Likud

Netanyahu refuses to rule out unity government as election bosses confirm result will not be overturned

The prime minister’s party has been claiming that the vote was ‘stolen’ but electoral authorities have insisted it was ‘conducted properly’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud election headquarters at the Jerusalem International Convention Center on October 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the Likud Party election-night event at the Teddy Hall, International Convention Center on October 28, 2026 in Jerusalem. (Image: Getty Images)

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Netanyahu bloc maintains lead in final election results but falls short of majority

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Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, visits a printing factory in Kiryat Gat where ballot papers were being printed on October 5, 2026 (Flash90)

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Israeli election authorities ask Shin Bet to investigate Likud claims of ‘foreign power-backed’ voter fraud

By Jacob Jaffa

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Former Israeli Ambassador to the UK Mark Regev at an election night event in Israel on October 27, 2026 (theJC)

Israeli elections

Exclusive: UK-Israel relations won’t improve whatever the election result, former ambassador tells JC

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US Vice President JD Vance at the Prime Minister's Office on October 22, 2025 (Getty Images)

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Israel election: What is Netanyahu’s Likud offering voters in his bid to stay in power?

By John Jeffay

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Talik Gvili, mother of Ran Gvili, on December 10, 2025 (Flash90)

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Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidates

By Ella Bloom

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Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv amid a wildcat strike on August 20, 2026 (Flash90)

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Netanyahu to expel union boss behind Ben Gurion wildcat strike from Likud

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How new right-wing parties outside Netanyahu’s camp may decide Israel’s election

If they manage to enter the Knesset and neither established bloc reaches 61 seats, they could determine who governs the country and under what conditions

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MK Yuli Edelstein and former minister Gilad Erdan announce the establishment of a new right-wing party on August 6, 2026. (Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

The Democrats have also launched their campaign, while Religious Zionism has confirmed the results of its candidate primaries

By Jacob Jaffa

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July 28, 2026 11:35

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a vote in the plenum hall of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

By Ashley Perry

Gilad Erdan – the dark horse who could perhaps decide Israel’s next government

With neither Netanyahu nor the opposition likely to secure a parliamentary majority, a new party led by the former UN ambassador could hold the balance of power after the elections

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June 14, 2026 14:52

Gilad Erdan during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024 in New York City. (Image: Getty Images)

Likud confirms Netanyahu will run for re-election after Trump voices doubts

Israelis must head to the polls by October 27, with a tight race expected between the incumbent prime minister and the joint ticket of his predecessors, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid

By Jacob Jaffa

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June 11, 2026 11:48

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu outside his office at the Knesset on June 3, 2026 (Flash90)

Bennett files police complaint against Likud over ‘manipulated’ photo

The image shows the Blue and White chair, as well as Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, celebrating with Arab party leaders, but neither was present at the meeting in question

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 27, 2026 13:14

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a march in Jerusalem supporting of the conscription of Charedim into the IDF on January 15, 2026 (Flash90)

By Yaakov Katz

Pardoning Netanyahu is wrong – and exactly what Israel needs right now

Ending the trial could help break Israel’s political deadlock and toxic polarisation, opening the way for a unity government finally able to confront the country’s real challenges

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December 1, 2025 15:23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog (Image: Getty)

Hundreds of thousands march in Tel Aviv as hostage families call for nationwide strike

The largest marches in Israel since October 7 have erupted in more than 400 locations across Israel

By JC Reporter

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August 17, 2025 21:37

People gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv during a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, August 17, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חטופים תל אביב חרבות ברזל מלחמה

Exclusive: Israeli politician barred from the UK accuses government of hypocrisy over MP deportations

Yesterday MPs spent more time discussing the removal of two MPs from Israel than the potential closure of Scunthorpe steelworks

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

April 8, 2025 11:43

Far-right Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin has accused the government of hypocrisy over Israel's decision to deport two British MPs after he was banned from entering the UK in 2008 (Image: Getty)

Sa’ar to re-enter Israel’s Netanyahu-led government

New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar, former member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, announced decision to re-enter the government on Sunday

By JC Reporter

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September 30, 2024 10:04

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Netanyahu refuses to rule out unity government as election bosses confirm result will not be overturned

Netanyahu bloc maintains lead in final election results but falls short of majority

Israeli election authorities ask Shin Bet to investigate Likud claims of ‘foreign power-backed’ voter fraud

Exclusive: UK-Israel relations won’t improve whatever the election result, former ambassador tells JC

Israel election: What is Netanyahu’s Likud offering voters in his bid to stay in power?

Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidates

Netanyahu to expel union boss behind Ben Gurion wildcat strike from Likud

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