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Opposition Leader Yair Lapid addresses his Yesh Atid party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2026, 6:22 pm
Lapid takes aim at ‘disaster’ US-Iran deal, says Netanyahu failed to achieve victory
Opposition leader says it’s ‘absurd’ negotiations to end conflict did not include Israel, which must ‘maintain freedom of action’ regardless of agreement
By Sam Sokol
Screen capture from video of a right-wing protest outside the home of IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, May 24, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 24, 2026, 8:50 am
Right-wing activists protest outside IDF chief’s house, call him ‘traitor’
Demonstrators angry at jailing of soldier who wore a controversial, unauthorized ‘Messiah’ patch on combat uniform; opposition figures blame government
By ToI Staff
ToI political correspondents Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol join host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI)
May 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
Daily Briefing May 10: Political parties form new constellations ahead of elections
Political correspondents Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel discuss the opposition parties’ mergers and defections, and a blitz of new legislation as the Knesset goes back to work
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel
MKs Avigdor Liberman (front right) and Gadi Eisenkot (bottom left) in the Knesset, September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 8, 2026, 11:28 am
Eisenkot-Liberman merger would be biggest faction, could boost opposition – survey
Polls essentially unchanged since last week, with Zman showing Zionist opposition with narrow majority; Reservists’ Hendel reportedly in touch with Gantz about joint run
By ToI Staff and Tal Schneider
MK Chili Tropper attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, August 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 3:14 pm
Blue and White MK Chili Tropper quits party, raising speculation about his future… and Gantz’s
Former minister becomes latest to leave Gantz’s floundering faction, says he’ll meet anyone who will ‘rebuild’ country’s leadership; reports say move to Eisenkot’s party likely
By Ariela Karmel
L-R: Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot seen during a visit to Kibbutz Yiftah near the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 9, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90); opposition leader and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid in the Knesset, March 30, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90); former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a funeral at the Military Cemetery in Beit She'an on April 9, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 4:25 pm
Lapid said willing to drop to third spot on ticket with Bennett if Eisenkot joins
Eisenkot resists invitation, welcomes economist Shaul Meridor into his own Yashar party’s electoral slate; low-polling Gantz says Bennett-Lapid merger doesn’t serve Israel’s interests
By Sam Sokol, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
(Clockwise from top left): The Democrats chief Yair Golan, Yesh Atid chief and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, Blue and White chief Benny Gantz and Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 28, 2026, 10:17 pm
Israeli opposition leaders rally behind government as Israel and US strike Iran
‘We are all united on the operation,’ declares Lapid; Arab-majority Hadash party calls Israel ‘full partner’ in ‘global American imperialism,’ slams opposition for backing attack
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing strikes against Iran, on February 28, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
February 28, 2026, 11:46 am
PM: Strikes meant to end ‘existential threat’; time for Iranians to cast off yoke of tyranny
Netanyahu says campaign aims to ‘create conditions’ for Iranians to change their destiny; Lapid, opposition figures offer praise, support for action
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Yair Lapid greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset in Jerusalem during Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 25, 2026, 10:09 pm
With Modi in Knesset, Opposition boycott PM’s speech over exclusion of High Court chief
Lawmakers stage partial boycott, reentering plenum to attend speech by Indian premier. Walk-out has ‘nothing to do with you,’ Lapid assures Modi
By Sam Sokol
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid leads a meeting of his Yesh Atid faction at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2026, 4:56 pm
Lapid: Police may need to probe Netanyahu’s ‘intentional forgery’ of October 7 protocols
Opposition leader says ‘biased editing of protocols of security discussions’ goes beyond PM’s usual ‘lying’; Gantz calls Netanyahu document a ‘rewriting of history’
By Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel
Leaders of the Arab parties celebrate after signing an agreement to work towards a Joint List in Sakhnin, January 22, 2026. (Courtesy of Hadash-Ta'al)
February 5, 2026, 9:57 pm
Poll: Arab Joint List wins 14 seats, maintaining deadlock between PM’s bloc and rivals
Even with Gantz passing electoral threshold, coalition and Zionist opposition parties fall short of majority, amid veto on Arab parties in both blocs, ToI survey shows
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 5, 2026, 9:06 pm
Netanyahu said to tell MKs there was ‘no treason’ on Oct. 7, countering his son’s conspiracy theory
Premier reportedly tells closed-door meeting there were ‘intelligence failures,’ but he didn’t ignore pre-onslaught warnings; opposition accuses him of ‘once again fleeing the truth’
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 2, 2026, 4:23 pm
Netanyahu, Lapid spar over claim Qatar lobbyist set up meeting for opposition heads
PM uploads pro-government outlet’s report that Qatargate suspect arranged meeting with Lapid, Gantz, Qatari officials and hostage families; later reposts without mentioning Gantz
By Michael Horovitz
Blue and White party chair Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, December 29, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 14, 2026, 6:40 pm
Opposition leaders claim new Gantz campaign against Arab parties is hypocritical, aids PM
Blue and White party’s new messaging draws fire from left-wing parties, who say it is a desperate bid to court Netanyahu amid calls for Gantz to quit due to slipping poll numbers
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40-signature debate at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 5:45 am
‘You were completely wrong’: Netanyahu spars with Lapid in stormy Knesset debate
PM, opposition leader argue over relations with US, October 7, Haredi draft exemption bill in so-called 40-signature session called by Gantz to discuss ‘extremist government’
By Lazar Berman and Ariela Karmel
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