Otzma Yehudit

Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll

The opposition had been standing at 60 seats, at the cusp of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition remained at 50 seats. The Arab parties, meanwhile, stand at 10 seats.

Opposition head Yair Lapid arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026
A man lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Israelis rally in support of the nationwide protests happening in Iran, in Holon, Israel, January 14, 2026.

Majority of Israelis favor joint US-Israel action against Iran - poll

Knesset members attend a plenum hearing, October 29, 2025; illustrative.

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Bennett surges to 22 seats as Likud falls, opposition inches toward forming gov't - poll


Otzma Yehudit MK: 'The hostages can only be released through military action'

Otzma Yehudit MK stands firm: No surrender deal for hostages, calls for military action to ensure return and warns against Hamas manipulation.

 Yitzhak Kreuzer

Ben-Gvir, Arbel clash on WhatsApp over criticism of Attorney General

Ben-Gvir responded in bold letters, "I understand that you are busy flattering the attorney general – maybe one day you will be appointed a judge – but the truth cannot be concealed.

 MEMBERS OF THE opposition react during a past speech by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset.

Likud regains some ground, Gantz maintains lead in new poll

On opposite sides of the political spectrum, both Religious Zionism and the Labor Party have slipped beneath the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset. 

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.

Israeli minister launches attack on Netanyahu, calls to resettle Gaza

Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf claimed that "total victory" over Hamas would require Jewish resettlement in the Gaza Strip.

 Negev and the Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf attends a lobby to strengthen the Galilee at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, June 26, 2023.

Israeli MK: Fresh US sanctions 'delusional, disgraceful, and ugly'

Israeli politicians slam US sanctions on West Bank farms and individuals, decrying foreign intervention.

 MK Zvi Sukkot attends a Religious Zionist Party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem ,January 23, 2023

Israeli government officials slam chief rabbi's threat of haredi exodus

Yair Lapid lambasted the chief rabbi’s remarks on Sunday, stating, “Rabbi Yosef's words are an insult and disgrace to the IDF soldiers who risk their lives to defend the country."

 Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks during the funeral procession of Rabbi Elimelech Wasserman, a senior judge in the Rabbinical Court, in Jerusalem. Rabbi Wasserman was killed in a terror attack earlier today. November 30, 2023.

'Hamas must come crawling and begging for a Gaza hostage deal' - interview

Rather than "award" the Palestinians a state, Hamas must come "crawling and begging" for a hostage deal after being completely defeated, Eliyahu said.

 Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu speaks with The Jerusalem Post, February 2024

Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen interrogated by Lahav 433

The interrogation against Cohen was under suspicion of assault, injuring another person in 2013 while he was serving as a police officer.

  Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen and right wing activists protest against a demonstration of Israeli-Arab students and activists against the Israeli army operation in Jenin, at the Tel Aviv University on January 30, 2023.

Yair Lapid offered, declined senior role in Israeli wartime government - report

"This shows how much pressure Netanyahu is under...we will not be the ones to save him," Lapid's faction wrote in reaction.

 Israeli foreign minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid walks next to Head of opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu at the assembly hall for a special session in memory of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, on November 8, 2021.

Israel's Labor largely unaffected after Michaeli's resignation, election poll shows

While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.

 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.