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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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course at a base in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)
October 21, 2026, 2:18 pm
IDF seeks clarification on electioneering ahead of Netanyahu speech to new officers
Military reportedly approaches attorney general about PM’s address to graduating cadets after members of public raise concerns
By ToI Staff
A sample voting booth is displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of the upcoming election, October 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 19, 2026, 6:51 pm
Everything you need to know: ToI’s guide to the 37 parties that Israelis can choose from
After four years of government stability despite protests, upheaval, tragedy and war, voters will once again have their say at the ballot box. From frontrunners Yashar and Likud to the one-man Shema and the perennial also-ran Pirates, these are the factions vying for the Knesset’s 120 seats on October 27
By Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton, Tal Schneider, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud party chairman, visits supporters in the northern city of Haifa, ahead of the upcoming election, October 14, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 3:19 pm
Netanyahu condemns ‘monkey’ slur against Eisenkot, claims Likud members face worse
PM says remarks by pundit Yinon Magal, widely seen as a Netanyahu mouthpiece, ‘highly inappropriate,’ asserts incorrectly that businesswoman called Likud supporters chimpanzees and baboons
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Left: Right-wing media personality Yinon Magal attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 9, 2025. Right: Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, August 31, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, Gili Yaari/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 2:40 am
Pro-Netanyahu pundit calls Sephardic Eisenkot a ‘monkey;’ critics decry it as a racist slur
Yashar party likens remark to infamous 1981 ‘chah’chahim’ speech that insulted Likud voters; Yinon Magal says he used the term to mean a puppet controlled by others, not as racist jab
By 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
Yashar party chief Gadi Eisenkot (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in a photo montage at separate election events in 2026. (Flash90)
October 5, 2026, 2:56 am
Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to a televised debate before national election
Yashar party says leadership candidates owe the public ‘full, direct and honest answers’; latest poll shows Eisenkot’s faction predicted to receive 23 seats to Likud’s 21
By ToI Staff
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, Israel, August 31, 2026. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 11:32 pm
Shin Bet won’t provide Eisenkot with security detail, despite earlier report to contrary
Agency says it will offer intelligence support and allow armed private guards; Democrats party also presses for protection for Golan amid threats
By ToI Staff
Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends an election campaign event in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 28, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 1:31 pm
Citing death threats, Democrats petition High Court for Shin Bet to guard Golan
Left-wing party claims the refusal so far to provide protection for party chair Yair Golan makes his campaigning opportunities unequal, and potentially deadly
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
United Torah Judaism chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf and MKs Ya'akov Tessler and Meir Porush arrive for a court hearing on a petition against the kosher cellphone reform, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 28, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 5:36 am
Angry with PM, Haredi MKs said planning to allow formation of Eisenkot-led government
Pair of UTJ lawmakers reportedly planning to abstain if vote held to swear in minority government led by Yashar head, amid anger at Netanyahu’s failure to pass draft-dodging law
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
L to R: National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot at the Knesset on March 24, 2025; Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman at the Knesset on May 19, 2025; former prime minister Naftali Bennett visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem day, May 26, 2025. (All photos Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 3:22 pm
Opposition chiefs could not agree at meeting who should be candidate for PM — report
Liberman objected to assertion that head of bloc’s largest party gets to form government, but avoided an ‘argument,’ Channel 12 reports; follow-up meeting to be held in coming days
By ToI Staff
Yashar party chairman and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot meets with families of former hostages, hostages who were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip, and victims of the October 7 attack at the Families’ Sukkah at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, September 27, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 12:55 pm
Report: After earlier refusals, Shin Bet to provide security for Yashar’s Gadi Eisenkot
Security detail with state-funded bodyguards expected to be finalized in coming days, while agency has yet to decide on protection for Democrats chair Yair Golan
By ToI Staff
L to R: National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot at the Knesset on March 24, 2025; Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman at the Knesset on May 19, 2025; former prime minister Naftali Bennett visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem day, May 26, 2025. (All photos Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 17, 2026, 2:35 pm
‘Old politics’: Eisenkot accuses Bennett, Liberman of damaging opposition’s chances
Yisrael Beytenu hits back after Yashar chief scolds leaders for refusing to say they’ll support head of largest party for PM; Golan to allies: ‘We’ll all support same candidate’
By Ariela Karmel
Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot (L) in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026, and Ra'am party chair Mansour Abbas in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 16, 2026, 7:45 pm
Eisenkot denies claim he promised Bedouin leaders he’d bring Ra’am into government
Election frontrunner releases recording of meeting, says makeup of future coalition not discussed; Bennett says he is running for PM, but will respect whoever bloc chooses for role after election
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026. (Flash90)
September 14, 2026, 6:09 pm
As parties lock in, Eisenkot plots path to power through heart of old Likud
With political landscape static, Netanyahu’s way to victory is uncertain, while his chief rival is leaning right with a new party that looks a lot like what Likud used to be
By Ariela Karmel
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