National Unity Party

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

The new survey published Friday shows the anti-Netanyahu bloc held 61 seats as debate over Haredi draft, UN Gaza plan, and Saudi normalization roils politics.

Opposition lawmakers seen at the Knesset, October 27, 2025
 MK Gadi Eisenkot seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot formally resigns from Knesset

 MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2025.

Eisenkot's exit: Reflective of Israel's antiquated politics that need to change - editorial

 MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2025.

Eisenkot hazy on National Unity exit, vows to create Zionist democratic bloc in address


What will Israel’s right-wing camp look like in the next election?

The spell that Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has cast on Israeli politics for two decades seems to have ended.

 THEN-PM Naftali Bennett and then-justice minister Gideon Sa’ar in the Knesset in 2022. Could the two join forces to form a new right-wing party?

Netanyahu, Gantz tied, Bennett a potential disruptor: How are Israel's parties polling? - N12 poll

Netanyahu's Likud party is stabilizing, while his coalition partners see a drop in mandates. Where do parties stand should elections be called?

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Netanyahu overtakes Gantz for PM position for first time since October 7 - Poll

Current tensions seemed to have strengthened Netanyahu's standing in Israeli politics and public preference, according to a new "Maariv" poll.

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MK Benny Gantz

Israel on its way to temporarily extending mandatory IDF service

Knesset extends IDF service to 36 months temporarily, sparking debate over fairness and military readiness amid financial concerns and opposition.

 An IDF soldier is seen wearing a Jewish tzitzit while carrying a weapon in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024

Finance Ministry reports savings on national budget if the haredi community enlists

Head of Budget Department at Finance Ministry, Yogev Gardos, advocated for broad conscription in Israel, proposing benefits and savings, prompting debate and committee action.

 A haredi man reads a newspaper in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood.

Another poll confirms: Naftali Bennett would lead right-wing to election victory

According to the poll, the National Unity led by Benny Gantz would garner 25 mandates, while the Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu would yield 21 mandates.

 Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet gives a statement to the press. June 29, 2024.

Eisenkot reveals: Plan for Hezbollah war hasn't changed since first week of fighting

Former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot criticized Netanyahu's leadership, citing lack of updated war objectives, failure in hostage returns, and political interference in security decisions.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

National Unity MK Haskel's 88-year-old grandmother beaten in attack in France

National Unity MK Sharren Haskel said on X on Thursday that  she had "no hope that the French authorities will be able to deal with this."

 MK Sharren Haskel at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2022.

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.

MK Pnina Tameno-Shete to 'Post': 'It's time to replace the government' - interview

Knesset Affairs: MK Pnina Tameno-Shete sits down with the ‘Post’ for a candid interview discussing where the country is headed, what are its flaws, and what has been done correctly.

 NATIONAL UNITY MK  Pnina Tameno-Shete says party leaders Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot are gentlemen: ‘This nation must believe that it is worthy of such leaders.’