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Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, attends the party’s Hebrew-language campaign launch event ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, in Tel Aviv, October 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 1:07 am
Joint Arab List says it’s willing to provide safety net for any anti-Netanyahu coalition
But party to condition support on pathway to Palestinian state; Winter, Netanyahu trade barbs after ex-general says ‘I don’t work for anyone’; Gantz vows to stay in race despite poor polling
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on the Lazar Focus podcast, September 18, 2026 (screenshot)
September 20, 2026, 1:01 pm
Gantz tells ToI he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race
Blue and White party leader, on Times of Israel’s Lazar Focus podcast, says he expects to get enough seats to be in next Knesset, but if not, he’ll make sure no votes are wasted
By Lazar Berman
September 18, 2026, 11:46 am
Benny Gantz: Netanyahu is responsible for October 7, dividing society
Blue and White leader and former defense minister says no problem can be solved without unity government, that Israel must be strong while keeping its morals — and that he won’t drop out
By Lazar Berman
An election campaign poster by the Unity Party, led by Gilad Erdan is seen at the entrance to Jerusalem, August 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 9:56 pm
Erdan’s Unity quits election race as parties scramble to finalize slates ahead of deadline
Gadi Eisenkot hints at surprise mergers before Tuesday’s cut off date to submit lists, amid reports of talks with Bennett; Ben Gvir appoints Gotliv as number 2 in his far-right party
By ToI Staff
Left: Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); right: Former Likud MK Gilad Erdan takes part in a ceremony for a bulletproof ambulance donated by the Harvest Christian Fellowship to Magen David Adom, at the Tower of David, in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 10:51 pm
Rumored ‘Likud B’ party led by Erdan and Edelstein picks up 5 seats in new ToI poll
Potential alliance of Likud defectors would blow new Gantz-Simhi and Hendel-Tropper outfits out of the water, but fail to resolve electoral deadlock, Zman Yisrael survey shows
By ToI Staff
From left: MK Chili Tropper, former minister Yoaz Hendel, Shira Shapira, and Elyasaf Peretz hold a press conference announcing the formation of a new political party ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, on July 7, 2026. (Flash90)
July 8, 2026, 1:22 am
Yoaz Hendel’s Reservists teams up with ex-minister Chili Tropper ahead of election
Bereaved family members Shira Shapiro and Elyasaf Peretz also joining new alliance; Smotrich’s Religious Zionism to hold primary on July 26 as polls show it shedding support
By Ariela Karmel
(L-R) Yoaz Hendel in Petah Tikva, May 10, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) Blue and White chief MK Benny Gantz at the Knesset on June 29, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) and Dedy Simhi in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )
July 5, 2026, 3:18 pm
Hendel said not expected to run with Gantz and Simhi amid Haredi coalition dispute
Reservists leader vows to boycott Haredi parties, but Gantz and newcomer Simhi haven’t ruled out sitting with them; meetings among the potential allies ongoing while party chair Hendel on active IDF duty
By Ariela Karmel
Yoaz Hendel (L) and Benny Gantz (R) at the Knesset on May 13, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 25, 2026, 4:54 pm
Potential Gantz-Hendel-Simhi alliance faces hurdles despite merger reports
Sources say talks between Blue and White, Reservists, Dedy Simhi ongoing but gaps remain over position on Haredi parties; Reservists exploring other options, seeks to be ‘kingmaker’
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz greet each other at a special plenum session presenting the new emergency government at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 12, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 22, 2026, 5:20 pm
Netanyahu is using a desperate Benny Gantz to do his political dirty work
Whether Gantz crosses the election threshold or not, his frantic campaigning and attacks on former political allies are serving the prime minister’s agenda perfectly
By Shalom Yerushalmi
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
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
Ministers and lawmakers attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 9:17 pm
Coalition blocks bill for immediate funds for released hostages, bereaved families
Opposition MK who proposed legislation says coalition ‘turned its back’ on freed hostages, one of whom decries lack of support after returning from Hamas captivity
By Ariela Karmel
L-R: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); MK Pnina Tamano-Shata attends a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 4, 2025, 4:00 pm
Opposition MK says Ben Gvir accosted and verbally assaulted her at Knesset
Pnina Tamano-Shata to file ethics complaint, weighing police complaint and lawsuit, after national security minister allegedly got in her face, called her ‘f*cked up and stupid’
By Sam Sokol
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid chairs a meeting of his Yesh Atid party in the Knesset, October 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2025, 7:17 pm
Lapid says he’ll push for revoking ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers’ right to vote
Liberman welcomes opposition leader’s threat, while Gantz derides ‘illegal’ and undemocratic proposal
By Sam Sokol
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