Benny Gantz
Yashar ahead of Likud in election polls, but Knesset majority still out of reach for both - poll
The polling average put the Zionist opposition at 51.25 seats, compared with 51 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, a near-perfect tie.
Benny Gantz's exit from Knesset race could help Ofer Winter cross electoral threshold
Eisenkot extends lead over Netanyahu in new poll, but neither bloc reaches majority
Gantz's political corpse does not need lynching, even after pursuing path to nowhere - opinion
Right 'sounds alarm' over Gantz withdrawal as Left consolidates ahead of elections
Gantz's withdrawal sparks warnings from Sa'ar and Smotrich over wasted right-wing votes, while left-wing leaders welcome the decision and rally ahead of the elections.
Benny Gantz pulls out of election race, eight days before Israelis head to the polls
Gantz's Blue and White party has consistently polled below the electoral threshold • Former defense minister vows to continue efforts to form a unity government
Liberman accuses Eisenkot of plotting post-election alliance with Netanyahu, siphoning votes
"We are 11 days away from the [most] fateful elections since the founding of the state," Eisenkot responded. "At this historic moment, we must keep a cool head and focus on the goal."
Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved
Settler extremists threw stones, assaulted IDF and Border Police, and set fire to property throughout the area, actions which members of the establishment utterly condemned.
Gantz: Post-Oct. 7, Israel’s future depends on a broad, moderate, Zionist government - opinion
Ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 election, Benny Gantz warns of national challenges, including internal division and weakened global ties, arguing Israel needs a broad moderate Zionist government.
Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll
Five polls released after Israel’s party lists closed show a fragmented race, with Gadi Eisenkot leading most surveys and Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in one.
Maariv pollster analyzes election race, Likud challenges, and threshold battles
Dr. Menachem Lazar analyzed the latest Maariv poll, saying smaller parties remain in a close battle for survival while Likud faces challenges from within its own political bloc.
Qualifying threshold considerations - opinion
What changed on Sept. 1 was that Netanyahu, after a refusal from Ben-Gvir, managed to get Smotrich to run in a single list with Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party.
Sara Netanyahu hints at conspiracy that Yair Golan had early knowledge of October 7 massacre
After the interview, Golan told Army Radio that he would file a defamation suit against Sara Netanyahu.
Gilad Erdan confirms talks with Benny Gantz on possible election alliance
Gantz also criticized calls to form another narrow coalition without the traditional right, arguing that both a narrow “change” government and a fully right-wing government had failed.
