National Unity Party

National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot formally resigns from Knesset

"I have seen greatness in serving the people," he wrote. "I will act with faith and commitment to creating a leadership alternative worthy of the State of Israel."

 MK Gadi Eisenkot seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.
 MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2025.

Eisenkot's exit: Reflective of Israel's antiquated politics that need to change - editorial

 MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2025.

Eisenkot hazy on National Unity exit, vows to create Zionist democratic bloc in address

 Leader of the Blue and White Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

'We are all Blue and White': Gantz reverts National Unity party name after Eisenkot departure


After Eisenkot, Matan Kahana also announces exit from Gantz's party

Kahana's exit follows Gadi Eisenkot's Monday announcement that he would be leaving National Unity and resigning from the Knesset.

 MK Matan Kahana attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 7, 2025.

Eisenkot announces split from Gantz's National Unity party

“Member of Knesset Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot informed National Unity Party chairman Benny Gantz of his intention to leave the party and return his mandate to it,” the party said.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

MK Gadi Eisenkot announces split from Gantz's National Unity party

Eisenkot reportedly said the party's primaries "do not reflect the principles of democratization that I believe are necessary for a ruling party."

 (L-R) National Unity party head Benny Gantz and party member Gadi Eisenkot.

Benny Gantz's faction to hold leadership primaries as Israeli election looms

Gantz’s party will hold leadership elections and open public registration amid falling polls and rising support for Eisenkot.

 Leader of the National Unity Party MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.

Gantz: Idea of creating a Palestinian state 'disconnected from reality'

Gantz said Israel “cannot allow a direct and significant threat to its citizens on any border,” and insisted the country must retain security control and operational freedom in Gaza.

 National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz at the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference in Ofra, May 6, 2025.

Turning the Shin Bet into a political battleground would be a detriment to all of Israel - opinion

When an agency with extraordinary powers becomes a partisan battleground, democracy itself is at risk.

 SHIN BET head Ronen Bar attends a state ceremony this past October at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, marking a year since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. The Shin Bet has failed in its mission to protect Israel’s citizens and openly admits to this failure, says the writer.

Likud drops by one seat following Lebanon ceasefire, survey finds

The Religious Zionist Party strengthened the coalition bloc by one mandate, compared to the previous poll, granting it 51 seats. 

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Memorial Ceremony for people who were murdered during the October 7th Massacre, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024.

While Likud deals with ICC warrants: Bennett-led political party could win elections - poll

Bennett would have 24 seats, Likud would drop to 21 seats, National Unity would decrease to 14 seats, and Yesh Atid would garner 12.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Likud soars to new high in polls after the humiliation of Hezbollah

Compared to the strengthening of the Likud, the National Unity party decreased by 2 seats, coming in at 19 - its lowest figure since the outbreak of the war.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu heads to a parliamentary faction meeting of his Likud Party, in the Knesset on Monday

What will Israel’s right-wing camp look like in the next election?

The spell that Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has cast on Israeli politics for two decades seems to have ended.

 THEN-PM Naftali Bennett and then-justice minister Gideon Sa’ar in the Knesset in 2022. Could the two join forces to form a new right-wing party?

Netanyahu, Gantz tied, Bennett a potential disruptor: How are Israel's parties polling? - N12 poll

Netanyahu's Likud party is stabilizing, while his coalition partners see a drop in mandates. Where do parties stand should elections be called?

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, August 4, 2024, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, September 11 2023, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid, August 14 2024.