Before Israel's election, the head of the anti-government bloc could go far with the Saudi normalization issue. And maybe he should meet with European leaders now?Raviv Drucker09:45 PM • September 11 2026 IDTIt's terrifying. If the October 27 election leaves Benjamin Netanyahu in the Prime Minister's Office, even if only for a caretaker government, it's unclear how much oxygen will remain in the liberal camp's lungs for another exhausting round, for another six months of this government of horrors. The polls over the past week injected hysteria into every vein of the "bloc of change."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsSaudi ArabiaBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEisenkot, Push for Normalization With Saudi Arabia – and Beat NetanyahuMamdani Joins 9/11 Interfaith Peace Walk Amid Fight Over Who Gets to MournAnthropic Says Iran-linked Actor Used Claude to Surveil Israelis, Diaspora JewsAt Two Jewish Summits, Speakers Turn Fear of Antisemitism Into Attacks on IslamEven 25 Years Since September 11, the Lessons Haven't Been LearnedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?IMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 Exposé'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With Netanyahu