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Avigdor Liberman

Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv as part of the Likud party’s election campaign ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 22, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
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Election 2026: Analysis
Ben Sales
Security threats have marred Netanyahu’s term. They might also keep him in power
The PM has a well-worn playbook: brand his opponents as left-wing, then warn that Israel is in danger, and only he can keep it safe. They haven't figured out how to respond
David Horovitz
Op-ed: 6 days to election
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For Israel’s sake, Netanyahu has to go
David Horovitz
Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, right, and Likud party chairman Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 17, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
October 26, 2026, 6:06 pm
In Israel’s closely fought election, anti-defection laws could shape coalition talks
Liberman has floated recruiting Likud MKs to help form government without Netanyahu, but strict legislation threatens to complicate any attempt to cross political lines
By Stav Levaton
US President Donald Trump listens as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 26, 2026, 2:29 pm
Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election but Trump refused, CNN says
Network says US president instead signaled there will be joint military action soon; PM’s office denies ‘fake news’; reps from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey in Tehran for talks
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron attends a conference of the Government Companies Authority in Rishon LeZion, central Israel, January 25, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 24, 2026, 10:00 pm
Bank of Israel, opposition heads pan Netanyahu’s proposal to use crypto to evade sanctions
Central bank says digital currency can’t be used for such purposes, stresses need to preserve economic ties; Eisenkot tears into PM for ‘dismantling Israeli economy’
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Election campaign posters for the Likud (C, R) and Otzma Yehudit (L) parties are displayed in the northern Israeli city of Safed, ahead of the upcoming election, October 21, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 2:21 pm
The missing ‘peace’ in Israel’s election campaign
Political debate has moved away from resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict even as violent events in the West Bank are making the issue harder to ignore
By Ruth Eglash
This composite image shows People of Israel party leader Ofer Winter (L) and Charedi Public party chief Moti Leitner. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 2:38 am
People of Israel, Charedi Public vow to stay in race despite pressure from PM and allies
Eisenkot ‘unequivocally pledges’ not to serve in a Netanyahu-led government, even under rotation deal, as he and Liberman seek to increase voter turnout amid projections of deadlock
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 12:27 am
Bennett’s security doubled as he faces threats, attack plots before election
Enhanced security detail makes ex-PM’s protection equivalent to that of defense minister; Yisrael Beytenu submits formal complaint after Liberman hit with death threats
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on September 28, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 20, 2026, 11:42 am
Ex-Netanyahu ally Hanegbi, longtime Likud stalwart, announces he’s voting for Liberman
Former national security adviser says he is breaking with voting habits of almost 50 years to cast ballot for Yisrael Beytenu; laments ‘messianic’ and ‘racist’ voices in PM’s bloc
By ToI Staff
A stun grenade appears to explode next to ultra-Orthodox demonstrators during clashes with police officers and civilians as they blocked Route 4 during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the Yavne Interchange, October 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 3:22 pm
Ultra-Orthodox block main highway in rush hour protest over draft dodgers’ arrest
Demonstrators choke off Route 4 for two hours during peak traffic, scuffle with drivers, until police use stun grenades, force to clear them away; no injuries or arrests reported
By Noam Lehmann
Left: Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman speaks in Glilot, central Israel, on October 13, 2026. Right: B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks in Tel Aviv, October 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
October 18, 2026, 1:40 am
Bennett, Liberman lay out plans to pass laws against Netanyahu immediately after election
Hawkish opposition chiefs say they’ll replace Knesset speaker, pass term limits for PM, ban criminal defendants from serving in role; Netanyahu urges high turnout among his backers
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman Avigdor Lieberman speaks during a conference organized by the Israel Democracy Institute in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 16, 2026, 7:00 pm
Liberman is risking another election to secure his right-wing political future
The Yisrael Beytenu chairman has ruled out a minority coalition dependent on Arab parties. He is banking on Likud defectors, but is actually erecting a roadblock for the center-left
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Left: Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot campaigns ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election, in Kiryat Malachi, August 17, 2026. Right: Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on July 7, 2025. (Amir Cohen/Reuters, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 16, 2026, 4:28 pm
Liberman accuses Eisenkot of seeking to form unity government with Likud: ‘He’s Gantz 2’
Yashar party chief calls on Israelis who want Netanyahu out to ‘ignore the spin,’ says he’s working to secure ‘more than 61 Zionist seats for change’ in October 27 election
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
United Torah Judaism election candidate Eliakim Stark speaks at an election event in Beit Shemesh, October 15, 2026. (Screenshot/X/Avi Moskoff)
October 16, 2026, 12:39 pm
Outrage as UTJ candidate likens situation of ultra-Orthodox in Israel to Jews in Holocaust
Stark says draft-dodging men can’t travel for marriage matches: ‘Reminds me of our grandparents’ stories’; Pindrus, Deri regret backing Ohana, a gay MK, as Knesset speaker: ‘Desecration of God’s name’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Arab Israeli woman in the northern village of Maghar votes on November 1, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
October 15, 2026, 5:28 pm
Likud, Smotrich say they’ll put 2,000 activists at Arab polling stations on election day
Joint List chief decries ‘racist campaign’ after PM’s party and Religious Zionism cite unsubstantiated fraud claims; Eisenkot vows to end Hamas rule in Gaza in 18 months if elected
By Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton and Jeremy Sharon
Former prime minister and B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 2:51 am
Bennett suggests Netanyahu could sit in future government, backtracks, says he wasn’t serious
In fresh round of bloc infighting, Eisenkot, Golan, Liberman categorically reject possibility of sitting in coalition with Likud leader, while Gantz is lone voice of support
By Shira Silkoff and Ariela Karmel
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, October 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 9, 2026, 3:20 pm
‘Treason’: Opposition demands criminal probe of PM, after ex-military aide’s Oct.7 revelations
Leaders of anti-Netanyahu bloc call on attorney general to investigate allegations Prime Minister’s Office tampered with records from Oct. 7 to cover up failures, lied to comptroller
By Leon Kraiem
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