2022 Elections

Meretz: Disqualify Silman from running with Likud

Meretz argues Idit Silman did not resign from the Knesset in time to be able to run on Likud slate.

Shaked: Smotrich, Ben-Gvir haven't done 1/10 of what I've done

Jewish Home chairwoman responds to criticism from right-wing parties, Otzma Yehudit calls on her to drop out of race.

Amichai Chikli to INN:

'I estimate Netanyahu's first call will be to Religious Zionism'

Former MK now running with Likud: If we are not forced to form a government with leftists, we will see a real breakthrough in settlement.

Lapid won't back disqualification of Balad Party

PM's Yesh Atid Party will not support the disqualification of Balad chairman despite backing such initiatives in the past.

MK Ofer Cassif:

'Palestinians who attack IDF soldiers are not terrorists'

Hadash MK made his controversial comments on the radio, comparing Arab terrorists to the partisans who fought the Nazis.

Netanyahu bloc rises to 62 seats after Joint Arab List breaks up

Right-wing - religious bloc rises after Arab nationalist faction splits off from Joint Arab List.

Justice Minister rules out government with Joint Arab List

'We won't agree to a government that relies on the Joint List, period,' says Justice Minister and National Unity candidate Gideon Sa'ar.

Likud MK

'Under our government there won't be any anti-LGBT legislation'

Former Likud Justice Minister tells press that he prefers the ant-LGBT Noam party over parties that also oppose a Jewish state

Aryeh Deri:

'With 18 seats between us, haredi parties deserve the basics'

"If Liberman can be Finance Minister with 7 seats & Bennett PM with 6 seats, then..."

Pollster: Joint List split benefits Netanyahu

Statnet Research Institute director says split in Arab parties good for Netanyahu, but that could change depending on Arab election turnout.

President Herzog:

'I'll work to promote a broad unity government at any price'

Herzog still believes that the broader the government, the more stable it will be.

Yesh Atid:

'Joint List split opportunity for Tibi, Odeh to moderate'

Yesh Atid officials say they hope split of Balad party from Joint Arab List will allow remaining parties in list to move towards the center.

Senior officials in Balad:

'Lapid was behind the dismantling of the Joint List'

Senior officials in Balad say Lapid was involved in "dirty trick" that led to Balad running separately from Hadash and Ta’al.

Channel 13 News poll:

Religious Zionism is the third largest party in the Knesset

The Jewish Home under Ayelet Shaked remains below the electoral threshold with 2 percent support.

Benny Gantz:

'We need to provide the young settlement with what it needs'

Defense Minister: I am against illegal outposts. If someone settled in a container, we will take them out.

Poll: Netanyahu bloc wins 60 Knesset seats

Two parties, one from each bloc, tie for third-largest in the Knesset, poll shows.

Shaked to Netanyahu:

'Stop attacking me, you have no government without me'

Jewish Home leader has a direct message to Likud chairman: Put the personal issues aside.

Poll:

Netanyahu bloc strengthens but falls shy of 61 seats

Channel 12 News poll finds that split in Joint List changes the distribution of seats among the blocs. Balad, Shaked fail to pass threshold.

After split in Joint List:

Ayman Odeh won't rule out cooperation with Lapid and Gantz

Hadash chairman believes Arab voter turnout will not be harmed despite Balad deciding to run separately from the Joint List.

Right-wing bloc falters in latest poll

Religious Zionist Party alliance with Otzma Yehudit tumbles in new poll, as left-Arab bloc reaches parity with Netanyahu bloc.

Likud submits Knesset slate:

'Idit Silman saved Israel from disaster'

MK Levin dismisses petition to exclude Silman from Likud slate: Those who follow an ideological path deserve to be in Israeli politics.

Ra'am submits Knesset slate

Mansour Abbas: We might want to be ministers

Ra'am chairman: We want to continue the political partnership at the highest level.

Yesh Atid submits election slate

The slate includes two former IDF generals, two former police superintendents and a former deputy head of the Mossad.

MK Abir Kara to INN:

'I'm right-wing but sometimes you have to make brave decisions'

Leader of Economic Freedom Party: We will sit in any government in which we can implement the economic policies we believe in.

Last-minute drama:

Balad splits from Joint List, will run separately

The distribution of the Arab votes among three parties increases the chance that one of them will not pass the electoral threshold.

Poll: Right-wing bloc secures majority, Shaked nears threshold

Shaked: Another half-seat and we'll have a right-wing government.

Yesh Atid website: Likud is the party of the Sephardim

Russian-language website of Yair Lapid's party deletes post saying 'Likud no longer represents all of Israel, is a Sephardic sectoral party'

Netanyahu announces:

Reserved spots for Chikli and Silman on Likud slate

Likud chairman also reserves spots on Likud slate for Moshe Saada, journalist Tsega Melaku lawyer Yossi Fuchs.

Poll:

Smotrich and Ben Gvir win 13 seats - the third largest party

Right-wing bloc wins 59 seats, compared to 56 for the bloc making up the current government. The Jewish Home fails to pass the threshold.

MK Ofir Sofer to INN:

'Gantz and Eizenkot will advance the agenda of the extreme left'

Religious Zionism MK warns: A vote for Gantz will return us to the days of Oslo and the rule of Mansour Abbas.

48 days to the elections:

Jewish Home Central Committee approves agreement with Shaked

Representatives of the Jewish Home will be placed in spots 2, 4 and 7 in the joint ticket with Ayelet Shaked.

Noam party to run together with Religious Zionism

Netanyahu visits Noam party's Rabbi Tau, urges joint run with Religious Zionism to avoid loss of right-wing votes.

Nitzsana Darshan Leitner to run with Jewish Home party

Shurat Hadin CEO who has waged legal battle against terrorism around the world to be number 4 on the Jewish Home list.

Haredi parties rejoice after Derech Eretz MKs drop out of race

Representatives from United Torah Judaism, Shas, criticize Communications Min. Hendel's decisions, urge him to 'leave.'

Party registration for Knesset election begins

Central Elections Committee kicks off registration of candidate lists for this November's Knesset election.

'Lapid can't form a gov't - no matter how many seats he wins'

Defense Min. Gantz 'only person who people from both blocs are willing to work with,' Construction Min. Elkin claims.

Yesh Atid Knesset slate is almost unchanged

Prime Minister Lapid's party presents its slate for the 25th Knesset. Lapid blasts Netanyahu: His campaign tells you that Israel is at war.

Derech Eretz party MKs drop out of race

'When I understood partnership with Yamina would lead to a narrow government, I preferred to disband it,' Communications Min. Hendel says.

New elections poll:

Right-wing bloc with 60 seats, Shaked stuck below threshold

The poll also checked the effects of a joint Meretz-Labor run in which case Likud and Yesh Atid gain

MK Smotrich:

Politicians who change parties like socks can't grade me

In an extensive interview Religious Zionism chairman discusses union between Shaked and Jewish Home, talks with Noam, and more

Haredi faction approves its list for Knesset

Agudat Yisrael, Degel Hatorah, still negotiating joint run for Knesset.

Haredi MK: We'll demand yeshiva funding be put into basic budget

MK Yakov Asher promises to advance three core issues, says party won't go back to focusing only on what was stolen during previous term.

Shaked signs deal for joint run with Jewish Home

Yamina and Jewish Home agree to alliance, amid polls showing Yamina failing to enter Knesset on its own.

Minister Merav Michaeli:

'Lapid is hysterical, he's harming the bloc'

Labor chairwoman rules out the idea of the Labor Party running on a joint ticket with Meretz.

Minister Avigdor Liberman:

'We will prevent Netanyahu from forming a government'

Liberman presents Yisrael Beytenu slate for the Knesset elections, continues to attack Likud chairman.

Poll: Bennett would get 5 seats if he returned to politics

New poll shows right-wing bloc again failing to get more than 59 seats to form a coalition.

Shaked: I will probably recommend Netanyahu for PM

Interior Minister says she wants a broad govt., but will support the candidate with the best chance to form a govt.

Progress in negotiations for reuniting United Torah Judaism

Degel Hatorah faction agrees to allow some Belz schools into independent haredi system. The plan now goes to the Belz Rebbe for approval.

Health Minister:

'Disappointed there's no merger due to Labor's stubbornness'

Health Min. Horowitz, former Meretz chair, expresses disappointment that Labor's 'stubbornness' is preventing merger ahead of elections.

Haaretz: Labor is taking a 'dangerous gamble' in refusing merger

Haaretz editorial claims Labor leader Merav Michaeli 'taking dangerous gamble with the country's future.'

Yamina and Jewish Home alliance hits a snag

Ayelet Shaked to sign election agreement for joint ticket with Jewish Home - even as Jewish Home debates details of alliance.

Merav Michaeli refused

Lapid's offer to Meretz and Labor

Lapid proposed one reserved spot for each party on the Yesh Atid slate - and ministerial positions like a party with 10 seats.

MK Smotrich: 'Shaked must not take a chance and waste votes'

The Religious Zionism head also discussed his plans for the justice system, saying that he intends on making big changes

Noam Party

Rabbi backs right-wing faction's solo bid for the Knesset

Rabbi Zvi Tau is convinced that his party will pass the electoral threshold and help the right-wing bloc gain a majority

Otzma Yehudit candidate:

'Today's left-wing parties wouldn't have established a State'

Secular general reveals why he chose to join the party of Itamar Ben-Gvir.

2022 Elections:

Jewish Home calls on Ayelet Shaked to unite parties

Following split with Derekh Eretz faction, Jewish Home seeks to craft religiously-oriented list.

Avigdor Liberman:

'Netanyahu uses same methods as Goebbels & Stalin'

Yisrael Beytenu head calls former PM a traitor to Zionism.

2022 Elections:

Idit Silman resigns Knesset seat

Former Yamina MK is rumored to have received promise of safe seat with Likud.

Religious Zionism MK:

'Repeat elections are worst possible outcome'

'Narrow govt headed by Netanyahu is bad, but stalemate is worse.'

2022 Elections:

'Don't waste your vote on Ayelet Shaked' says Smotrich

"Zionist Spirit has no hope of passing electoral threshold following split with Hendel."