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Israel election 2026: Gantz, Shaked and Edelstein explore new unity ticket

Former ministers and military figures met at Yuli Edelstein’s home to explore a joint slate outside Israel’s rival political blocs, but remain divided over who would lead it and whether it could prevent either camp from securing a 61-seat majority

Amir Ettinger | 07.21.26

Pro-Israel activist Yoseph Haddad edges closer to Knesset run as parties circle

Haddad holds first activist meeting as he weighs whether to run independently, join an existing party or accept a reserved spot in Likud, while several new political alliances take shape ahead of the election

Moran Azulay | 07.07.26

Small parties could decide Israel’s election, if they survive the threshold

Yuli Edelstein’s talks with Ayelet Shaked, Gilad Erdan and Yoaz Hendel are part of a wider scramble among right-wing and centrist splinters trying to avoid wasting votes before 2026

Moran Azulay | 07.04.26

Likud veteran Yuli Edelstein quits after draft-law clash with Netanyahu

The former Knesset speaker and longtime Likud senior figure says he will not run in the party’s primaries, months after Netanyahu removed him from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee over his refusal to advance a Haredi draft exemption bill

Moran Azulay | 07.03.26

After refusing to advance Haredi draft bill, Likud votes to replace Edelstein as chair of Knesset defense committee

Boaz Bismuth was elected to the position by a majority of 29 to 4, and the Haredi factions expect him to introduce a law that will keep yeshiva students out of the IDF

Moran Azulay, Sivan Hilaie | 07.23.25

Haredi parties pressure Netanyahu to appoint Likud's Bismuth to chair key Knesset committee

Ultra-Orthodox parties are pressuring Netanyahu to back MK Boaz Bismuth as the next chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, abandoning earlier support for MK Hanoch Milwidsky in a surprise late-night shift

Moran Azulay | 07.23.25

התפרעות חרדים במתחם אאורה בעקבות מציאת שרידי בית קברות

3 Haredi men arrested at protest over construction held for draft dodging as rabbis vow national resistance

They were arrested at a protest over desecrating a burial ground and held after being handed over to military police for dodging IDF draft; Their detention has sparked plans for nationwide demonstrations as leading rabbis urge yeshiva students to defy enlistment and ignore government efforts

Shilo Freid | 07.22.25

Likud set to oust Edelstein from Knesset panel over draft bill; Netanyahu loyalists to vie for post

Likud MKs Hanoch Milwidsky and Nissim Vaturi are set to challenge Edelstein for chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, with the former expected to win vote

Moran Azulay | 07.21.25

Likud pushes to oust Edelstein from Knesset panel over draft bill, Netanyahu loyalist to replace him

MK Hanoch Milwidsky is expected to challenge Edelstein as chair of Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, as PM seeks to push forward contentious draft law expanding exemptions for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students

Moran Azulay | 07.21.25

Shas weighs leaving government over ‘harm to Torah scholars’

Its Council of Torah Sages will discuss the Sephardic movement's future in the government, due to the crisis surrounding the draft exemption law; It is likely that Shas will announce its withdrawal from the government in the coming days

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 07.15.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו משוחח עם ח"כ משה גפני במליאת הכנסת - חוק הרווחים הכלואים

United Torah Judaism says leaving government over draft exemption law

During Netanyahu blitz of talks, Degel HaTorah announces it would quit the coalition, citing Likud's draft law breach after a meeting with Edelstein; Agudath Israel follows

Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid | 07.14.25

בנימין נתניהו אריה דרעי יצחק גולדקנופף משה גפני יולי אדלשטיין

Government survives Knesset dissolution vote after draft compromise with ultra-Orthodox bloc

After late-night rabbinic intervention and a draft law compromise, Haredi lawmakers side with coalition, defeating opposition’s bid to dissolve the Knesset 61–53 and granting Netanyahu government crucial reprieve

Sivan Hilaie, Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 06.12.25

Netanyahu explores ousting Edelstein to delay dissolution of Knesset, but haredim push back

As the crisis peaks, Shas blasts Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair, who refuses to back down; After meeting Netanyahu, he says talks were 'positive'—the same words he used before the last blowup

Moran Azulay | 06.04.25

Shas likely to support the dissolution of Knesset, Deri: 'Edelstein is blocking everything'

In an urgent and fateful meeting called by the Shas chairman, the party decided to support dissolution of the Knesset; Deri harshly attacked the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee: 'Edelstein is acting out of personal revenge. We have no choice'; Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Edelstein tonight

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 06.04.25

Ultra-Orthodox parties say they will continue to block Knesset votes over draft exemption law

Netanyahu detects impatience in his base with the Haredi demands surrounding the draft exemption law and this time is not going out of his way to appease them; Haredim say that Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chair Yuli Edelstein is pushing the country to new elections

Moran Azulay | 05.11.25

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