Tzachi Hanegbi

Netanyahu meets with Hegseth days before election as Hanegbi backs Liberman

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets members of the public at a mall, ahead of Israel’s national election, in Ramla, Israel October 19, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 28, 2023

'I will vote for Liberman,' Netanyahu's ex-NSC head, Likud stalwart Tzachi Hanegbi declares

SHMUEL BEN-EZRA.

Gov't unanimously approves Shmuel Ben Ezra's appointment to National Security Council

SHMUEL BEN-EZRA.

PM Netanyahu appoints Shmuel Ben Ezra as new National Security Council chief


Barak: Olmert was 'apocalyptic' on Syrian strike

"I made sure the decision was well-thought-out," Barak said. "I never had any worries the Syrian nuclear strike would not be successful."

Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Barak

Prayers answered: Christianity's holiest site reopens

"It's one of the holiest sites for our religion and we prayed very hard these last three days that things would change and it would be open for us to be able to go in."

Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City

Jerusalem halts taxes that led to closure of Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Will the Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopen?

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City

Minister Hanegbi vows egalitarian prayer site at Kotel 'will be beautiful'

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan added that "agreements reached in good faith must be honored."

A view of the Western Wall plaza, the Dome of the Rock and the top of Al Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Has Netanyahu written off liberal US Jews?

“To the best of my knowledge, those are not his views,” said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Michael Oren, a former ambassador to the US.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Hanegbi vows to fight primaries bill in Likud feud

The bill, sponsored by Likud MK David Amsalem, would allow funding for primary candidates if three conditions are met.

Tzachi Hanegbi

S. Africa’s ruling party criticized over Hanegbi visit

Israeli ministers have been unable to meet with their South African counterparts due to tensions over what the ruling party has deemed “the occupation of Palestine.”

Regional Cooperations Minister Tzachi Hanegbi meets yesterday withJeff Radebe, Minister in the South African presidential office in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Facebook)

How long might it take for Netanyahu to go?

There are three possible timetables for Netanyahu’s legal process.

Prime Minister Netanyahu enters a meeting of the security cabinet, August 2017

Netanyahu angry Likud ministers slow to back him

It would appear that in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eyes, those who are not with him are against him.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, Tzachi Braverman, and Yisrael Katz at security cabinet meeting