Otzma Yehudit

Israel's 26th Knesset has an opportunity to get to work - editorial

Israel cannot afford to wait for coalition negotiations to conclude. The newly elected Knesset must begin addressing urgent national challenges without delay.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The Knesset plenum is seen during the inaugural session of the 26th Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026
MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.

Otzma Yehudit submits bill to repeal Oslo Accords, retake control of Areas A and B

Under the proposal, all agreements signed within the framework of the Oslo process and subsequent agreements would be annulled and no longer bind the State of Israel.

|ByAVI SOLOMON
MK Roy Folkman (Yashar) chairs a meeting for the Knesset Arrangements Committee on November 11, 2026.

Knesset forms Eisenkot bloc-led transitional committees as gov't remains without coalition

MK Gotliv calls Arab MKs 'terror supporters' • Liberman set to become only Eisenkot-bloc leader with direct security ties to Netanyahu • Otzma Yehudit submits bill to repeal Oslo Accords

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Newly elected MK Liran Avishar Ben-Horin poses for her official portrait at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, a day before the opening ceremony of the 26th Knesset, November 9, 2026.

New Knesset Finance Committee chair faces conflict-of-interest concern over husband's business ties

Liran Avisar Ben-Horin is married to Itai Ben-Horin, who holds a 50 percent stake in the strategic consulting, public relations, and crisis management firm Ben-Horin Alexandrovitz.

|ByWALLA! MONEY

'Netanyahu will always choose himself': Yashar cancels unity talks with Likud after PM speech

Ra'am's Abbas claims Netanyahu said he "trusted" Sinwar in a 2021 meeting • B'Yachad, Yashar push bills on PM term limits, civil rights

NOVEMBER 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Eisenkot looks to haredim to help unseat Knesset speaker, Netanyahu bloc 'hopes for a miracle'

Shaked, Liberman reportedly meet amid coalition negotiations • Shas waiting for UTJ to take first step toward Eisenkot • A-G Baharav-Miara says no evidence of foreign election interference

NOVEMBER 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Avigdor Liberman and MK Gadi Eisenkot at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, September 9, 2024

Eisenkot warns Israel 'approaching point of no return' while receiving mandate to form government

Mossad hands Shin Bet findings on suspected foreign election interference • Tibi declines to rule out joining Eisenkot • Eisenkot, Liberman expected to meet on Monday as part of coalition talks

NOVEMBER 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gadi Eisenkot (L) recieves the mandate to form the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on November 8, 2026.

Eisenkot to receive mandate as Netanyahu calls for unity government

Ben-Gvir accuses opposition of betraying supporters • Golan sets base for coalition with haredi parties

NOVEMBER 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yashar party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot arrives to cast his ballot in Israel’s general elections at a polling station in Herzliya, October 27, 2026.

Eisenkot warns current government harms democracy, Ben-Gvir mocks rumors UTJ might join opposition

Ofer Winter urges Bennett, Liberman to form unity gov't with Netanyahu • Liberman backs Lapid for speaker, calls for haredi draft compromise and parties to join gov't

NOVEMBER 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Arab party support gives Eisenkot majority backing as PM, Abbas calls for Hamas disarmament

Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit recommends Netanyahu • UTJ abstains from recommending candidate • Yair Golan's Democrats, Mansour Abbas' Ra'am, Yousef Jabareen's Joint List recommend Eisenkot

NOVEMBER 5, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, SHIR PERETS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with President Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 5, 2026.

Herzog announces mandate to be awarded Sunday as he works to bring 'good, stable gov't' for Israel

Liberman said to open door for haredi parties to join gov't • Opposition also seeks to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of alleged Likud plot

NOVEMBER 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

RZP-Zehut, Shas back Netanyahu, Yisrael Beytenu backs Eisenkot as Herzog ends first consultations

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

NOVEMBER 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog receiving the official results of the 26th Knesset election, November 4, 2026.

Several parties declare who they will recommend for PM ahead of presidential consultations

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party on Tuesday confirmed its intention to recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the candidate to form the government.

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByJONAH DAVIDOV, NACHUM PERRY
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.

A-G denies request to interrogate senior Arab party MKs amid election interference accusations

Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of attempting to undermine public trust in election result • Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate'

NOVEMBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shin Bet chief David Zini and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attend a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 Massacre, marking three years since the Hamas attack, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026.