Haim Katz

Israel intends to name new Negev town after slain hostage Ran Gvili, Netanyahu announces

In the announcement, the prime minister said that one of the towns will be named Ranenim "after Israel’s hero, the late Ran Gvili."

Posters of Ran Gvili, whose body is still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, seen at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. December 02, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Power struggles emerge in Netanyahu's Likud internal elections ahead of national primaries

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Israeli gov't approves 2026 health cm'tee to approve medications, tech with NIS 650 budget

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin attend a meeting of the Knesset plenum. When the haredi parties withdrew from the government, Netanyahu doled out the portfolios to two Likud ministers, including Levin, the writer notes.

Government in disarray with six key ministries left without a minister - opinion


Why can’t Israel kick public corruption? - Analysis

All of them are, of course, innocent until proven guilty; however, such a lengthy list raises questions over how this can happen and how to prevent it.

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Sharren Haskel fighting for her political life after Likud primary

Freshman MK takes on powerful minister Haim Katz, in an attempt not to be bumped down from 22nd to an unrealistic 40th place.

Sharren Haskel voting in the Likud primaries

Likud primaries are coming up - what will happen?

With so many candidates and races happening in one day, there are likely to be plenty of surprises on the way, but here are some of the trends and drama in store.

HOW TIMES have changed. Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Likud primaries event several years ago flanked by (from left) Silvan Shalom, Gilad Erdan, Carmel Shama and Gideon Sa’a’ar.

A-G holds pre-indictment hearing with Haim Katz over corruption case

Katz and other senior IAI officials are likely to be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust and forceful extortion.

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National Insurance Institute ends transfer of surplus funds to government

MK Itzik Shmuli (Zionist Union) welcomed the cancellation of the long-standing agreement and strongly condemned the government’s waste of the NII’s surplus funds.

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara (Likud), MK Motti Yovev (Bayit Yehudi), Social Welfare Minister Haim Katz (Likud), MK Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli (Bayit Yehudi) and Coalition Chairman MK David Bitan on the stage at Sa-Nur.

Attorney General likely to indict Minister Haim Katz

In February, the police made similar recommendations against Katz for corruption allegations relating to his union work at Israel Aerospace Industries.

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New govt program aims to provide free training, job placement in hi-tech

We Code aims to recruit young people from diverse populations – Arab-Israelis, Ethiopians, people with disabilities, ultra-Orthodox- as well as from the social periphery aged 25-30.

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Police recommend indicting Haim Katz in IAI corruption affair

During his time the chairman, Katz used thousands of shekels worth of IAI resources and workers for his own personal uses.

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Police expected to indict Minister Haim Katz in IAI corruption case

Katz’s name was tied to two sub-cases in the general corruption probe concerning Israel’s largest state-owned aviation manufacturer.

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Following heated debate, vote to raise allotments for the disabled delayed

Labor and Social Services Minister Haim Katz attended the discussion, along with Avi Nissenkoren, head of the Histadrut, to present legislation that would cement increases in disability allotments.

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