Elections

The initiative stems from a legal battle to designate the Southern Faction of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Ra’am’s parent movement, as a terrorist organization.

Opposition coordinator MK Meirav Ben-Ari (Yesh Atid) pushed for progress on the Knesset dissolution bill, which proposes determining the election date in the committee debates.

The remarks came amid recent reports that senior figures on Israel’s political right have been holding talks on forming a new “statesmanlike” right-wing party, informally referred to as “Likud B.”

Dr. Yifat Ben Hay-Segev and council members argued that petitions against their appointments are politically driven and legally unfounded.

Before her current role, Distel-Atbaryan held the position of Israel’s public diplomacy minister, which she resigned from one week after the October 7 massacre.

Under a different Israeli government, many things that appear impossible today could suddenly become politically possible.

The poll also examined three scenarios in which Together, Yashar!, and Yisrael Beytenu would run as a single joint list, with the strongest results coming from Eisenkot leading the trio.

Israel’s move toward early elections raises legal questions over ambassador and consul-general appointments, with Attorney-General guidance expected to set limits.

Passage of the bill would begin the process to move the election date forward slightly from October 27.

Across the political spectrum, the public will not forget how the haredi political machine conducted itself during this war.