{"id":662467,"date":"2026-10-31T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/662467\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T07:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:00:18","slug":"israel-election-2026-live-updates-bloc-leaders-on-both-sides-hold-talks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/662467\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Election 2026 live updates: Bloc leaders on both sides hold talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Election 2026 live updates: Bloc leaders on both sides hold talks | The Jerusalem PostNetanyahu meets Ben-Gvir, Smotrich as opposition leaders hold coalition talks \u2022 Shas&#8217;s Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on Google<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">October 31, 8:09 AM<\/p>\n<p>Opposition bloc considers reviving direct elections without dissolving Knesset to end stalemateThe opposition is considering direct elections for prime minister, reviving Netanyahu&#8217;s 2021 proposal as coalition negotiations remain deadlocked.ByMAARIV<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793430015_498_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.\" title=\"An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/743769.jpeg\"\/>An Israeli votes in the 2026 Knesset election, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-election-2026\/article-913379\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">October 31, 5:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>PM&#8217;s son Yair Netanyahu deems Israeli Arabs &#8216;greatest danger&#8217; to Israel besides IranThe Prime Minister&#8217;s son, Yair Netanyahu, claimed Israel &#8220;cannot survive long-term when 20% of its population identifies with its enemies and wants its destruction.&#8221;By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/avi-solomon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AVI SOLOMON<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793430015_498_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate\u2019s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.\" title=\"Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate\u2019s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793430017_834_744311.jpeg\"\/>Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing on his request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav at the Jerusalem Magistrate\u2019s Court in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG\/FLASH90)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-election-2026\/article-913356\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">October 31, 5:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will not sit with supporters of terror&#8217;: Liberman says no to coalition with Arab partiesBy<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">October 31, 5:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>Ra&#8217;am chairman Mansour Abbas reaches out to Joint List leadersBy<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">October 31, 5:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>Middle Israel: Netanyahu and Eisenkot both lost, but Israel may have emerged the winnerThe opposition had every reason to win by a landslide, but Eisenkot offered no vision beyond replacing a failed government.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/amotz-asa-el\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AMOTZ ASA-EL<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793430015_498_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\" title=\"(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793430018_350_744291.jpeg\"\/>(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(photo credit: MAYA LEVIN, JEWEL SAMAD\/various sources\/AFP via Getty Images)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-913279\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; 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