Naftali Bennett

Day after Election: With 50% votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc leads with 55 seats, opposition at 50

Netanyahu and Eisenkot’s blocs go head-to-head with neither side having a clear path to a Knesset majority, according to final polls • Arab, haredi, and overall voter turnout could prove decisive

A road sign stands in front of a large billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and leader of the centrist Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, in Ramat Gan, October 26, 2026
B'Yachad head Naftali Bennett arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in Rananna, during Election Day in Israel, October 27, 2026.

Bennett's B'Yachad projected to win 11 seats in next Knesset, election polling date predict

 Billboard encouraging to cast their votes, in Tel Aviv during Election Day, October 27, 2026.

Election Night: Netanyahu's bloc overtakes opposition, but both fall short of majority

Amir Sturgo, a candidate on Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad list, speaks to haredi men in Bnei Brak regarding the party's "service plan," October 23, 2026.

From reserve duty to Knesset candidate: Meet B'Yachad's Amir Strugo - interview


'Bibi can kiss my ass': Ofer Winter says his support for Netanyahu is not unconditional

Winter further described himself as a "public servant," saying that he fights "for a path, not for a party."

 The launch of the new  People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: What does Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad stand for?

“If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?”

Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett, together with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and party members, present the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Tel Aviv, September 6, 2026.

October 7 haunts Netanyahu's election campaign, but his bloc holds its ground

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Despite painful October 7 commemorations, Netanyahu's bloc holds steady in polls as both sides clash over security failures, military achievements, and the flydubai incident.

TIME WILL tell if it was politically wise to hold an election just 20 days after commemorating a massacre that shook the Israeli public to its core, the writer posits.

Coalition, opposition tie at 52 seats as Netanyahu's Likud gets closer to Eisenkot's Yashar - poll

The opposition bloc lost one seat after the Democrats dropped by one mandate, while the other parties in the bloc remained unchanged.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.

Michal Negri to 'Post': My son took responsibility on Oct. 7, our leaders must too - interview

"They owe it to the people that were torn out of their houses, they owe it to the people that were murdered, they owe it to the people that were raped, and they owe it to every citizen in Israel.”

Former Ra’anana Municipality director-general Michal Negri speaks to The Jerusalem Post, October 4, 2026.

'We will complete the mission,' Netanyahu says, lights candle in memory of Oct. 7 victims

Ben-Gvir called for the dismantling of the PA in the West Bank • Gadi Eisenkot, former IDF chief of staff and current leader of the Yashar party, marked the day by going to Kibbutz Re'im.

Israelis mourn at the site of the Nova festival on October 6, 2026, on the eve of the third anniversary of the October 7 Massacre.

Nearly half of Israelis equally blame government, IDF for October 7 failures, poll finds

N12's poll also found broad support for an Oct. 7 state inquiry and sharp political divisions over Netanyahu's responsibility for the massacre, while Eisenkot's Yashar emerged as the largest party.

The Nova Music Festival memorial, pictured October 6, 2026.

Bennett vows to pass 'Deri Law' barring draft evaders from Israel's security cabinet in next gov't

Though Shas's Arye Deri served briefly in the IDF, the party has come under fire over its stance on haredi conscription to the IDF amid the military’s severe manpower shortage.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the ICT’s Shabtai Shavit International Conference on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University.

Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'

UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'

Rabbi Dov Lando attends a wedding in Bnei Brak, January 15, 2026.

Bennett: 'Direct line' connects flydubai attempted hijacking, Oct. 7 after gov. trades blame

This comes after Transportation Minister Miri Regev denied that her agency was responsible for vetting the crew for foreign airlines, despite a 2023 that stipulates as such.

B'Yachad leader and former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026