Jerusalem, 15 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — On Sunday, November 15, 2026, negotiating teams from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party concluded their first coalition talks regarding a potential unity government and issued a joint statement declaring that the meeting was held in a businesslike atmosphere and that dialogue between the sides will continue.
The discussions took place at the Dan Accadia Hotel in Herzliya, and the session lasted approximately 75 minutes. Likud was represented by faction chair MK Ofir Katz and attorney Michael Rabello; Yashar sent MK Hili Tropper and Yoav Horowitz.
Shalom Shlomo, a representative for Naftali Bennett’s Together party, also joined the meeting.
The talks followed President Isaac Herzog’s November 8 decision to task Eisenkot with forming a government after the October 27 elections, resuming contacts that Eisenkot had previously suspended.
