MK Vladimir Beliak Departs Knesset After Six Years

Member of Knesset Vladimir Beliak is leaving the Knesset after nearly six years, following the recent election results which placed him outside the 26th Knesset. Beliak, who served as a member of the Finance Committee for the Yesh Atid party, packed his belongings on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. He shared his emotional farewell, describing the Knesset as a home and expressing his deep connection to his work there.

"It moves me," Beliak wrote in a statement, recalling his early days in the Knesset in February 2021. He recounted how, even during a Knesset recess following its dissolution for elections, he made a point of attending committee meetings. He explained that the opening of three security checkpoints on his way to the Knesset, the first, the Plumbum gate, and the third at the parking lot entrance, always evoked a sense of excitement and significance for him, representing the "people's house" and the "holy of holies of Israeli democracy."

Beliak was placed 16th on the "Together" list, a joint slate led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, in the recent elections. The list secured only 12 mandates, resulting in Beliak's exclusion from the Knesset. He acknowledged the difficult morning after the results were published, stating, "I gave my all, in the Knesset and in the campaign. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough."

He also criticized the campaign of Gadi Eisenkot's Yishay! party, alleging that it negatively impacted the "Together" list in the final days of the election. Beliak concluded his remarks by urging others to "never stop being excited" by the democratic process.