Party members urged Eisenkot to publicly rule out a coalition with UAL after Yashar slipped in recent polls; he resisted making such a declaration but said the party did not meet his coalition conditions

Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is accessible to the public but isn't magnetic. He listens to everyone but allegedly goes easy on Netanyahu. Despite a bad sign in the polls, he's not entertaining the notion of losing Israel's October 27 election

As U.S. Democrats appear poised to win Senate control in the midterms, 10 senators will introduce a bill targeting companies, individuals and entities involved in building Israeli settlements, in response to the controversial E1 plan