Religious Zionist Party
Ben-Gvir, RZP to win combined 13 seats after 3.5 million votes counted, CEC says
Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party added former Likud MK Gotliv to its slate, while RZP ran in a technical bloc with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, in an effort to help clear the electoral threshold.
Right-leaning voters in Jerusalem share core values for future gov't but split over who should lead
Parties file complaints over defaced, vandalized, missing ballots, alleged voter tracking
Election Day: A complete guide to Israel’s political parties and what they stand for
Eisenkot leads Netanyahu but deadlock looms, election polls show two days before Israelis vote
The average gap between the two major blocs stands at 4.5 seats, with neither reaching the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.
Unwanted endorsement: Political ad causes uproar at Jerusalem's Lev Academic Center
Those who know the highly regarded college, which since 1969 has produced religious graduates with degrees in a variety of engineering fields and nursing, were likely surprised.
With five days until elections, Netanyahu shifts strategies to courting right-wing votes - analysis
The assessment is that Netanyahu's primary concern is remaining prime minister, even if it means parting ways with existing political partners like Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Smotrich says Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir previously backed Knesset coalition with Ra'am that he shut down
Smotrich also said that he would not rule out forming a government with prime ministerial candidate Gadi Eisenkot, but not at the cost of boycotting his partners in the right-wing bloc.
'Not Ben-Gvir': Next defense minister should come from Likud, Netanyahu tells ‘Post’
"It's gonna be our government. We decide what the policy is,” Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post. He did not name a candidate for defense minister.
Smotrich presses Ofer Winter to drop Knesset run in exchange for Defense Ministry appointment
The finance minister additionally stated that he would offer Winter a directorate for haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment and integration into the workforce.
Winter vows to block haredi draft ultimatum to Netanyahu, says People of Israel will stay in race
Winter's comments came as he stressed his party would remain in the running amid ongoing pressure to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and RZP's Bezalel Smotrich.
'Not a Zionist, or religious': Bennett bashes Smotrich's opposition to enforcing haredi draft
"How is he not ashamed to call himself a religious Zionist?" Bennett wondered. "He has nothing to do with Zionism or religion."
The battle for Israel: As Netanyahu rallies the Right, Eisenkot makes his move for power
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: As Israel's election approaches, Netanyahu fights to bring right-wing voters back to Likud, while Eisenkot seeks to strengthen his claim to lead the next government.
Eisenkot leads Netanyahu, but both blocs without clear path to 61-seat majority - poll
The polling average puts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, including Ofer Winter's People of Israel party, and the Zionist opposition at approximately 52 seats each.
