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Tally Gotliv calls Arab MKs 'terror supporters,' attacks Jewish Ra'am MK as party's 'pet Jew' • Opposition bloc secures majority in its first Knesset vote; Yashar MK to head key committee Follow us on Google MK Roy Folkman (Yashar) chairs a meeting for the Knesset Arrangements Committee on November 11, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST ) November 11, 7:33 PM Tally Gotliv calls Arab MKs 'terror supporters,' attacks Jewish Ra'am MK as party's 'pet Jew' By AVI SOLOMON MK Tally Gotliv (Otzma Yehudit) attends an organizing comittee session on November 11, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST ) November 11, 6:57 PM Arrangements Committee approves Liberman as defense panel head, lists nominated candidates By NACHUM PERRY November 11, 6:57 PM Arrangements Committee nominates B'Yachad MK Ben-Horin as Finance Committee chair By NACHUM PERRY November 11, 6:24 PM NGO seeks ruling on draft-linked tax discounts after Sa’ar appointed interior minister NGO Israel Hofsheet asks HCJ for November 25 deadline, arguing appointment removes government’s explanation for months of delay.

By SARAH BEN-NUN Building housing the offices of the ministry of interior. Nov 23 2011. (photo credit: NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90 ) Go to the full article > > November 11, 6:24 PM Over 2,000 Jews urge Israel's opposition to unite and form 'coalition of change' with Arab parties The letter itself was addressed to Yashar's Eisenkot, B'Yachad's Bennett and Lapid, The Democrats' Golan, Yisrael Beytenu's Liberman, Ra'am's Abbas, and The Joint List's Jabareen.

By JAMES GENN British Jews and Zionists hold a pro-Israel protest in London, including flying British, Israeli, and combination flags, October 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: Guy Smallman/Getty Images ) Go to the full article > > November 11, 6:23 PM Opposition bloc secures majority in its first Knesset vote, Yashar MK to head key committee The Eisenkot bloc secured a 63-50 victory in the first vote of the new Knesset, gaining a majority on a key committee that will shape parliamentary appointments and legislation.

By KESHET NEEV Members of Knesset vote in the organizing committee on November 11, 2026. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST ) Go to the full article > > November 11, 2:14 PM Netanyahu says Israel is in 'times of trial,' renews call for unity By WALLA November 11, 12:29 PM Israel unveils super ice missile, expands Iron Beam defense as Eisenkot cancels Likud talks The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

By JERUSALEM POST PODCASTS Go to the full article > > November 11, 12:29 PM Eisenkot's bloc divided as Golan eyes minority gov't with Arab support, Bennett stays silent Suspicion grows within the Eisenkot-led bloc over Golan and Bennett's intentions, while haredi parties doubt a deal but express unexpected trust in Liberman.

By ANNA BARSKY Democrats leader MK Yair Golan speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST ) Go to the full article > > November 11, 10:14 AM Exemption at age 26, suspension of arrests: Bills seek to regulate yeshiva students' status The first bill would allow yeshiva students to defer military service until age 26, while the second would immediately suspend criminal enforcement proceedings against eligible students for one year.

By AVI SOLOMON HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM ) Go to the full article > > The final voter turnout was 77.7% when polls closed at 10:00 p.m., according to the Central Elections Committee (CEC), up 7.1% from the 2022 election.

Likud remains the largest party: Netanyahu's Likud won 27 seats, followed by Eisenkot's Yashar with 21 and Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad with 12. Netanyahu's bloc leads, but falls short of a majority: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats.

Arab parties hold 19 seats: The Joint List and Ra'am secured a combined 19 seats, giving them a potentially decisive role in efforts to form the next government. What happens next? President Isaac Herzog has awarded the mandate to Eisenkot, presenting him with the task of forming the next government.

Eisenkot will initially have 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to form a coalition. Could Israel face another election? If no candidate succeeds in forming a government through the prescribed process, the political deadlock could ultimately lead to another election.

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