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Opposition bloc continues to hold 61 seat majority as Bennett's party gains on Likud - poll

Responding to the poll, Opposition leader Yair Lapid said the results show that “reality is stronger than all attempts at brainwashing.”

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.
Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures, education minister says

Head of the opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

Lapid accuses Netanyahu of achieving 'worst result' in Iran war, 'selling lies' to the US

Ultra orthodox Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

Netanyahu, Bismuth to advance controversial haredi draft bill amid IDF manpower shortage


Lapid's Yesh Atid initiates process to dissolve Knesset, send Israel to elections

The party will need the signatures of at least 61 MKs in order to file a request to Knesset Speaker MK Amir Ohana to approve the new proposal.

  Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

‘A ceasefire is not a goal, it’s a tool’: Israeli lawmakers cautiously weigh cost of victory

While the ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump has held for over 48 hours, its implications remain a matter of dispute.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Netanyahu surges in first poll after Iran war, Bennett's bloc remains ahead, election poll finds

Netanyahu's bloc has risen from 46 to 48 seats, while the opposition bloc still maintains a majority of 62 seats, allowing Bennett to form an alternative government even without the Arab parties.

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Leading rabbi to instruct ultra-Orthodox faction to exit Netanyahu's coalition

Haredi leader hints at coalition exit over IDF draft bill delays, potentially collapsing the government.

 Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, pictured in 2014.

Smotrich allegedly pays thousands in misused for social media ad campaign

The Yesh Atid MK alleged that the RZP created a campaign to outline financial benefits to reservists "on behalf" of Finance Minister Smotrich.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

Knesset lobby pushes for increased support for Israel's caregivers

Corn, a veteran family therapist, who was thrilled by the establishment of the lobby, noted that caregivers “are invisible in the population."

 THE RATE OF caregivers will increase significantly in the coming decades.

Proposed coalition bill to raise MK salaries to that of senior judges faces backlash

The bill sought to equalize the prime minister’s salary with that of senior members of the justice system, including the High Court of Justice president and justices.

Israeli coalition ministers and MKs seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

'October 7 pulled us further from a two-state solution,’ Israeli, British experts tell UK committee

The committee heard from Yesh Atid MK Shelly Tal Meron, the legal director of UK Lawyers for Israel, Natasha Hausdorff, and British journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Opposition initiates special plenum meeting to discuss hostages, Ronen Bar

The opposition officially filed a request to convene the Knesset plenum for a special session in order to discuss the hostages and incitement against Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.

 PROTESTERS DEMAND the release of all the hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, earlier this month. Every day of fighting reduces the chance of hostages returning alive, the writer states.

Intel. shows Israel heading toward political assassination, Lapid warns

The opposition head laid the blame at the feet of the government, and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the incitement.

 Opposition head MK Yair Lapid speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, April 20, 2025