Yuli Edelstein

Yuli Edelstein took a jab during an interview on 103FM at Likud members, and specifically at Knesset member Tali Gottlieb. He also returned to the day he was ousted from the chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Oren Smadja, a new candidate for the Unity Party, argues that a state commission of inquiry should not be appointed by the judiciary. He calls for an independent investigation into the events of October 7, though he remained vague regarding his specific legislative agenda if elected.

MK Nissim Vaturi claimed that attempts to oust Netanyahu had been made in the past, and mentioned a move he said was intended to 'crown Avigdor Lieberman in Likud.' In the background: concerns in Netanyahu's circle about internal organization after the primaries.

In the Prime Minister's circle, there is fear that MKs who are pushed out in the primaries will take revenge by supporting a constructive vote of no confidence. The main name that came up in closed-door conversations as someone who might lead the ouster move from within Likud: Yuli Edelstein.

A collection of political refugees has opened a "third bloc". The internal logic of political holograms creates an illusion of a need for more and more parties. They will watch the race from below the electoral threshold. From there, in their imagination, they will be able to demand and subordinate.

MK Yuli Edelstein sharply criticized the struggle for 'reservations' in the Likud list. Regarding the possible reservation for Yair Netanyahu, he quipped: 'I wish the Prime Minister would invest energy in the country and not in nonsense.' He further added that the 'Unity' party will work only to establish a broad government.

In a speech delivered in Beit Shemesh, during which he also announced the official joining of Knesset member Aliza Bloch to the party's ranks, the former Israeli ambassador to the UN launched his new party. Erdan explained that the party is named this way "not because we agree on everything, but because there is no other choice."

Only 3.9% of Likud members are highly likely to vote for the Erdan-Edelstein party, compared to 14.8% of the party's voters. At the same time, most members are confident in the victory of the right-wing bloc.

Likud demands that Knesset members Dan Ilouz and Yuli Edelstein resign within 24 hours. If they do not do so, the party will act to convene the faction and advance a process to declare them "defectors."

Tensions are heating up between the ruling party and two of its former senior members. Likud claims the pair are 'bitter' and working to transfer votes to the left, while the new party responds that the current Likud leadership abandons soldiers' families and perpetuates draft dodging.

The chairman of the new party on the right, whose name has not yet been revealed, stated in an interview with 103FM that according to research conducted among voters, the size of the list could grow to a double-digit number of mandates. "The potential will grow if there is an understanding that a narrow government is a damage for the coming years," added Erdan.

Gantz agreed to a quadruple leadership, Shaked had no intention of joining Erdan, and Edelstein made his move. If they are counting on the Gideon Sa'ar scenario, they may be in for a rude awakening: this path could lead to a total collapse or a forced merger with another party.

The announcement of the establishment of a new party led by former minister Gilad Erdan and Knesset member Yuli Edelstein is causing a storm in the political system. Channel 14 commentator Yaakov Bardugo attacked them sharply on air: "Everything there is personal and everything is political."

Former minister Gilad Erdan is set to announce a new party within the "Third Bloc." He will be joined by MK Yuli Edelstein, who will serve as the party's second-in-command.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to legislate a full draft law for the ultra-Orthodox in the next government. Opposition figures and critics within the right-wing bloc have dismissed the move as a desperate political spin driven by poor polling numbers.

Due to poor polling and the failure to launch the new party, sources close to Benny Gantz are pressuring him to accept a joint leadership model with Dadi Simhi and Yuli Edelstein.