Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and ex-MK Gilad Erdan launched a right-wing alternative aimed at voters who support Netanyahu's coalition but oppose Haredi draft exemptions and seek a 'national' probe into the failures that led to the Oct. 7 attackShare 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 formatSubscribeMichael Hauser Tov09:44 PM • August 06 2026 IDTFormer Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and senior Likud member Gilad Erdan on Thursday announced the formation of a new right-wing party under his leadership.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIDFLikudHaredim Israeli politicsUnited NationsBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7Yair GolanIsrael Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAmerica First, Antisemitism Second: Tucker Carlson Floats Third PartyDon't Let the Price of Israel's Big Mac Get You DownU.K. Regulator to Probe Charities Over Funding of Israeli West Bank Settlements70-year-old Israeli Man Dies of West Nile Fever, Health Officials SayPalestinians Report Assaults, Vandalism as IDF Storms Palestinian Refugee CampRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company