Blue and White
Right 'sounds alarm' over Gantz withdrawal as Left consolidates ahead of elections
Gantz's withdrawal sparks warnings from Sa'ar and Smotrich over wasted right-wing votes, while left-wing leaders welcome the decision and rally ahead of the elections.
Benny Gantz pulls out of election race, eight days before Israelis head to the polls
Gantz: Post-Oct. 7, Israel’s future depends on a broad, moderate, Zionist government - opinion
Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll
Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll
The bloc averages also show no clear outcome: Netanyahu’s bloc, including Winter, stands at 53.6 seats, compared with 53.4 for the Zionist opposition bloc.
Gilad Erdan says Unity Party weighs alliances, seeks broad government without radicals - interview
Erdan said that showing voters “a few parties together that are already above the political threshold” could “give a real boost” to support, as voters would know “the vote is not going to be wasted.”
Israel Election 2026: The parties, blocs and battles that will shape Israel's future - explainer
Israel’s first post-October 7 election brings shifting alliances, new political faces and an uncertain path to power
Gilad Erdan confirms talks with Benny Gantz on possible election alliance
Gantz also criticized calls to form another narrow coalition without the traditional right, arguing that both a narrow “change” government and a fully right-wing government had failed.
'I can unite the camps': Gantz tells 'Post' that gov. should exclude radicals, Ben-Gvir - interview
“My goal ultimately is to not have Ben-Gvir and other extremists dictating Israel’s future; they need to and will be returned to the political margins,” Gantz told the Post.
Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll
Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.
Former Blue and White member MK Eitan Ginzburg joins Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party
Ginzburg is the fourth of Blue and White’s eight MKs to defect ahead of the elections, with Biton and Farkash joining Eisenkot’s Yashar, and Tropper joining the Reservists’ Hendel.
Bennett losing ground as Eisenkot, Netanyahu neck-and-neck for upcoming elections - poll
According to the poll, if elections were held today, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would each lead with 23 seats, an increase of two seats for each compared with the previous poll.
With Eisenkot and PM neck and neck, how ugly will election campaign get? - opinion
Likud struggles to find a successful way to discredit a growingly-popular candidate, prompting it to resort to cheap AI tricks
Netanyahu's Likud falls to lowest position since June 2025 as Eisenkot reaches new heights - poll
A new Maariv poll shows Likud at its weakest level since June 2025, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar reaches a record 23 seats and Bennett maintains his lead over Netanyahu in the prime ministerial race.
