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 lambasts Israel's cabinet: This is not how to run a war

In a fiery interview, MK Liberman criticized the conduct of the war cabinet, claiming that members are engaging in struggles for power and ego.

The government has reached exhaustion," Liberman said.

Netanyahu delays Palestinian statehood vote to ensure passage

Ministers from Netanyahu's Likud Party, as well as from the Religious Zionist Party (RZP) and Otzma Yehudit, criticized the language, as it did not rule out a Palestinian state in general.

 A child waves a Palestinian flag as Muslim scholars take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, organised by supporters of the Islamic Group in Lebanon and Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 29, 2023.

Israel's Labor largely unaffected after Michaeli's resignation, election poll shows

While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.

 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.

Haredi minister calls for Israeli unity gov't with Lapid, Liberman

Amid the 45-day conflict with Hamas, Welfare and Social Affairs Minister Ya'acov Margi (Shas), discussed the urgent need for national unity in a candid interview.

 Avigdor Lieberman, Yair Lapid

Israeli election poll: Blue and White party leads as coalition struggles to gain majority

According to the survey, the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz continues to lead with 28 mandates.

 Premier candidates: Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

Israeli gov't approved an 'Israel-bluff' budget, Liberman says

The head of Yisrael Beytenu strongly criticizes the budget, says Netanyahu is under pressure.

 Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman.

Israeli sovereignty in Jordan Valley bill rejected by the Right

While most of the coalition intends to vote against it, Noam Party MK Maoz is set to vote in favor and Otzma Yehudit MK Son Har-Melech will abstain.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an old army outpost overlooking the Jordan Valley last June.

Israel's death penalty, haredi ideology and Yisrael Beytenu's role - opinion

The death penalty for terrorists bill may pass the Knesset in what may be a dream come true for some and a horrific nightmare for others.

 THE UNITED Torah Judaism (UTJ) parliamentary faction holds a meeting in the Knesset. In the coalition, only UTJ abstained from the vote on the death penalty.

Israel's death penalty for terrorists bill passes initial Knesset vote

A majority of the opposition was absent from the vote in protest • Hadash-Ta'al: Death penalty part of Israel's slide toward fascism

 A discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 1, 2023

Israeli aliyah panel head slams minister's push to favor US, French olim

Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer on prioritizing immigrants to Israel from France and the US: "Such discrimination by origin has never been done."

Oded Forer at the Presidential Meeting