Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe07:57 PM • July 01 2026 IDTIn Israeli electoral politics, there is perhaps no demographic more sought-after yet elusive than the one known as "the soft right." Each election cycle, new parties are launched aiming to represent the soft right,", which in most polls comprises six to eight potential seats. Few, however, have garnered enough support to enter the Knesset.In the NewsHow Israel's Soft Right Could Undo the anti-Netanyahu OppositionState Report: Prisoners in Israel Face Unprecedented Violence, Rights ViolationsIsrael, U.S. Move Forward With Jerusalem Embassy on Land Claimed by PalestiniansNew Graphic October 7 Episodes Shock 'Fauda' ViewersIsraeli Police Officer Beat Palestinian Unprovoked, Lied About It, Footage ShowsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village
Haaretz Today • How Israel's soft right could undo the anti-Netanyahu opposition
The soft right in Israel is essentially Likud-lite: its representatives have no problem with the occupation, and just wish it had a more human face. The great peril now is its potential to turn voters from the opposition camp into potential reinforcements for a Netanyahu-led coalition






