Yoaz Hendel

Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll

Against the backdrop of the draft law, the establishment of a government commission of inquiry, and the interview by Eli Feldstein on the Qatargate affair, coalition parties maintain their strength.

Knesset members attend a plenum hearing, October 29, 2025; illustrative.
Opposition lawmakers seen at the Knesset, October 27, 2025

Opposition holds 61-seat edge despite coalition drama, 'Maariv' poll finds

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

Coalition drops to 48 seats in Knesset as Bennett-Eisenkot bloc gains majority - poll

Yair Netanyahu, son of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022.

Yesh Atid, Democrats void deal with Likud after Netanyahu’s son chosen for WZC role


Israel Elections: Yamina to launch official campaign this week

Agreements with Hendel, Hauser and Kahana will likely be reached by the launch of the campaign, a source in Yamina said.

Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked is seen at the inauguration of the 24th Knesset, on April 6, 2021.

Israel Elections: Netanyahu can't form coalition, Meretz shifts playing field - poll

Meretz returning to the political playing field is the cause behind Netanyahu's bloc drop to 59, the latest poll indicates.

 Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded by Likud members at a preliminary reading at the Knesset of a bill to dissolve the parliament after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid moved to disband their government and hold an election, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2022.

Israel Elections: Yamina passes threshold with Hendel and Hauser, poll finds

Yamina would become the deciding factor in forming a government if Hender and Hauser join it, according to the new poll.

MK Zvi Hauser and Israeli minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel attend a New Hope faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 6, 2022.

Hendel: 'I was threatened over kosher cellphone reform'

"Every decision has a political price. But it is unacceptable that ministers reach their positions and then only deal with survival instead of making decisions for public benefit," Hendel said.

 Israeli minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel at a conference with supporters in Shoham on July 12, 2022.

Will Shaked, Hendel and Kahana join forces for election?

A Shaked/Hendel partnership would give Yamina a significant boost ahead of the November 1 election. 

 Left to right: Yoaz Hendel, Ayelet Shaked, Matan Kahana

Israel moves to adopt European Standards imports rules; enable WiFi 6E

The Communications Ministry has announced a pair of new adjustments to regulations that will enable a cheaper technological future for the country.

 Freight being loaded March 16, 2011

Hendel: The legal system must be changed to restore order in the South, Galilee

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut said that attacks on the judiciary endanger democracy and judges themselves.

 A stolen pistol is seen during a Border Police raid on a Bedouin village

Cyber, communications chiefs: Telecom. industry must boost cyberdefenses

"Cyber has no borders, and therefore this kind of collaboration which we promote with the Communications Ministry has added value."

 Cyber attack

Hendel announces reform of ultra-Orthodox kosher phones market

The reform, which will go into effect on July 31, was approved by Minister Yoaz Hendel after a round of consultations in the Communications Ministry.

 KOSHER PHONES: Fiefdom of a sort?

Social media posts should be monitored to counter terror - Hendel

Israel may try to follow UK placing liability on online media for terror content.

 Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel speaks at the Jerusalem Post London Conference on March 31, 2022