Live Updates: Knesset forms Eisenkot bloc-led transitional committees as gov't remains without coalition
MK Gotliv calls Arab MKs 'terror supporters' • Liberman set to become only Eisenkot-bloc leader with direct security ties to Netanyahu • Otzma Yehudit submits bill to repeal Oslo Accords
Follow us on GoogleMK Roy Folkman (Yashar) chairs a meeting for the Knesset Arrangements Committee on November 11, 2026.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Liberman set to become only Eisenkot-bloc leader with direct security ties to Netanyahu
Liberman was set to head the Knesset's temporary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, while Eisenkot urged Netanyahu to exercise restraint in security decisions during the political transition.
ByANNA BARSKYAvigdor Liberman (L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90, MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)Go to the full article > >
Otzma Yehudit submits bill to repeal Oslo Accords, retake control of Areas A and B
Under the proposal, all agreements signed within the framework of the Oslo process and subsequent agreements would be annulled and no longer bind the State of Israel.
ByAVI SOLOMONMK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Eisenkot demands security briefings from Netanyahu, urges PM's restraint in military decisions
Amid reports of renewed tensions between Netanyahu and the IDF chief over Iran, Eisenkot demanded restraint and regular security briefings during the caretaker government period.
ByKESHET NEEVYashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
Tally Gotliv calls Arab MKs 'terror supporters,' attacks Jewish Ra'am MK as party's 'pet Jew'
ByAVI SOLOMONMK Tally Gotliv (Otzma Yehudit) attends an organizing comittee session on November 11, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Over 2,000 Jews urge Israel's opposition to unite and form 'coalition of change' with Arab parties
The letter itself was addressed to Yashar's Eisenkot, B'Yachad's Bennett and Lapid, The Democrats' Golan, Yisrael Beytenu's Liberman, Ra'am's Abbas, and The Joint List's Jabareen.
ByJAMES GENNBritish Jews and Zionists hold a pro-Israel protest in London, including flying British, Israeli, and combination flags, October 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: Guy Smallman/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Opposition bloc secures majority in its first Knesset vote, Yashar MK to head key committee
The Eisenkot bloc secured a 63-50 victory in the first vote of the new Knesset, gaining a majority on a key committee that will shape parliamentary appointments and legislation.
ByKESHET NEEVMembers of Knesset vote in the organizing committee on November 11, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu says Israel is in 'times of trial,' renews call for unity
ByWALLAIsrael votes 2026: All you need to know
The final voter turnout was 77.7% when polls closed at 10:00 p.m., according to the Central Elections Committee (CEC), up 7.1% from the 2022 election.
Likud remains the largest party: Netanyahu's Likud won 27 seats, followed by Eisenkot's Yashar with 21 and Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad with 12.
Netanyahu's bloc leads, but falls short of a majority: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats.
Arab parties hold 19 seats: The Joint List and Ra'am secured a combined 19 seats, giving them a potentially decisive role in efforts to form the next government.
What happens next? President Isaac Herzog has awarded the mandate to Eisenkot, presenting him with the task of forming the next government. Eisenkot will initially have 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to form a coalition.
Could Israel face another election? If no candidate succeeds in forming a government through the prescribed process, the political deadlock could ultimately lead to another election.
