Likud party

Likud postpones primaries to August amid debate over Netanyahu’s influence on party list

While no decision has been announced on allowing Netanyahu to control the first slots, the updated rules and procedures for the primaries are expected to be released on Thursday.

|ByKESHET NEEV
The Likud Constitution Committee, headed by the Chairman of the Likud Central Committee, Chairman of the Constitution Committee, Minister Haim Katz, has now convened announcing that the date of the primaries will be held on: 4.8.2026
Transportation Minister Miri Regev addresses the Knesset, January 21, 2026; illustrative.

Miri Regev says Likud will go to primaries, but 'Netanyahu's voice will be heard in the process'

Speaking with Gideon Oko and Amichai Attali on the 103FM program Seven Nine, Regev said that after several days of uncertainty, the party would hold primaries.

|By103FM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026

Likud tensions rise as Netanyahu threatens to leave over 10 reserved election slots

According to the sources, Likud's Central Committee Chairman Haim Katz believes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand could "crush the Likud."

|ByANNA BARSKY
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and finance minister Moshe Kahlon.

Netanyahu pushes to reserve seats for Sa'ar, Kahlon in top ten Likud slots - report

The Likud is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss the party's future and to debate replacing the primaries with a “selection committee” system.

|BySHIR PERETS, YEHUDA SHLEZINGER

Israelis divided on Gaza war strategy and future relations with Palestinians - poll

The Mitvim Institute's 2024 Foreign Policy Index reveals sharp divisions in Israeli public opinion on the Gaza war, future Palestinian relations, and foreign policy.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByGIL MURCIANO
FOREIGN MINISTER Israel Katz meets with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in Tel Aviv, earlier this month. The Israel Foreign Ministry and its minister’s performance received the lowest score since Mitvim began compiling the index in 2013

Donald Trump attempts to distance Israel from the Democratic Party - opinion

Donald Trump’s recent comments about Kamala Harris and US-Israel relations highlight a significant shift in political dynamics, attempting to link Zionism with the Republican Party.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024ByNADAV TAMIR
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump attends a rally .

'Essentially a reward for Hezbollah': MKs urge Netanyahu to cancel Israel-Lebanon gas deal

Knesset members urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to cancel the gas deal with Lebanon, citing security concerns amid ongoing Hezbollah attacks.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024ByBENTZI RUBIN
Dan Illouz, former Jerusalem City Council Member, and Zvi Sukkot attends a Religious Zionist Party meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem ,January 23, 2023. Canva collage

Israel’s Supreme Court may face a constitutional crisis amid judicial reform dispute - opinion

Israel’s Supreme Court faces a crisis as its president and two justices retire, with Justice Minister Yariv Levin delaying new appointments amid disputes over judicial reforms.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Likud MK: Israel still exists due to Netanyahu, Gallant could have led to destruction

Nissim Vaturi has made other controversial comments in the past, such as claiming in June that demonstrators advocating for a hostage deal acted as a 'wing' for Hamas.

AUGUST 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Nissim Vaturi attend a conference Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 1, 2024.

Netanyahu overtakes Gantz for PM position for first time since October 7 - Poll

Current tensions seemed to have strengthened Netanyahu's standing in Israeli politics and public preference, according to a new "Maariv" poll.

AUGUST 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MK Benny Gantz

Liberman, Sa'ar hold concrete merger negotiations - report

Rumors about a unification of non-Likud right-wing politicians swirled for months after the October 7 massacre.

AUGUST 4, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Israel Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 15, 2024.

State Attorney Amit Isman defends investigation of soldiers for Nukhba terrorist's murder

State Attorney Amit Isman defended the soldier investigation in the Nukhba terrorist case, citing solid evidence. MK Amit Halevi expressed shock at the police statement.

JULY 22, 2024ByBENTZI RUBIN
IDF soldiers operating in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, July 20, 2024.

Tel Aviv backs housing for transgender community with support from religious factions

According to their website, Transiot Israel works to promote “the rights of the transgender community and focuses on trans women as well as assisting and realizing the rights of trans women."

JULY 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis attend a demonstration in support of an Israeli transgender girl who was attacked at her school, outside the Education Ministry office in Tel Aviv, on April 28, 2019.

Coalition enters crisis over renewed version of 'Rabbis Law'

Ben Gvir threatened to oppose the bill if he wasn't appointed part of the war cabinet • Shas ditches Knesset

JULY 8, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023.