National Unity Party

Benny Gantz's faction to hold leadership primaries as Israeli election looms

Gantz’s party will hold leadership elections and open public registration amid falling polls and rising support for Eisenkot.

 Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.
 National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz at the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference in Ofra, May 6, 2025.

Gantz: Idea of creating a Palestinian state 'disconnected from reality'

 SHIN BET head Ronen Bar attends a state ceremony this past October at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, marking a year since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. The Shin Bet has failed in its mission to protect Israel’s citizens and openly admits to this failure, says the writer.

Turning the Shin Bet into a political battleground would be a detriment to all of Israel - opinion

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Memorial Ceremony for people who were murdered during the October 7th Massacre, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024.

Likud drops by one seat following Lebanon ceasefire, survey finds


While Likud deals with ICC warrants: Bennett-led political party could win elections - poll

Bennett would have 24 seats, Likud would drop to 21 seats, National Unity would decrease to 14 seats, and Yesh Atid would garner 12.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Likud soars to new high in polls after the humiliation of Hezbollah

Compared to the strengthening of the Likud, the National Unity party decreased by 2 seats, coming in at 19 - its lowest figure since the outbreak of the war.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu heads to a parliamentary faction meeting of his Likud Party, in the Knesset on Monday

What will Israel’s right-wing camp look like in the next election?

The spell that Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has cast on Israeli politics for two decades seems to have ended.

 THEN-PM Naftali Bennett and then-justice minister Gideon Sa’ar in the Knesset in 2022. Could the two join forces to form a new right-wing party?

Netanyahu, Gantz tied, Bennett a potential disruptor: How are Israel's parties polling? - N12 poll

Netanyahu's Likud party is stabilizing, while his coalition partners see a drop in mandates. Where do parties stand should elections be called?

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, August 4, 2024, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, September 11 2023, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid, August 14 2024.

Netanyahu overtakes Gantz for PM position for first time since October 7 - Poll

Current tensions seemed to have strengthened Netanyahu's standing in Israeli politics and public preference, according to a new "Maariv" poll.

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MK Benny Gantz

Israel on its way to temporarily extending mandatory IDF service

Knesset extends IDF service to 36 months temporarily, sparking debate over fairness and military readiness amid financial concerns and opposition.

 An IDF soldier is seen wearing a Jewish tzitzit while carrying a weapon in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024

Finance Ministry reports savings on national budget if the haredi community enlists

Head of Budget Department at Finance Ministry, Yogev Gardos, advocated for broad conscription in Israel, proposing benefits and savings, prompting debate and committee action.

 A haredi man reads a newspaper in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood.

Another poll confirms: Naftali Bennett would lead right-wing to election victory

According to the poll, the National Unity led by Benny Gantz would garner 25 mandates, while the Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu would yield 21 mandates.

 Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet gives a statement to the press. June 29, 2024.

Eisenkot reveals: Plan for Hezbollah war hasn't changed since first week of fighting

Former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot criticized Netanyahu's leadership, citing lack of updated war objectives, failure in hostage returns, and political interference in security decisions.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

National Unity MK Haskel's 88-year-old grandmother beaten in attack in France

National Unity MK Sharren Haskel said on X on Thursday that  she had "no hope that the French authorities will be able to deal with this."

 MK Sharren Haskel at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2022.

National Unity proposes bill to cancel Knesset summer recess

Coalition limits parliamentary activity of all committees save the Foreign Affairs and Defense committee.

 MK Benny Gantz attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024.