Yisrael Beytenu

Israel Election 2026: What does Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026
A drone view of an election billboard by Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party depicting Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and a text in Hebrew that reads "They Want Netanyahu to Lose, Don't let them Win."

Israel’s election is approaching, but candidates are offering slogans instead of policies - opinion

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Liberman's unified strategy is key for state-oriented Zionist bloc's victory in elections - opinion

MK Dan Illouz attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 28, 2026.

MK Dan Illouz quits Knesset after switch to Yisrael Beytenu, haredi man takes Likud spot


Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu petitions for emergency Knesset debate on Gaza takeover

As the Knesset is currently in recess, the party's motion will require at least 25 MKs' signatures, but opposition parties have agreed in principle to sign the request.

Yisrael Beytenu head MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Yair Golan sparks outrage: 'A sane country does not kill babies as a hobby'

“Israel is on the path to becoming a pariah state among the nations ,like the South Africa of old, if it does not return to behaving like a sane country,” Golan said.

 Yair Golan holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, on February 13, 2025

New bill seeks to ban undisclosed foreign compensation to Israeli public officials

A violation of the law—should it be passed—is expected to carry a penalty of up to ten years in prison.

 (L to R): Yisrael Beytenu MKs Avigdor Liberman and Yulia Malinovsky against backdrop of Qatar (illustration).

Liberman announces intention to run for PM, slams Netanyahu for stalling hostage deal

Liberman criticized Netanyahu's handling of the hostage crisis, accusing him of stalling the hostage deal and claiming that it benefits him politically.

MK Avigdor Liberman attends Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

PM term limits, no draft exemptions: Liberman reveals five principles for next coalition

In his post, Liberman wrote that the "current coalition is dragging Israel into an endless internal conflict, on issues such as the tax evasion law, the judicial system, the media, and the budget."

MK Avigdor Liberman attends Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

October 7 saw political shifts among repatriates from former USSR - opinion

When it comes to pressing concerns, security topped the list for 63.5% of respondents, followed by economic issues (38.9%).

THE WRITER, serving as an MK and deputy chairperson of the Knesset Health Committee, presides over a committee meeting, in 2022.

Brodny joins Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu, influencing anti-Netanyahu right-wing race

Givat Shmuel Mayor Yossi Brodny joined MK Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu, influencing the anti-Netanyahu right-wing leadership race.

 Yossi Brodny.

Bill to lengthen mandatory military service splits opposition

Israel's opposition debates extending IDF service amid financial concerns and differing views on haredi draft inclusion, revealing divisions on national security priorities.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid addresses the Knesset Plenum ahead of the vote on reasonableness standard bill, July 24, 2023.

Bereaved Israeli families may now add ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones

Some Israelis have aired misgivings about the change — “There’s a format for IDF burial, and civilian burial is an option” where the family can choose what to inscribe on the gravestone.

 A soldier looks on as people gather ahead of a ceremony on Israel's Memorial Day, when the country commemorates fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and Israeli victims of hostile attacks, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem May 13, 2024.

National Unity proposes bill to cancel Knesset summer recess

Coalition limits parliamentary activity of all committees save the Foreign Affairs and Defense committee.

 MK Benny Gantz attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024.