2022 Elections

New poll: Yesh Atid gains seats as its bloc weakens

New poll shows Zionist Spirit party, led by Interior Min. Shaked and Communications Min. Hendel, retaining position as kingmaker.

Israel to Russia: Stay out of our elections

Israel is appealing to the Russian security agency not to interfere with the upcoming elections

Netanyahu: We've got an 'explosive' list

Likud leader says party has the 'best' list in Israel after party primaries.

This is the Likud's list for the November Knesset elections

Likud releases results of its primaries, list of 39 candidates for the Knesset.

Likud primaries: Initial results place Yariv Levin in the lead

Druze MK Ayoob Kara loses popularity as former Israel Hayom editor Boaz Bismuth makes it into next Knesset.

Likud counting votes in party primaries

As of 6:30, about 12% of the votes had been counted. The final results will be published later this morning.

Pollster predicts that Shaked won't pass the electoral threshold

The head of the Direct Polls Ltd. anticipates that the primaries in Likud will refresh the top ranks of the party.

Netanyahu: I predict we will have a great team

"Today is a holiday for the State of Israel. To avoid further elections, we need a large Likud. I predict we will have a great team."

Likud holds primaries as its 140,000 members head to the polls

Likud opens 110 polling stations, allowing around 140,000 party members to decide who will represent the party in the next Knesset.

Jewish Home chairman:

'We will be the surprise of the elections'

Yossi Brodny, chairman of the Jewish Home slate for the 25th Knesset, meets party activists in northern Israel.

Labor Party leader:

'We are going into these elections strong and strengthened'

Minister Merav Michaeli speaks after Labor primaries: Our team is committed to our State of Israel.

New poll: Right-wing voters are more confident with their vote

A new survey shows that 75% of right-wing voters will vote the same as in the past, while only 45% of left-wing voters will do so

This is the Labor party list for 2022 elections

Labor party releases the results of its primary ahead of the upcoming elections for the 25 Knesset with Merav Michaeli at the top.

MK Moshe Gafni:

'We will go with Netanyahu, even to the opposition'

United Torah Judaism chairman says he will continue to remain loyal to the right-wing bloc even after the elections.

Polls: Little change in electoral map after Gaza conflict

Netanyahu bloc still at 59 seats in first polls released after Operation Breaking Dawn.

Reserved seat may lead to criminal charges against Idit Silman

The Movement for Quality Government is petitioning the Supreme Court concerning an alleged deal between MK Idit Silman and the Likud party.

New poll shows Likud-led bloc winning 62 seats in elections

Zionist Spirit still polling above electoral threshold, granting Likud-led bloc ability to form right-wing government.

Likud MK:

'Barkat is whining like a child, the Likud is angry with Shaked'

MK David Bitan: No one is conspiring against Nir Barkat, he should stop whining like a little child.

Poll: Netanyahu bloc receives 62 seats

New poll shows Opposition leader returning to power, Zionist Spirit failing to clear electoral threshold.

Religious Zionism candidate:

'Goal is to realize vision of strengthening communities'

Rabbi David Fine, chairman and founder of Barkai Rabbis Organization, announces his candidacy for Religious Zionism party primaries.

Mansour Abbas to Arab public:

'Vote only for the Arab parties'

Ra'am chairman calls on Arab voters to vote for the Arab parties in order to ensure pure Arab representation in the Knesset.

Lapid mocks Netanyahu:

'He learned how to fill up his gas tank'

Medical interns disrupt PM's speech at Yesh Atid conference in Tel Aviv: Lapid: Don't interrupt them, don't throw them out.

Netanyahu promises: 'We'll lower taxes, cost of living'

Likud leader MK Netanyahu presents list of concrete steps to lower cost of living, basic necessities.

Likud MK: 'No one is trying to kill me politically'

MK Yuli Edelstein calls to focus energy on increasing the power of the Right, avoids questions on cooperation with new Zionist Spirit party.

Haredi parties' behavior worrying Netanyahu, sources say

Netanyahu holding intensive conversations with haredi rabbis and politicians, in attempt to ensure parties' loyalty.

MK Eli Avidar:

'There is no government without the Joint List'

MK Avidar says his new party appeals to those who feel that parties from the bloc of change didn't keep their promises.

Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, nearing agreement on joint run

Major disagreement centers around who would be the best candidate for the joint party's seventh spot.

Ayelet Shaked: 'No unity government without the Likud'

'We need to know to agree on things that most of the Zionist forces are willing to live with,' Interior Min. Shaked says.

MK Zvi Hauser:

'We had a government of 61 members, it crashed before our eyes'

MK Hauser from Zionist Spirit is convinced that a unity government will be established after the elections.

Agudat Yisrael leader:

'I agree with Deri, we will only go with Netanyahu'

Agudat Ysrael chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf: I asked the Likud to stop the attacks against Gafni, they will not bring more votes.

Likud MK: 'We can govern without demeaning'

'Think twice before you vote - during the Disengagement people didn't want to make waves with Ariel Sharon,' Likud MK Yuli Edelstein says.

The Bennett government's dismal legislative record

Just 43% of government bills made it into law.

Yesh Atid:

Finance Minister will need to compromise on no-haredim demand

Yesh Atid party warns Likud will rise to power if Yisrael Beytenu insists on boycotting haredi parties. Yisrael Beytenu shoots back.

New poll:

Path to power for Likud, 61 votes for right-wing bloc

Likud with 34 seats, Zionist Spirit fails to cross electoral threshold.

Miri Regev speaks to INN:

'Smotrich & Itamar Ben-Gvir need to sacrifice their egos'

"Shaked is no right-winger, but the real right-wingers must unite for the sake of our values."

Ayelet Shaked speaks to INN:

'This government was no less right-wing than Netanyahu's'

Zionist Spirit head explains why the country needs a broad government, with her party in it.

2022 Elections:

Ex-Likud New Hope MK jumps ship to Yesh Atid

"What won't people do for a Knesset seat!" responds Likud's Miri Regev.

Meretz minister's partner to run for party chair

Uri Zaki, prominent Meretz activist, to run in party primaries. 'We must widen our circles of support.'

Ayelet Shaked:

'Anyone talking about unity without Netanyahu is selling lies'

'No such thing as a unity government without Netanyahu,' Interior Min. Shaked says.

Minister Hendel:

'If it were up to me, Netanyahu would be in retirement'

Communications Minister blasts Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir: He is a failure of the Likud.

Shaked:

'You cannot boycott more than a million Likud voters'

Interior Minister hints she would not oppose joining a government led by Netanyahu but adds: "We will not join a narrow government".

New poll:

Zionist Spirit passes threshold, allowing Likud to form gov't

Merger between Yamina and Derech Eretz wins four Knesset seats, giving former PM Netanyahu a chance at a coalition.

Poll: Shaked-led party crosses electoral threshold for 1st time

Ayelet Shaked announces new 'Zionist Spirit' party as new poll shows Netanyahu bloc winning just 57 seats.

MK Nir Orbach:

'Likud promised me a place in the next government'

Former Yamina MK adds that "Religious-Zionists no longer support Yamina."

Eizenkot's conditions for joining politics

Former Chief of Staff opposes a Prime Minister from a small or medium-sized party.

Deri:

'I'm looking for an Ashkenazi candidate'

Shas chairman estimates that Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael will not split and will run together as United Torah Judaism.

Shaked to INN:

'We preserved the values of the right'

Minister Shaked excited about alliance with Yoaz Hendel, as well as with Supreme Court ruling on Mitzpe Kramim.

Netanyahu to Benny Gantz:

'Don't appoint a new Chief of Staff during an election period'

Opposition leader to Minister of Defense: "The candidates are excellent, but this appointment must be made away from any political context."

Yamina, Derech Eretz, 'close to signing agreement'

Negotiating teams from Yamina, Derech Eretz, say they are 'close' to signing agreement on joint run. 'We'll bring a new spirit to Israel.'

Netanyahu's spokesman to run in Likud primaries

Yonatan Urich will compete for the 41st spot on the Likud slate, which is reserved for a representative of the Tel Aviv district.

Poll: Netanyahu-led bloc wins just half of Knesset

Forty percent of Israelis prefer a government which includes Otzma Yehudit, while just 20% prefer a government which includes Ra'am.

Benny Gantz:

'Blue and White-New Hope has both right and left'

Defense Minister: We will not sit with Netanyahu, we do not disqualify the Likud and those to our right and left.

Will Israelis turn out for the polls despite voter fatigue?

Israel has officially reached the #1 spot among democratic nations when it comes to frequency of elections.

UTJ heading for a split?

MK Moshe Gafni wants to shift balance of power between Degel HaTorah & Agudat Yisrael. And how many votes will they lose to Itamar Ben Gvir?

Mansour Abbas:

'Thanks to us, tens of thousands of Gazans work in Israel'

MK Mansour Abbas says Ra'am works to strengthen the power of Arab society, and this will be to the benefit of the Palestinian issue.

Likud MK Amsalem:

Lapid is an 'uneducated boor, unfit to be PM'

Likud MK claims that instead of serving his country in the IDF, Lapid "drank beer & hung out with girls."

2022 Elections:

Poll gives no one a path to power

Likud with 35 seats but Netanyahu-bloc still stuck at 60.

Gilad Sharon seeks place on Likud list in next week's primaries

Son of former PM unrepentant on role in Gaza Disengagement. "I have nothing to apologize for."

100 days to elections:

Itamar Ben-Gvir seeking full merger with Smotrich's party

Religious Zionism party is riding high in polls, but significant gaps delay agreement.

Liberman:

'I will do everything for a gov't without Bibi, Deri and Gafni'

Avigdor Liberman stresses that a government led by Netanyahu and Gantz in a rotation is out of the question.