Archiv: Knesset (legislative branch / Israel)


10.11.2026 - 19:44 [ Gadi Eisenkot - גדי איזנקוט / X ]

ישבתי והקשבתי לנאום ההזוי, המפלג, מלא השנאה והמביש של ראש הממשלה היוצא, שניצל לרעה אירוע ממלכתי בהשבעת הכנסת ה-26.

השתכנעתי עוד יותר שהוא אינו כשיר להמשיך ולו דקה נוספת בתפקיד.

עלינו לפעול בדחיפות להקמת ממשלת חירום לאומית. המשך שלטונו מפלג את ישראל ומסכן את בטחונה.

@yairlapid @YairGolan1 @AvigdorLiberman @naftalibennett – זה עלינו.

10.11.2026 - 19:17 [ Times of Israel ]

Bennett, anti-Netanyahu MKs heckle premier over Qatar ties, October 7 inquiry as he addresses new Knesset

Meanwhile, Democrats chairman Yair Golan and members of his party walk out of the plenum in protest, while Democrats MK Gilad Kariv shouts: “How much money did you receive from Qatar?”

“Ever since the balcony in Zion Square, you haven’t stopped inciting,” Kariv yells, referring to an October 1995 rally in which Netanyahu supporters chanted “Death to Rabin,” a month before his assassination by a Jewish extremist.

10.11.2026 - 19:08 [ Times of Israel ]

Netanyahu accuses Ra’am and Joint List of seeking Israel’s ‘destruction,’ repeats call for unity government

Having lost his parliamentary majority in last month’s elections, and after President Isaac Herzog handed Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government, Netanyahu has continued a campaign he pursued throughout the election season to delegitimize the Arab parties and portray them as supporters of terrorism, in an apparent effort to undermine the ability of Eisenkot and his allies to form a government with their backing.

10.11.2026 - 18:55 [ Jerusalem Post ]

WATCH: Israel‘s 26th Knesset sworn in as Eisenkot‘s bloc moves to assert control

Israel‘s 26th Knesset convened for its inaugural session and swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.

09.11.2026 - 23:49 [ i24News.tv ]

Eisenkot, Lieberman reach major agreements on government positions, i24NEWS learns

The agreements include committee chairmanships and ministerial positions.

Eisenkot managed to secure the position of Knesset speaker for Yashar, with Elazar Stern, Matan Kahana, and Eisenkot himself in the running.

Eisenkot is expected to meet with Democrats leader Yair Golan to advance negotiations on a coalition agreement, following his meeting with Lieberman.

08.11.2026 - 13:28 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Communist Party of Israel: Four Scenarios for Forming a New Government

The position of the Joint List

These are times that call for a stand to oust Netanyahu and his fascist allies. Therefore, despite the incitement and the racism, the Joint List recommended Eisenkot to the Israeli president for the latter do not have any excuse of calling for a unity government, and as a fulfillment of the will of over 500,000 Arab Palestinian and Jewish voters who wish to see Netanyahu ousted.

According to CPI and Hadash, toppling this government is a historic task. The danger posed by the Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir-Smotrich government goes beyond discrimination, home demolitions and the spread of crime and racism afflicting our communities. It is a government of war, extermination and displacement in Gaza, of deepening occupation and settlement, of unchecked settler terror in the West Bank, and of a drive to liquidate the Palestinian cause. Its continuation threatens the whole region, and the presence of President Trump in the White House raises the danger further by offering cover for war, annexation and displacement. Hence, the results of the midterm elections in the US could hold positive prospectives regarding an alternation in US foreign policy especially in matters of supporting Israel’s continuous violations of international law in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and the region.

08.11.2026 - 12:43 [ Tagesschau ]

Israel – Staatspräsident Herzog gibt Eisenkot Auftrag zur Regierungsbildung

Jan-Christoph Kitzler, ARD Tel Aviv, tagesschau, 08.11.2026 • 06:00 Uhr

08.11.2026 - 12:31 [ Gadi Eisenkot - גדי איזנקוט / X ]

זו העת להקמת ממשלת חירום לאומית. אעשה הכל כדי שנהיה ראויים

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08.11.2026 - 12:28 [ CBS News ]

Israel‘s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu

Eisenkot, a former military chief, ran as the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leading a bloc of parties seeking to oust Israel‘s longest-serving premier.

„Now is the time to form a national emergency government. I will do everything to ensure we are worthy,“ Eisenkot wrote on X in his first reaction to the announcement of his designation.

06.11.2026 - 20:55 [ Reuters ]

Israel‘s president pledges to pick candidate on Sunday to form government

Herzog held marathon talks with elected factions ⁠on Wednesday and Thursday, during which 67 of parliament‘s 120 elected lawmakers endorsed Eisenkot, while 46 endorsed Netanyahu.

In televised remarks at the end of the ​talks, Herzog said that while the „results of the consultations may appear clear“, there were „mutual vetoes between the blocs and within the blocs themselves“ that make it ​difficult to say who has the best shot to form a government.

06.11.2026 - 20:45 [ Le Monde ]

Israel‘s former chief of staff Eisenkot in strong position to replace Netanyahu as new PM

Gadi Eisenkot was chosen by the leaders of six parties, representing a majority of seats in the Knesset, as the most legitimate candidate to form a new government. President Isaac Herzog is expected to announce his decision on Sunday.

03.11.2026 - 20:18 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

CPI and Hadash After the Elections: Strengthen the Jewish-Arab Partnership Against Fascism

The Democrats Chairman Yair Golan met this morning (Tuesday, November 3) with Joint List Chairman Yousef Jabareen and Ta’al Chairman Ahmad Tibi, before the meeting of the “change bloc” leaders of the Zionist opposition took place Following its conclusion, Golan met with “Yashar” Chairman Gadi Eisenkot, “Beyachad” Chairman Naftali Bennett, and “Yisrael Beytenu” Chairman Avigdor Lieberman.
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Yesterday, all the newly elected Members of Knesset from the Joint List met for the first time. Additionally, a meeting was held between representatives of the Joint List and representatives of the Islamic Ra’am party, led by Mansour Abbas. A statement released at the conclusion of the meeting read, “Both sides exchanged views on the political developments following the elections and discussed the need to deepen cooperation in order to confront the new challenges and work toward bringing down the fascist right from power.”

03.11.2026 - 19:56 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israel’s opposition leaders back Eisenkot to oust Netanyahu

The leaders of the Jewish-led opposition alliance met on Tuesday in the city of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, in their first joint meeting since the October 27 election, which left neither bloc with a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.

The agreement comes a day before President Isaac Herzog begins consultations with parties on who should form the next government.

02.11.2026 - 19:51 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Democrats to recommend Eisenkot for prime minister ahead of meeting with Herzog

The Democrats party announced on Monday that it would recommend Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog as its candidate to form the next government, ahead of the president’s consultations with party representatives beginning Wednesday.

The announcement came after the two other party leaders in the bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett (B‘Yachad) and Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), said they would recommend Eisenkot.

01.11.2026 - 16:23 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Nach Parlamentswahl in Israel: Demos für Einbindung der arabischen Parteien

Entscheidend könnten nun also die arabischen Listen werden: Die sicherten sich bei der Parlamentswahl zusammen 19 Sitze – so viele wie noch nie. „67 Mandate für Veränderung“ war auch einer der Slogans der Demonstrierenden – denn ein Bündnis von Eisenkots Block mit den israelisch-arabischen Parteien käme auf 67 Abgeordnete.

01.11.2026 - 16:19 [ Al Jazeera ]

Thousands rally in Israel urging ‘Jewish-Arab’ coalition to oust Netanyahu

Thousands of people have rallied in Tel Aviv to urge the Israeli opposition to make a deal with Arab parties to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Protesters at Saturday’s rally told the AFP news agency this may be the “last chance for real change” and that Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is a “great manipulator”.

28.10.2026 - 19:18 [ IndiaToday.in ]

As Netanyahu falls short of majority, his party claims polls ‚stolen‘ by Arab parties

The Central Elections Committee‘s preliminary results put Netanyahu‘s bloc at 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, against 48 for the opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. The Arab-led Ra‘am and Joint List parties are projected to win a combined 19 seats. At least 61 seats are required for a majority.

28.10.2026 - 19:15 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Arab parties Ra‘am, Joint List rise to 19 seats amid high turnout, election polling data shows

With about 85% of the vote counted as of Wednesday afternoon, the Central Elections Committee‘s official results released Wednesday projected Israel‘s two main Arab parties, Ra’am and the Joint List, to win seven and 12 seats, respectively.

25.10.2026 - 13:28 [ ArabNews.com ]

To bring down Netanyahu, Arab-Israeli parties ready for opposition alliance

Raam, a Hebrew acronym for United Arab List, is a moderate Islamist party headed by Mansour Abbas. In 2021, he agreed to join a short-lived coalition of Netanyahu’s opponents, making Raam the first Arab party to join an Israeli government.

The far-left Joint List, led by Yousef Jabareen, brings together three parties with a mixture of communist and Palestinian nationalist leanings.

Abbas and Jabareen told AFP they were ready — under certain conditions — to cooperate with the opposition, particularly the bloc of Netanyahu’s main rival Gadi Eisenkot, which is polling neck and neck with the premier’s.

23.10.2026 - 23:40 [ +972 Magazine ]

50 shades of right: An Israeli election primer

Paradoxically, it is the Joint List and the Islamist party Ra’am that hold the key to the opposition’s chances of dethroning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The polls could not be clearer: Without these Arab parties, the anti-Netanyahu bloc will not reach the 61 mandates required for a Knesset majority. With their support, it could topple Netanyahu — whose own bloc of loyalists looks set to fall significantly short of a majority — virtually overnight.

23.10.2026 - 21:41 [ theConversation.com ]

Two small Arab parties may decide Israel’s election

There are about 2.1 million Arab-Israelis, making up roughly 21% of the country’s population. Their interests tend to be represented by Ra’am and the Joint List, both of which have played a more prominent role in Israeli politics in recent years.

In the aftermath of the 2021 election, the Ra‘am party leader, Mansour Abbas, joined with opposition leaders from across the political spectrum to unseat Netanyahu. This made Ra’am the first independent Arab party to join an Israeli coalition.

Naftali Bennett’s government collapsed after one year, opening the door for Netanyahu to return.

22.10.2026 - 14:43 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Netanyahu’s far-right coalition on course to lose majority in Israeli elections, new poll suggests

“Israel’s election is not a single game, but a tournament — and election day is only the opening round,” Dr Nimrod Nir of Agam Labs told The Independent.

“Our polling suggests that neither bloc is likely to secure a governing majority, leaving three possible outcomes: a unity government bringing Netanyahu together with more liberal parties, an alternative coalition backed by Arab parties, or yet another election.

15.10.2026 - 22:22 [ Economist.com ]

Israel’s Arab parties could be the kingmakers in its election

They are eager to change the government

13.10.2026 - 21:56 [ IsraelNationalNews.com ]

Joint List makes Palestinian state a condition for post-election support

Hadash Party and Joint List chairman Prof. Yousef Jabareen has declared four central demands from the heads of the anti-Netanyahu bloc parties as a condition for negotiating support for an alternative government after the elections.

Among the demands: a plan to combat crime in the Arab sector, the development of Arab communities, a plan for young people, and a diplomatic horizon for establishing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.