Likud

'All options are relevant': Dedi Simchi aims to influence political arena from within - 103FM

"I don't know what else I am doing, but I made the decision to enter and influence from the political arena," Simchi said. "In my opinion, it's no longer possible to sit on the sidelines."

Dedi Simchi speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 22, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Likud members still support Netanyahu, hold reservations on his policies - poll

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026.

Culture Minister Miki Zohar claims Hamas plotted Oct. 7 attacks during Bennett-Lapid gov't

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Levin-backed appointments bill advances despite warning from A-G it would politicize civil service


Zehut party leader to run in elections on joint list with ex-Otzma Yehudit chair

The party said the alliance was born out of the understanding that the faith-based nationalist public in Israel currently "needs a strong political home." 

FORMER OTZMA YEHUDIT chair Michael Ben-Ari (left) and Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin (right) agree to run in a joint list ahead of elections, Wednesday, May 7, 2026.

Netanyahu spars with prosecution over 2015 Walla interview, Election Day video, in trial hearing

According to the indictment, Netanyahu was involved in demands to delay the publication of an interview and to edit it before it was posted on the site.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Without Netanyahu, Likud expected to fall below 20 seats, poll shows

Among opposition voters, 42.4% said Likud would receive 10-20 seats without Netanyahu, while 37.7% said it would fall below 10 seats. Only 8.3% said Likud could still reach 30 or more seats.

‘THOSE WHO lionize Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will portray the operation as an unmitigated success; those who loathe them will dismiss it as a total failure. The sober truth lies in between.’ Here, Netanyahu speaks to the media in Jerusalem in March.

Likud political storm: Netanyahu's demand for reserved spots sparks tension

The unusual threat could shake up the list and push a significant number of ministers and MKs out of their positions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025.

Sharon Sharabi, brother of ex-hostage Eli Sharabi, joins Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu

“Avigdor Liberman is a true right-wing leader, and the only one in the political system who was not part of the conception," Sharabi said upon joining the party.

Sharon Sharabi (left), brother of former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi, and Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman (right).

Bennett, Eisenkot lead PM suitability polling ahead of Netanyahu - poll

In last week's poll, conducted before the announcement of the Together Party, Bennett and Lapid together held 31 seats. Results of today's poll show a three-seat drop, leaving them at 28 seats.

Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot at a march for conscripting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews into the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 15, 2026; illustrative.

Editor's Notes: Israel turned right after Oct. 7, Bennett turned left - comment

The cultural tide has turned harder than the political class wants to admit, and it has turned in a direction Bennett’s new vehicle was not built to ride.

Bennett saw what Israelis wanted. He chose the opposite. Then-prime minister Yair Lapid with alternate prime minister Naftali Bennett at a government cabinet meeting in 2022.

Members of Israel's Right in talks to form new party as alternative to Likud

The initiative, informally described as “Likud B,” is being advanced by right-wing figures, many of whom have had strained relations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025

Likud no longer the largest party in Knesset in latest election poll

At the start of Operation Roaring Lion, Likud held a six-seat lead over Bennett. Since then, however, Likud has lost three seats while Bennett has gained three.

Israelis attend a protest against the current Israeli government and the war in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2026.

Netanyahu's coalition struggles to close gap against opposition for third week - poll

While there was no significant movement between the blocs, in the opposition, Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party lost one seat to the Democrats.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister"s Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.