Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

By continuing you agree to the terms and privacy policy.

Welcome — one more step

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer — who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Ask Duki without the monthly limit — answers from the coverage, with sources
  • Save articles, synced between the web and the app
  • Every Not Everywhere story, no daily limit
  • How each newsroom worded the same event
  • Filing timeline and coverage breakdown
  • The whole archive, searchable
  • Unlimited newsroom, topic and people follows
  • The daily brief by email, in English or Hebrew

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

Download on theApp StoreGet it onGoogle Play

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Live Terminal
Politics · Full coverage

Smotrich Poll Shows Broad Support for Right-Wing Unity, Invites Ofer Winter to Meet

How 10 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, English) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

50% right-leaning
Left 1Center 4Right 5

By יענקי פרבר

First reported by Channel 13 · Sep 1, 2026

What happened

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich released a poll showing strong right-wing support for party consolidation. He invited Ofer Winter to meet, urging unity ahead of elections.

  • 01Poll shows 90% of Ofer Winter's potential voters favor right-wing party unity.
  • 02Finance Minister Smotrich revealed the poll results Thursday.
  • 03Smotrich invited Winter to a meeting to discuss consolidation.
  • 04Smotrich warned against opposition leading national security.
  • 05The deadline for party list submissions is five days away.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story
People
Bezalel SmotrichGideon Sa'arBenny Gantz
OrganizationsReligious Zionism, Likud, Otzma Yehudit, Am Israel, Zehut, IDF, Hamas, Hezbollah
PlacesIsrael, Lebanon, Gaza, Judea and Samaria, Eli, Afula, Beersheba

Full coverage · 10 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Smotrich Poll Shows Broad Support for Right-Wing Unity, Invites Ofer Winter to Meet
0404Right · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Smotrich Urges Right-Wing Unity, Invites Opponent to Meet
YnetnewsCenter · EnglishSep 3, 2026
Smotrich Invites Former IDF Commander Winter to Urgent Merger Talks
YnetCenter · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Smotrich Invites Winter to Meet Amidst Coalition Unity Talks
Now 14Right · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Smotrich Urges Ofer Winter to Meet Immediately for Right-Wing Unity Talks
Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Smotrich Invites Ofer Winter to Urgent Meeting on Right-Wing Union
Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Rabbi Urges Religious Zionist Unity, Praises Smotrich's Actions
Now 14Right · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Otzma Yehudit Leader Ben-Gvir Urged to Unite Right-Wing Parties Before Election Deadline
Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewSep 3, 2026
Feiglin and Smotrich Unite Ahead of Crucial Elections
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewSep 2, 2026
Finance Minister Smotrich Urges Right-Wing Unity, Criticizes Ben Gvir
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewSep 2, 2026
Smotrich Urges Right-Wing Parties to Unite, Criticizes Ben-Gvir's Refusal
HamalCenter · HebrewSep 2, 2026
Netanyahu Praises Smotrich-Feiglin Union, Calls for Right-Wing Unity
Haaretz EnglishLeft · EnglishSep 1, 2026
Smotrich Aligns with Ex-Lawmaker Amid Netanyahu's Bloc Consolidation Efforts
0404Right · HebrewSep 1, 2026
Smotrich Urges National Bloc Parties to Unite Ahead of Elections
Channel 13Center · HebrewSep 1, 2026
Netanyahu Pushes for Right-Wing Unity Ahead of Elections

Related stories

Smotrich Signals Openness to Right-Wing Unity Amid Winter's New Party LaunchAug 25, 2026Smotrich Urges Joint Run for Right-Wing Parties, Cites 70-Seat PotentialSep 1, 2026Smotrich Slams Opponent Over Refusal to Unite National CampSep 7, 2026Smotrich Urges Ofer Vinter to Unite Right-Wing Parties, Citing Settlement DangerSep 5, 2026Ofer Winter’s Party Endorses Netanyahu as PM; Netanyahu Urges Smotrich and Ben Gvir to UniteAug 27, 2026Ofer Winter Affirms Right-Wing Alignment as New Party Threatens Coalition StabilityAug 18, 2026