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The chairman of the Religious Zionism party backed 16 Givati Brigade soldiers who refused to board an Namer APC after learning she would join them: "They insisted on their right and duty to serve while maintaining their values and faith." He declared he would intervene after the IDF announced they would be sent to military prison: "I hoped the army would come to its senses."

Mansour Abbas has been working in recent days within the party's institutions to recruit the former Deputy Minister of National Security - who will be the first Jewish candidate ever on the Ra'am list. According to estimates, Seglovich will receive the second spot on the list for the Knesset.

The issue of public transport on Shabbat has returned to the forefront of the political agenda. Following recent bus blockades in Safed and Jerusalem, parties have clarified their stances, while a new poll indicates that a vast majority of secular and traditional voters support the implementation of weekend transit services.

After boasting about creating moats with crocodiles to secure prisons, the chairman of Otzma Yehudit fears the move is hurting the election campaign and has ordered the party not to highlight the plan in public messaging. This was learned by Ynet. The minister's office stated: 'We do not engage in media spins.'

After years in which the percentage of women in the Israeli legislature rose, a decline is being recorded ahead of the upcoming elections. In the next Knesset, as of now, it does not appear there will be a female leader at the head of a major party, and in the Likud there are very few female candidates in realistic spots. In the Arab parties the situation is also not bright, and the ultra-Orthodox...

After the defense establishment warned that the Budget Department is blocking the transfer of 15 billion shekels during a severe shortage of Humvees and ammunition, senior Treasury officials are launching a counterattack. According to them, the budget is currently pending in the Knesset Finance Committee, and accusations against the Treasury are baseless.

Rabbi Moshe Maya, the eldest member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages, is heard in a recording attacking the Prime Minister: "Bibi promised a lot, I won't believe him about anything." According to him, even a commitment to pass an exemption law within 30 days will not be enough - and Shas will not join the government before it is approved.

The recount in Be'er Ya'akov officially determined: the Minister of Innovation has been pushed to an unrealistic spot, and her 25th place will be taken by MK Eti Atiya, who is close to Minister Haim Katz, who responded: "I am undergoing a series of lies and slander by Mrs. Gamliel." The minister claimed irregularities and filed a complaint with the police; her husband was filmed shouting: "They...

Contrary to the position of the Knesset's legal advisor, the coalition avoided holding the repeat procedure, but the opposition did not push for it either. It is possible that the petitioners hope to enter the government in the upcoming elections and promote their own candidates. The Chairman of the Israel Bar Association did reach out, but in the absence of an active comptroller, his request...

The chairman of the Yashar! party announced the addition of Tal Ohana-Hachmon, former head of the Yeruham council and project manager for the rehabilitation of northern communities, and Col. (res.) Nir Hachabi, a member of Kibbutz Kissufim who lost his son Yonatan on October 7, to the party's list. According to Eisenkot, the two have "rich experience and a deep commitment to the rehabilitation and...

With ten days left until the finalization of the 2026 election lists, political parties are navigating critical decisions regarding mergers, reserved spots, and candidacy. Key uncertainties include Netanyahu's strategy, the future of Ra'am, Gantz's next move, and the potential for last-minute political 'stars'.

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef launched a harsh attack against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The criticism follows the Attorney General's demand to postpone state memorial events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef due to election concerns.

Jafar Farah, number 2 in Hadash who was placed fourth on the Joint List, will not be ousted for now - despite the storm surrounding allegations that he sexually harassed women about 20 years ago. Farah denies the claims, and the party will continue to "monitor developments." In the background: criticism regarding the poor representation of women in the Joint List.

Israel operates polling stations in more than 100 missions around the world, but citizens are not allowed to use them - and ahead of the elections they take vacation days, pay, and board a plane just to vote. So why can a state envoy vote abroad but a student or an employee on relocation cannot? How does it work in other countries? And in an era when hundreds of thousands of Israelis live...

The Supreme Court judge ordered a temporary halt to the transfer of the case to Amit Aisman. The decision was made two weeks after the High Court of Justice rejected a petition on the matter, which led to a request for a further hearing.

The Supreme Court determined that the dominant motive for closing the station was dissatisfaction with the content broadcast. Although given the opportunity, the state failed to prove otherwise.

Will the "modern Haredim" bring down the walls? When you arrive in Beit Shemesh, you meet a wide spectrum: anti-Zionists, voters of United Torah Judaism and Shas, and also a population that wants to do everything differently. "What have they done for me? Nothing," says a young man in jeans and a black kippah. Eliyahu, who came to the launch of the "Haredi Public" party, notes: "The parties have...

Gali Baharav-Miara demands to postpone state memorial events for fear of using state resources for election propaganda. The Shas party, which uses the Rabbi's image in its campaign, attacked sharply: "The insolent demand is a severe insult to the memory of the teacher and also a trampling of the law. The regime of the Attorney General is trying to erase every spark of Torah and Judaism."

The dispute between the Chief of Staff and the Accountant General at the Ministry of Finance regarding the benefits for the dismissed Military Advocate General, which was exposed by Ynet, is actually about the power struggle between the two. The Accountant General: "Defining the decision as a 'command authority' does not grant it immunity". IDF: "The decision regarding the Military Advocate...

Likud spokesperson Guy Levy confirmed that the party intends to pass a draft exemption law immediately after the elections, before forming a government, in response to a demand by Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur.

Former Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen and the Druze candidate for the "Yashar!" party, Major General (res.) Kamil Abu Rukun, held an event with gender segregation in Daliyat al-Karmel. Harsh criticism arose on social media, especially given the fact that at the same time in the same town, a conference of the Druze "Brit Achim" party was held - without any segregation. The "Yashar!" party chose not to...

Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen and "Yashar!" party candidate Major General (res.) Kamil Abu Rukun held an event in Daliyat al-Karmel where men and women were separated by a barrier. The incident sparked intense criticism on social media, especially as a concurrent event by the Druze "Brit Achim" party in the same town featured no such segregation. The "Yashar!" party declined to comment.

The Finance Minister presented a plan to establish dozens of new settlements in the Negev and the Galilee — by handing the Planning Administration and the Israel Land Authority to his party in the next government — and declared: "We will remove all anti-Zionist elements from these systems and cancel the plans that create sequences of Arab settlement and choke Jewish communities."

The Finance Minister presented a plan to establish dozens of new settlements in the Negev and the Galilee by handing the Planning Administration and the Israel Land Authority to his party in the next government. He declared: "We will remove all anti-Zionist elements from these systems and cancel the plans that create sequences of Arab settlement and choke Jewish settlements."

After failing to receive a seniority waiver to run in the Likud primaries, Hadar Mukhtar has been appointed head of the party's youth campaign headquarters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that she will contribute significantly to the effort.

The chairman of Otzma Yehudit is planning a campaign for the start of the school year, with activists distributing a book about the minister's 'achievements.' The cover features an illustration of the Attorney General stepping on a police car.

In political circles, there are concerns that the Prime Minister's Office will use its control over the transcripts of war discussions to distort reality. After another campaign against him, Gadi Eisenkot demanded: "Expose the full protocols." The procedures regarding their handling are strict, but Netanyahu's people have found ways in the past to remove materials and declassify dozens of secret...

In private conversations, the legal advisor of the Bar Association admitted: "I encountered dilemmas that did not exist in the terms of Naveh and Khimi. Bechar's moves are legal, but they harm the Association." The Association's comptroller: "Delusional demands, the place is sick." Today they explain that they meant to protest against the moves of the judicial revolution. The Bar Association in...

Exposure: Zamir decided that Tomer-Yerushalmi would receive the conditions of IDF retirees worth millions of shekels and that only the "Chief of Staff's increments" would be withheld from her - but the Accountant General at the Treasury stopped the decision. Professional sources believe that it is necessary to first understand where the criminal proceedings are heading, after which Zamir himself...

In an interview with "120 and One," ynet's political podcast, the former minister doubts the possibility of a coalition with the other camp: "Our public is right-wing, Eisenkot is left-wing. We will remain in the faith-based bloc." On the term that ended: "They launched a smear campaign against us, we had to radicalize." On the anger towards the Haredi public: "A campaign to topple the...

Correspondence between Urich, Feldstein, and Topaz Luk reveals how, as early as the morning of October 7, the PM's circle was managing his public image: 'No suit, combat mode.' Later, they discussed how to prepare him for meetings with hostage families to appear 'interested,' attempted to sow discord between Yoav Gallant and Herzi Halevi to force the Chief of Staff's resignation, and dictated...

At a house meeting in Netanya, the Blue and White chairman was asked about a possible alliance with Chili Tropper. Gantz revealed that discussions are underway, alongside parallel talks with Gilad Erdan and Ayelet Shaked.

Yair Maayan, mayor of Arad, has been convicted of disciplinary offenses. The tribunal ruled that he failed to disclose that his bachelor's degree was from an institution not recognized in Israel when applying for senior civil service positions. Maayan has accepted responsibility for his actions.

Reserve Brigadier General Ofer Winter has officially launched a new right-wing party. The list includes activist Yoseph Haddad, journalist Netali Shem Tov, Sigal Kraunik-Atiya, and several other public figures.

A CNN article extensively covered the Prime Minister's decision to focus on the Turkish threat, mentioning the campaign billboard where Erdogan is shown alongside the leaders of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Mayor of New York. Netanyahu told Channel 9: 'I do not want to see Turkey moving south.'

The Prime Minister claimed that the defense budget must be urgently increased by tens of billions of shekels, but the discussion in the government was canceled. It remains unclear whether the initiative will be implemented before the elections.

MK Zvi Sukkot destroyed a monument to terrorists in a Palestinian village and claimed that the IDF did not respond to his demand. The army responded sharply, and the chairman of the Religious Zionism faction wondered in a closed group: "Is this a move coordinated with the campaign? Is there a deep strategy in it?"

MK Zvi Sukkot stated he personally took action to remove monuments honoring terrorists after the army failed to act on his demands. Gilad Kariv of The Democrats criticized the event, noting that MKs are often denied access to other villages due to a lack of security forces.

Despite a government decision, the Ministry of Finance has failed to attend meetings on combating protection rackets led by Itamar Ben Gvir. Two months after the pilot project was announced, no funds have been transferred to affected businesses.

120 family members of hostages and soldiers have spoken out against the IAC organization's decision to feature Ron Dermer as the keynote speaker at three events next month, claiming he was one of the most influential voices opposing several hostage deals: "The decision is dismissive and disrespectful to families who paid a direct price for these decisions."