Likud

Hendel-Zelekha crosses electoral threshold in new KAN poll, complicating coalition possibilities

Hendel and Zelekha’s projected Knesset entry would leave both Netanyahu’s and Eisenkot’s blocs short of the 61 seats needed to form a government, forcing them to seek additional coalition partners.

Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, an Israeli economist and political figure who heads the New Economic Party.
The Knesset

Qualifying threshold considerations - opinion

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Religious Right: Slowly but surely, Israel’s right-wing is becoming the religious bloc - opinion

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a press conference with new Otzma Yehudit MK Tally Gotliv, in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2026

Israel’s next political upheaval will come from the Right - opinion


Tally Gotliv given second place on Otzma Yehudit's Knesset election list, Ben-Gvir announces

Initially, she was given third place on the list, but was raised to second after Yitzhak Wasserlauf volunteered to drop down one place.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a press conference announcing MK Tally Gotliv's place on the Otzma Yehudit Knesset list, September 4, 2026.

Ruth Bar breaks silence on her 1993 affair with Netanyahu, his early political rise - interview

Thirty-three years after Netanyahu’s live TV confession, Ruth Bar speaks publicly for the first time about their professional relationship and his early political instincts.

Dr. Ruth Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; illustrative.

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.”

Former UN ambassador Gilad Erdan at a press conference in Tel Aviv announcing the establishment of a new right-wing party under his and MK Yuli Edelstein's leadership ahead of the upcoming general elections, August 6, 2026.

Likud MK Tally Gotliv to run with Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit in upcoming election

The party's statement said that Gotliv must continue to vote with the Likud in the current 25th Knesset, but can run on Otzma Yehudit's ticket for the 26th Knesset election. 

MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

High Court hands Likud procedural victory to challenge real-time voter tracking ban

Without an agreement, the court indicated that it could issue a formal order requiring the respondents to justify Sohlberg’s authority to decide the matter alone.

The High Court of Justice hears petitions against the vote to appoint Michael Rabello as state comptroller, in Jerusalem, June 18, 2026

'Stop empty statements': Ben-Gvir warns Likud against preventing Gotliv's move to Otzma Yehudit

"If Likud wants to transfer Tally Gotliv to Otzmah Yehudit, it needs to carry out the procedures today, instead of sending empty briefings to the media," Ben-Gvir said in a statement.

Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir at a press conference, June 22 2026.

MK Tally Gotliv says she would consider joining Ben-Gvir if 'good concrete offer' presented

Gotliv added she remains "loyal to the Likud and the prime minister," but stated that she would consider an offer to join Otzma Yehudit.

MK Tally Gotliv at Knesset House Committee debate on granting her immunity Monday June 15, 2026.

MK Gotliv accuses Netanyahu of pushing her down Likud list due to secret judicial reform deal

Gotliv later hinted at a political future outside Likud and said she was considering leaving for another right-wing party, saying “I would consider it seriously.”

MK Tally Gotliv attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 15, 2026.

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

Results of a Maariv poll measuring how many seats each party would receive in the October 2026 Knesset elections, results shared on August 28, 2026.

Netanyahu's haredi bargain is a lifeline that became a liability - analysis

The haredi draft deal was meant to secure Netanyahu’s political future, but it may be what unravels his coalition’s electoral prospects

Haredi demonstration in front of the military recruitment office in Jerusalem, April 12, with a sign that reads: ‘We will die and not enlist.’
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