Yair Golan

Golan urges opposition to unite with Arab parties to gain 65-seat majority

"We have an opportunity to form a government of change in partnership with Israel's Arab citizens. A government that will serve all Israeli citizens," Golan wrote on Wednesday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the United Arab List (Ra’am) party stand on stage following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.
Democrats party chairman Yair Golan and members of his party celebrate at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Yair Golan's Democrats projected to win eight Knesset seats in 2026

Israeli election exit polls project eight seats for Yair Golan's Democrats, potentially more than doubling the party's parliamentary representation as coalition negotiations loom.

|ByALEX CARSON
Democrats party chairman Yair Golan casts his vote at a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin, central Israel, during Election Day, October 27, 2026

Knife-wielding man detained after approaching Democrats' Golan during Election Day tour in Tel Aviv

Security personnel noticed a suspicious object protruding from beneath the coat of a man in his 20s from Jerusalem, standing near Golan. He was detained, and a knife was found in his possession.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A young supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poses with an electoral banner next to a musician in a market area in Jerusalem on October 21, 2026.

First time voters could determine as many as 12 Knesset seats with high turnout

More than four-fifths of respondents to the IDI survey for first-time voters described the opportunity to vote as either “fairly meaningful” or “very meaningful.”

|ByMICHELE CHABIN/JTA

Golan pledges ‘fundamental change,’ vows to bar indicted politicians from government

Yair Golan unveiled the Democrats’ election platform, promising political reform and legislation preventing criminal defendants from serving in Israel’s next government.

JULY 21, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Yair Golan, chairman of The Democrats party, with party members following the announcement of the results of The Democrats party primaries ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2026.

Democrats announce Knesset slate ahead of elections, MK Lazimi takes second spot after Golan

The left-wing Democrats are one of the core parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections, set for October 27.

JULY 20, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Yair Golan addresses the crowd at the Democrats Party primaries in Tel Aviv on July 20, 2026.

Grapevine: Non-sacred in the holy city

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 11, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
IN THE German Colony: The struggle is changing course.

Shin Bet chief says he was chosen for his loyalty to elected leaders, triggering political storm

The full recording obtained by The Jerusalem Post reveals that David Zini also defended the rule of law and said he would serve any elected government.

JULY 8, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Shin Bet Director David Zini, October 23, 2025.

Opposition warns gov’t's High Court defiance part of effort to ‘steal or rig' upcoming elections

Yair Lapid claimed that the government's refusal to comply with a High Court of Justice ruling on the composition of the Second Authority Council was part of an effort to rig upcoming elections.

JULY 6, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

When ‘democracy’ becomes a disguise - opinion

The hollowing-out of a word – and the agenda it now carries.

JULY 2, 2026ByELIYAHU HADDAD
Democrats leader Yair Golan addresses reporters at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026

Israeli politicians lash out after Netanyahu announces intention of 'broad national government'

During the press conference, Netanyahu condemned unnamed forces which "want to cause a rift in the people, want to aggravate and deepen the misunderstandings and disagreements and rifts within us."

JUNE 27, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, June 3, 2026.

Zini cancels Shin Bet Pride event, slashes budget for all LGBT programming - report

According to sources, plans for the Shin Bet's Pride Month event were well underway when the organizers were notified of its cancellation, with no clear explanation provided. 

JUNE 24, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
ISRAEL SECURITY Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini arrives to a Memorial Day ceremony at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 20, 2026, as Israel commemorates its fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

Democrats Party breaks record of 75,000 members, sets date for primaries ahead of elections

The left-wing Democrats Party said it will hold primaries on July 20 after crossing a record 75,000 members, marking its highest membership since the late 1990s.

JUNE 17, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2026.

Bennett: 'Clock for Iran regime change to start as soon as government in Israel changes'

"The term of the Netanyahu government began with a civil war, continued with the massacre of the seven in October, and ends with a historic failure against Iran," said Bennett.

JUNE 15, 2026ByJONAH DAVIDOV, AARON GLICK
Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.