Otzma Yehudit

The results are in: Netanyahu's Likud is Israel's biggest party with 27 seats as all votes counted

Liberman distances himself from opposition allies • Ben-Gvir calls for arrest of Arab party heads • Israel Police reject Likud claims that Arab parties 'stole' 2026 election

Ra'am Party Chairman Mansour Abbas casts his ballot, October 26, 2027.
Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at his party’s election headquarters in Modi'in, October 28, 2026

Trump wants Ben-Gvir, Smotrich out of Israel's next government, US sources tell 'Post'

A road sign stands in front of a large billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and leader of the centrist Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, in Ramat Gan, October 26, 2026

Netanyahu's Likud maintains lead with 90.4% of votes in as counting of double envelopes begins

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, alongside members of his party, at the party’s election headquarters in Modiin, on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich's parties set to win combined 13 seats in 2026 Israeli election


Ben-Gvir plans to change IDF ethics code, emphasize 'Jewish values,' if named defense minister

Ben-Gvir's proposal also removes explicit provisions prohibiting harm to "non-combatants" and prisoners of war.

A pre-election billboard of Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, bearing the Hebrew text, "If he had been defense minister, October 7 would not have happened," is on display ahead of Israel's general election later this month, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 6, 2026.

Israel's security tied to diplomatic standing, 'but not at cost of our fighters,' says Ben-Gvir

“I think there’s a great importance to our diplomatic relations and connections,” Ben Gvir said in response to a question submitted by The Jerusalem Post.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yishai Fleisher at an English-speaking election campaign event for his far-right Otzma Yehudit party at the Tel Aviv International Salon, Monday, October 12, 2026.

'Bennett II': Ben-Gvir refuses to sign vote surplus share agreement with Winter's People of Israel

Ben-Gvir refused to sign a surplus vote agreement with Ofer Winter, calling him "Bennett II," prompting Winter to accuse him of wasting right-wing votes ahead of the elections.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Maariv and Walla studios at the start of the election campaign, October 13, 2026.

Otzma Yehudit MK suspected of assaulting police officers in clash with extremist settlers

Following the publication of the incident, MK Yitzhak Kreuzer filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department, claiming police used excessive force against him in the incident.

Otzma Yehudit MK  Yitzhak Kreuzer files complaint alleging excessive police force was used against him, October 11, 2026.

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu, but both blocs without clear path to 61-seat majority - poll

The polling average puts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, including Ofer Winter's People of Israel party, and the Zionist opposition at approximately 52 seats each.

An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026

Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef denounces Ben-Gvir as election battle intensifies

Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef denounced Ben-Gvir as arrogant over his Temple Mount visits, as Shas escalates its election campaign amid concerns over losing young Sephardi voters.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. September 06, 2026.

'This will not be overlooked': Herzliya mayor slams Otzma Yehudit handing out noose pins at school

Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher condemned the distribution of noose-themed pins to students at Handasaim High School, calling the incident the crossing of an “educational, ethical, and moral red line.”

Pins handed out to Herzliya high school students depicted a noose.

Sohlberg orders removal of Ben-Gvir prison video, imposes NIS 20,000 costs

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and the nonprofit Voting for Israel filed petitions arguing that the video constituted election propaganda produced through the use of public assets.

Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir and fellow party member Tali Gottlieb attend a press conference ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026.

Ben-Gvir’s latest death penalty rhetoric borrows from an ancient Machiavellian Playbook - opinion

At the start of Sukkot, Ben-Gvir released a video in which he threatened imprisoned Hamas terrorist Hassan Salameh, telling him, “I want to kill you. I want to put you to death.” 

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026.

Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained

A fifth of Israel's voters could be left unrepresented weeks before polls open. Sarah Ben-Nun unpacks the committee's votes, the A-G's split stance, and the Supreme Court's next move. Watch now.

Members of the Joint Arab List Ahmad Tibi, Sami Abu Shehadeh and Yousef Jabareen arrive to submit their party’s candidate list to the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026; illustrative.