Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a Binyamin regional settlement council event in Jerusalem in August. Credit: Itay CohenIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a Binyamin regional settlement council event in Jerusalem in August. Credit: Itay CohenThe Tuesday trifecta – sanctions, weird party slate and the Haaretz Oct. 7 bombshell – could have more impact later. Meanwhile, the Zionist opposition could stand a better chance if it gets over its racist phobia of a coalition with ArabsDahlia Scheindlin06:58 PM • September 10 2026 IDTThis Tuesday should have been one of the worst days for Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign in a long time. First, the party lists had to be submitted in their final version, and Netanyahu failed to convince some key political actors to join forces in the way that he hoped would maximize the votes for his bloc of parties in the current coalition.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7Israel sanctionsU.K.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastConfessions of an Israeli Army Drone OperatorWhy This Historian Thinks 'We're in a Very Dangerous Moment' for American JewsDevastated on October 7, Did Kibbutz Be'eri Lose Faith in the Left?Police Unlawfully Used Tel Aviv City Cameras to Follow Suspect, Court SaysIran-backed Houthis Close in on Red Sea Gateway in New Threat to ShippingRemembering 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 Destruction