Israel (Likud & Right)

28+ min ago   (464+ words) Updated - September 20, 2026 10:38 pm IST As Israel gears up for its parliamentary elections on October 27, a one-year-old party has emerged as a significant contender. The Yashar (Hebrew for ‘straight’) party has garnered widespread support as per the opinion polls reported by…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (96+ words) Activities Productions, owned by Likud activist Eran Shechter, has held election panels at more than 20 schools with public funding; the ministry says it does not examine providers' political affiliations A company owned by a Likud activist is organizing political debate…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago   (570+ words) Benjamin Netanyahu's main opposition is losing ground in the Oct 27 Israeli general election, raising the possibility of an alliance with Arab parties to defeat the prime minister. Jewish opposition parties led by centrist Gadi Eisenkot stood to win 59 seats in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (111+ words) The prime minister said in closed conversations that he wants to appoint an assertive person to lead reforms in the media, sources from Likud said, adding that the pro-Netanyahu commentator Jacob Bardugo was promised a senior ministerial position Prime Minister…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (402+ words) In Israel, the Likud party has filed a petition against Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar party, demanding the removal of three campaign videos about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions ahead of October 7. The petition was submitted to the chairman of…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (349+ words) When I was the British ambassador in Israel, my number-one rule for Israeli politics was this – never bet against Bibi. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a brilliant and ruthless political operator, with an extraordinary ability to snatch victory from…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (495+ words) The free, user-friendly online questionnaire is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and even in Hebrew....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (411+ words) September 18, 2026 at 5:01 pm Israeli opposition leader and former army chief Gadi Eisenkot gives a speech at Reichman University in Herzliya on June 24, 2024. [GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images] The survey, published by the Israeli daily Maariv, showed Eisenkot ahead of…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (614+ words) Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also led Netanyahu by 44% to 41% in a direct matchup, while Netanyahu led Avigdor Lieberman by 42% to 38%, the results showed. Netanyahu's governing coalition would secure 50 seats if elections were held now, compared with 54 seats for the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (301+ words) A new Channel 14 poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strengthening while Gadi Eisenkot loses ground, following controversy over claims that Eisenkot promised to work toward including Ra’am in a future government. The survey, released Thursday night, gives Likud 31 seats, up…...