Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Erdan – one of the proponents of a Zionist unity government – said he had concluded that his Unity Party's support 'is not likely to be sufficient to clear the electoral threshold.' Eisenkot welcomed Erdan's 'responsible' decisionShare 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 formatSubscribeNoa ShpigelSeptember 04, 2026Former Likud minister and Israel's former ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan announced Friday that the new party he founded will not run in the next Knesset election, as the deadline for submitting party lists approaches, prompting struggling candidates to either join forces with other parties or drop out of the race.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsIsraeli electionsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat It's Like Raising Kids in a Village Constantly Attacked by Violent SettlersEisenkot's Knesset Party Slate Leaves Israel's anti-Netanyahu Bloc ConcernedJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionMore Stories to Explore