump halts Beirut strike

Lapid says Israelis learned of the halt from Trump, not their government, while Bennett, Liberman and Ben-Gvir accuse Netanyahu of losing control and failing to act against Hezbollah

Itamar Eichner | 06.01.26

בנט ויאיר לפיד בכנס הבכורה של מפלגת ״ביחד בראשות בנט״

Bennett, Lapid launch Together party: ‘Netanyahu is hysterical, coalition is collapsing’

Former PMs unveiled Together before 3,500 supporters in Tel Aviv, vowing to form a state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7 and replace Netanyahu’s government

Yuval Karni | 05.12.26

ועידת ההייטק הביטחוני של ynet ו-"ידיעות אחרונות" בשיתוף לשכת המהנדסים

Eisenkot believed joint run with Bennett and Lapid could defeat Netanyahu, but that was before their alliance

Chairman of the Yashar party tells closed meeting he was not informed about the alliance between Bennett and Lapid: 'That is not how partnerships are built, but I'm not offended'; source tells ynet this could lead to partnership with Liberman

Yuval Karni | 05.10.26

Eisenkot, Liberman weigh surprise merger after Bennett-Lapid pact as election draws near

Sources say talks remain preliminary, with leadership unresolved, as both sides weigh whether a joint run would add seats to the bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu

Yuval Karni | 05.04.26

Victory with ‘61 Zionist and statesmanlike votes’: Eisenkot ready to coordinate

After Bennett and Lapid announced a joint run, ex-IDF chief and Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot asked Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Golan to meet saying coordination is needed to secure victory

Moran Azulay | 04.27.26

Bennett’s grand plan and the challenges that stand in his way

The former PMs' surprise alliance is meant to build momentum against Netanyahu, but it could alienate right-wing voters and complicate efforts to bring in former military chief Eisenkot

Moran Azulay | 04.27.26

Bennett, Lapid announce joint run: 'Fateful moments require bold steps'

Hours after announcing their alliance, Bennett told Gadi Eisenkot that 'our door is open,' and pledged that if elected, his government would establish a state inquiry on its first day into the failures surrounding the Oct. 7 attack

Moran Azulay | 04.26.26

Bennett, Lapid announce dramatic move to merge parties ahead of elections

Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett say the merger aims to unify the anti-government bloc, end internal divisions and focus on winning the upcoming election under a joint list led by Bennett

Moran Azulay | 04.26.26

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