Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Analysis Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman are both convinced that Gadi Eisenkot has turned on them ■ Netanyahu purges his rivals in the Likud primary but once again walks into his own trap ■ Israel's latest general in politics can't stand Eisenkot ■ How a strike at Ben-Gurion Airport is a bad sign for Israeli democracyShare 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 formatSubscribeYossi Verter06:01 AM • August 21 2026 IDTNaftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman woke up last Friday to a maddening Haaretz Hebrew headline: If the opposition doesn't win a majority in the Knesset, Gadi Eisenkot plans to form a minority government "with a clear Zionist majority" and endeavor to increase it afterward. He won't ask for anything from the Arab parties. They can do as they wish. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuGadi EisenkotNaftali BennettIsrael Elections 2026LikudYisrael BeiteinuAvigdor LiebermanIsraeli politicsUltra-OrthodoxHaredim October 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesCalifornia Special ElectionBen-Gurion Airport Hind RajabTurkeyNetanyahuGazaWest BankPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAustralia, Belgium Join Condemnation of Israel's E1 West Bank Settlement PlansTurkey to Seek Interpol to Enforce Arrest Warrant Against NetanyahuPoland 'Very Disappointed' as Israel Drops Probe Into Killing of Polish CitizenU.K., Australia and Canada: IDF Closing Probe Into Deadly Gaza Strike 'Shameful'David Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?