Coalition
Shas's Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks
"We are not in anyone's bloc," Maran Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Landau said, calling on MKs from Degel Hatorah to join the opposition coalition. "We are in the bloc of the Torah world."
Israel’s coalition politics: How can you win an election and still lose power? - explainer
The morning after: Israel’s election leaves more questions than answers
Eisenkot leads Netanyahu but deadlock looms, election polls show two days before Israelis vote
Israel Election 2026: Pollster Shmuel Rosner says Israelis have already made up their minds
Shmuel Rosner, a JPPI senior fellow and Channel 13 election pollster, argues that Netanyahu's late blitz is not a play for 61 seats, but a move to stop the opposition from forming a coalition.
Majority of Israelis favor unity government if October 27 election ends without clear winner - poll
The Maariv poll also found that 48% of people think Gadi Eisenkot would make a better prime minister than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had 41% support, giving Eisenkot a significant lead.
Israelis aren’t afraid of Iran, they’re afraid of supermarket prices, Zelekha says - interview
“If anyone gets in my way, I will bring down their government,” he said, stating he would demand control of the Finance Ministry and the Competition Authority in coalition negotiations.
Nearly half of Israelis equally blame government, IDF for October 7 failures, poll finds
N12's poll also found broad support for an Oct. 7 state inquiry and sharp political divisions over Netanyahu's responsibility for the massacre, while Eisenkot's Yashar emerged as the largest party.
AfD struggles to form government in Germany despite landmark election victory
Founded in 2013 as a eurosceptic movement, the AfD won over voters with an increasingly hardline opposition to immigration after around a million people fled to Germany in 2015.
Gaps narrow between coalition, opposition blocs as security is spotlighted in public agenda - poll
According to the poll, the coalition bloc gained two seats this week, rising to 51, while the Zionist opposition bloc fell by two seats to 53.
Israel's electoral system leaves voters with no representative to call their own - opinion
Israel’s proportional representation system lacks a constituency-based element, leaving voters with little direct connection to their elected representatives
Ofir Katz backs Ben-Gvir push to apply death penalty law for Neveh Tzuf terrorist
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed interest in the issue and asked IDF officials whether the law could the applied in the current case.
Coalition strengthens as People of Israel crosses threshold, despite Likud dropping one seat - poll
The poll also found that after the previous survey showed the Reservists and Economic party crossing the threshold while Ofer Winter’s party did not, the two have now switched roles.
Yemeni anti-Houthi coalition kills Islamic State's chief spokesperson, state security service says
Islamic State's official media has not confirmed or denied the raid or Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari's death at the time of writing.
