Yisrael Beyteinu

Liberman rules out possibility of Arab, haredi partes in next government

The Yisrael Beytenu chair said that his decision reflects the "basic values of the Zionist movement."

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Naftali Bennet

Bennett overtakes Netanyahu: New poll shows Likud slipping amid political shift - poll

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets with Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2024.

N13 poll: Next PM is toss up between Gantz or Bennett

 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.

Likud regains some ground, Gantz maintains lead in new poll


Former Yisrael Beytenu deputy minister indicted on litany of bribery, fraud accusations

Following a two-year investigation known as “Case 242,” Kirschenbaum and nine other Yisrael Beytenu officials were indicted in August for various offenses.

Faina Kirschenbaum

Former tourism minister admits to corruption charges in plea bargain

The State Attorney’s Office will request a 15-month prison sentence and a NIS 70,000 fine for Stas Meseznikov's crimes.

Stas Meseznikov

Yisrael Beytenu revives death penalty campaign after Har Adar attack

To date, Israel does not have the death penalty, but that might change.

 Handout photo of an electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky", at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

Yisrael Beytenu parliamentary aide attacked by Eritrean migrant

The aide, an adviser to MK Yulia Malinovsky, was walking near her home late Friday night after a meal at her parents’ house, when she saw a man following her.

Eritrean migrants in Tel Aviv.

Lessons from the Yisrael Beytenu affair

Israel, similar to other democracies, regulates the activities of lobbyists.

sraeli lawmakers attend a vote on a bill at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 6, 2017

‘Yisrael Beytenu scandal’ nets 10 corruption indictments

The corruption scandal, revealed in late 2014 involved party officials allegedly demanding bribes in exchange for arranging for non-profit organizations to receive government grants and funding.

Faina Kirschenbaum

Haredim threaten coalition over Shabbat

Kulanu and Yisrael Beytenu say they will oppose law circumventing High Court.

A grocery store that stays open on Shabbat, across from Mamilla Mall

Reality Check: Netanyahu’s election calculations

The prime minister’s obsession with the media is only one factor behind his threat of early elections.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Knesset panel removes MK Levy-Abecassis from Yisrael Beytenu faction

Orly Levy-Abecassis will remain a lawmaker, without membership in any faction.

MK ORLY LEVY-ABECASSIS is pictured alone in the Knesset in this photo from January 2015

Yisrael Beytenu bill: MKs will swear allegiance to the Jewish state

The initiative caused uproar among the Arab MKs, who see it as a direct attack on them.

Yisrael Beytenu announces new party list in Jerusalem, January 19, 2015