Yesh Atid

Coalition Talks Deadlocked, Likud Warns Yesh Atid

With coalition talks stalled between Likud-Beytenu and Yesh Atid, PM Binyamin Netanyahu warns Yair Lapid that time has run out.

Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar Says ‘Rotation is a Bad Idea’

Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar expresses his own views on whether he should remain in his post as coalition talks stall over the issue.

Report: Netanyahu Party Members Threaten New Elections

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s political allies are threatening to move for new elections rather than tolerate Lapid 'extortion'.

Coalition Talks: Rabbi Ben-Dahan to Head Religious Services

Bayit Yehudi to head three ministries, not four, but will get appoint a deputy minister to Ministry of Religious Services.

Coalition Agreement: Up Knesset Threshold to 4%

Likud, Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi argue final coalition issue, agree to raise Knesset threshold.

Report: Coalition Deal on Verge of Being Signed

Reports said that the coalition agreement that will form Israel's next government is complete and may be signed Monday night

Coalition Agreement #1: Downsize Gov't to 21 Ministers

Coalition negotiators for Likud Beytenu, Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi are still talking but have managed to hammer out a starting framework.

Yishai: An Entire Sector Was Boycotted

The 2013 elections will be remembered as the ones in which an entire sector of society was boycotted, says MK Eli Yishai.

Report: Lapid Will Replace Yishai

Likud Beytenu is reportedly close to signing a coalition agreement with Yesh Atid; Lapid will replace Shas's Yishai as Interior Minister.

Bennett, Lapid Deny Giving Netanyahu an Ultimatum

Bennett and Lapid deny media reports that they plan to demand the Foreign and Finance Ministries or stay away from the coalition.

Lapid’s ’18 Ministers’ Demand Complicates Coalition Talks

Netanyahu tries to build coalition as Lapid limits number of ministries, Bennett limits parties’ spending.

Likud Official: Lapid was Offered Finance Ministry

Yair Lapid was offered the position of Finance Minister in the new government but has yet to respond to the offer, says Likud.

Exclusive: Inside Story behind Bennett-Lapid Pact

The historic alliance between Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi surprised everyone. How did it come about?

MK Piron Confirms: Likud Offered Us Evictions of Jews

Yesh Atid MK confirms that Likud offered his party a coalition without Bayit Yehudi that will evict Jews in Judea and Samaria.

Yesh Atid Pioneers 'Regional Representation' in the Knesset

Yesh Atid is assigning MKs responsibility for geographical areas of the country.

PM: ‘Deadly Weapons Piling Up Around Us’

PM Netanyahu warns that even as he tries to unite parties in a coalition, Israel’s enemies unite to bring about Jewish state's destruction.

Netanyahu to Try Again to Build Coalition w/ Shas, Bayit Yehudi

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has two weeks left to build a coalition and a roadblock between the blocs he needs for an agreement.

MK Strook: Likud Mudslinging Continues

Bayit Yehudi MK says it is Likud that needs to explain its connection with Tzipi Livni.

MK Shaked: Alliance with Lapid Rock Solid

Bayit Yehudi MK says Bibi should have invited her party to join earlier than he did, but missed the boat.

Bennett Vindicated as Coalition Crafting Enters Overtime

Analysis: Likud's behavior shows the reasoning behind Naftali Bennett's decision to enter into a pact with Yesh Atid was sound.

Likud Denies It Offered Yesh Atid Evictions of Jews

Sources in Yesh Atid told Maariv Likud promised to tear down Jewish communities in coalition deal.

Yesh Atid Rejected Hareidim, Says Likud Negotiator

Yesh Atid tells the Likud that it will refuse to be part of a coalition with hareidi-religious parties.

Likud: We Want Hareidi Parties, Too

Likud Beytenu negotiators say they want Jewish Home, Lapid, and hareidi parties, too. Lieberman: Even Labor might join.

Yesh Atid Bows Out of Far-Left Event: ‘Bad Timing’

Yesh Atid cancels participation in Geneva Initiative event due to timing; hareidi members of Shas, Likud take part.

Poll: Most Israelis Prefer Coalition without Hareidim

51% of Israelis would prefer to see a coalition without the hareidi-religious parties, a poll released Monday reveals.

Likud MK: Bayit Yehudi Dividing Right Wing Bloc

MK Elkin says Bayit Yehudi, Yesh Atid are making it impossible to establish a coalition.

Bayit Yehudi: Hareidi Draft Agreement Incomplete

Bayit Yehudi party denied Saturday night report that it had reached an agreement with Yesh Atid party on hareidi enlistment.

Report: Lapid and Bennett Draft New Hareidi Enlistment Outline

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have drafted a new outline for enlistment of hareidim which they will present during coalition negotiations.

Report: Mofaz Demanded to be Defense Minister and Was Rejected

Mofaz reportedly joined the pact between Bayit Yehudi and Yesh Atid because his demand to be Defense Minister was rejected.

The Lapid-Bennett Alliance

Lapid: Entering Gov't with Shas will End My Career

Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi chairmen have reportedly decided to stick together no matter what.

Bennett and Lapid a Package Deal

Bennett and Lapid create 31-seat bloc, agree to join the coalition or be left out together.

Yishai: Netanyahu Prefers Lapid over Us

Shas minister says Yesh Atid party head will say 'no' to any compromise over hareidi enlistment.

Lapid: Teach Hareidi Kids English, Secular Kids Talmud

In his first Knesset speech as a member of the plenum, Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid touched on a variety of topics

Yesh Atid MK Proposes: Arab-Friendly National Anthem

After Arab MKs express distaste for national anthem, Jewish MK proposes changing the words.

Rabbi Yosef Slams 'Yeshiva Hater' Lapid

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef slams Yesh Atid chairman, says he is "contemptible" and "hates yeshivas".

MK Ariel: Draft Evaders won't Face Criminal Charges

Bayit Yehudi MK says hareidi leaders are sowing unnecessary panic about plan to enlist yeshiva students.

MK Elkin Reminds Lapid: 19 Seats is No Majority

Yesh Atid will have to compromise on some issues if it wants to enter the coalition, says Likud MK Zeev Elkin.

Litzman: If You Draft Hareidim, Draft Arabs Too

Teams from Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu met with a delegation from United Torah Jewry to discuss the latter's inclusion in the new government

Yesh Atid Throws Monkey Wrench into Hareidi Draft Compromise

Yesh Atid said Thursday that it would not accept a compromise plan to draft hareidi yeshiva students. Only their plan would do, they said

Likud, Yesh Atid Recommend Netanyahu for PM

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wins the support of the Knesset’s two largest factions in forming a new government.

Hareidi MK: 'Mandate' to Exclude Yeshiva Students from Draft

According to United Torah Jewry MK Yisrael Eichler, “if the people gave Lapid a mandate, they also gave a mandate to the religious”

Hareidi Parties May Form 'Blocking Bloc' to Lapid

Shas and United Torah Judaism may work together to prevent Lapid from drafting yeshiva students.

PA Hopes to Talk Peace with Lapid

The Palestinian Authority is hoping that Yair Lapid’s achievement in this week’s election will lead to the resumption of peace negotiations.

Netanyahu's Gov't Coalition Could Take A ‘Step to the Right’

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu could form a coalition that is more right-wing than centrist, if he so chooses - but it requires work.

Shomron Leader Predicts Instability in Next Government

The Likud may form the next government, but the right has nevertheless been weakened, says Samaria Residents’ Committee head Benny Katzover.

Lapid Rules Out Labor's 'Blocking Bloc'

"We’re not going to form a bloc with Hanin Zoabi," states Yesh Atid chairman.

MK: Likud’s Attack Ads Killed Right-Wing Majority

Likud’s attacks on the Bayit Yehudi party drove young voters to the centrist Yesh Atid, says MK Uri Orbach.

Vote Shift: Right, Left Evenly Matched with 60 Seats Each

With 99 percent of the vote counted it seems Kadima will enter Knesset, leaving right- and left-wing blocs even, if Arab parties join left.

Yesh Atid to Make History with First Female Ethiopian MK

Pnina Tamano-Shata, number 14 on the Yesh Atid list, will be the first ever female MK from Ethiopia.

Lapid: We Have a Great Responsibility

“A heavy responsibility was placed our shoulders," says Yesh Atid chairman after exit polls predict he'll lead the second largest party.

Netanyahu: I'll Form as Wide a Coalition as Possible

"The people of Israel made it clear they want me to continue as Prime Minister," says Netanyahu.

Lapid: I Want to be Rid of the Arabs

Yesh Atid chairman says Arabs don't want peace. All he wants is a fence between us and them.

Likud Official: Netanyahu Prefers Lapid

Netanyahu would prefer a coalition with Lapid and Livni over the Jewish Home, a senior Likud official tells Arutz Sheva.

Lapid: 'Settlers' Taking Money from Middle Class

Yesh Atid chairman tells Bennett: "You turned the communities in Judea and Samaria into another extortionate sector."

Poll: Right has Solid Lead – but 25% Still Undecided

The right is solidly in the lead with 71 seats, but 25% say they still are not sure who they will vote for, according to Maariv survey.

Poll: Likud Beytenu, Left are Neck on Neck

Eleven days to elections: Second poll shows the right-hareidi bloc in the lead with 66 seats, but center-left parties still rival Likud.

Lapid Takes Jabs at Bennett and Netanyahu on Equal Burden

"It's not complicated. Everyone should enlist...I'm not asking them to do anything I do not ask of my children or of myself," said Lapid

Lapid and Yechimovich: Livni Created a 'Political Spin'

Labor and Yesh Atid accuse Livni of misleading the public over what happened during meeting between the leaders of the three parties.

Netanyahu: Left, Hareidim Plotting against Me

Prime Minister asks voters to vote Likud Beytenu, to foil leftist maneuvers.