B'Yachad

Golan meets Arab party leaders, opposition backs Eisenkot for PM ahead of presidential consults

Zehut's Feiglin calls for new elections, claims Knesset 'illegitimate' • CEC denies Likud request for briefing on suspected interference • Liberman pushes for coalition without Arab parties

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Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party demonstrate against the formation of a coalition government with Arab political parties in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 1, 2026.
Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

Opposition party leaders to hold first joint meeting since election on Tuesday

Opposition party leaders have also reportedly agreed that their first move after the new Knesset is sworn in on November 10 would be to oust Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.

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Five 'change bloc' leaders meet in Yair Lapid's Tel Aviv home.

Opposition parties urged to include women in coalition talks after pledging equal representation

The disparity is particularly notable among Yashar, B'Yachad, and the Democrats, all of which committed to 50% female representation in their party lists.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

Netanyahu calls for coalition of anti-terror parties, Oct. 7 survivors warn against unity gov't

IDI president says Israelis may not accept Arab parties in gov't • Opposition leaders to hold first joint meeting since election • CEC denies Likud request for briefing on suspected interference

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MK Yoav Segalovitz announces resignation from Knesset, departure from Yesh Atid party

Lapid, following the announcement, praised Segalovitz's "integrity and professionalism" during his years of serving Israel as part of Yesh Atid.

AUGUST 6, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Former Blue and White member MK Eitan Ginzburg joins Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party

Ginzburg is the fourth of Blue and White’s eight MKs to defect ahead of the elections, with Biton and Farkash joining Eisenkot’s Yashar, and Tropper joining the Reservists’ Hendel.

AUGUST 5, 2026BySHIR PERETS
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (R), MK Eitan Ginzburg.