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אלישע מדן טליק גואילי דוד פטר אמיר אביבי יעקב ברדוגו אלי גולדשמיט

Netanyahu taps Channel 14 pundit Yaakov Bardugo for Likud slate despite internal opposition

Netanyahu’s latest picks also include hostage mother Talik Gvili, wounded reservist Elisha Medan, security hawk Amir Avivi, Kohelet lawyer David Peter and former Labor MK Eli Goldschmidt

Moran Azulay | 09.08.26

Netanyahu's pick Oren Dobronsky drops Likud Knesset bid rather than give up US citizenship

PM misses a Likud tribunal deadline to reveal his remaining reserved candidates as the party pushes its meeting toward the 10 p.m. national filing cutoff; Dobronsky says he will instead join the Likud team as a professional AI minister

Moran Azulay | 09.08.26

Clock ticks down as parties still scrambling over final Knesset slates

Likud wrestles with Netanyahu’s reserved slots, Haredi parties shake up their ranks and struggling factions seek last-minute alliances before candidate lists close

Amir Ettinger | 09.08.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מצביע בפריימריז לליכוד

Netanyahu defies Likud tribunal deadline, plans last-minute slate reveal

The 9 p.m. deadline passed without Netanyahu revealing his reserved candidates; Likud sources say he will not allow a secret vote, while his lawyer says the names will be released Tuesday morning, hours before the party meets

Moran Azulay | 09.07.26

Netanyahu’s real election test isn’t when he woke up on Oct. 7, but his record in power

Opinion: As parties race to finalize their slates, Netanyahu faces judgment over his years in power, while Eisenkot, Lapid and Lieberman enter the campaign from sharply different positions

Shimon Shiffer | 09.06.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו בכנס בכירים במערכת הביטחון והמוסד

Netanyahu races to finalize Likud election slate amid growing party tensions

Ministers and lawmakers are pressing the PM to limit last-minute appointments as merger talks stall and potential recruits remain under wraps ahead of Tuesday’s filing deadline

Moran Azulay | 09.06.26

Netanyahu’s election plan falters as Israel’s right splinters

With candidate lists due soon, Netanyahu is trying to prevent right-wing votes from being wasted below Israel’s electoral threshold, but Ben-Gvir and newcomer Ofer Winter insist on running independently

Moran Azulay | 08.30.26

השר אלי כהן, השבוע. "אני קם כל בוקר ב־7:00 ועובד כל היום לטובת המדינה"

Likud’s rising star Eli Cohen on Netanyahu, Iran and the fight for the right

Eli Cohen topped the Likud primaries, crediting his record over populist rhetoric; Eyeing the Finance Ministry, he backs ultra-Orthodox enlistment and vows to strike Iran again if it revives its nuclear or missile programs

Yuval Karni | 08.28.26

אירוע הדגל השנתי של מועצת בנימין בירושלים

Likud backs Shas demand to pass draft law before forming next government

Likud spokesman Guy Levy says the party hopes to approve the controversial ultra-Orthodox draft law immediately after the election, before a new coalition is formally established

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 08.27.26

Down to the wire: Knesset election slates take shape as deadline nears

With less than two weeks to file candidate lists, parties are still juggling reserved slots, mergers, new recruits and survival around the electoral threshold

Moran Azulay, Yuval Karni, Einav Halabi | 08.26.26

Netanyahu vows to raise Altalena wreck as political battle erupts over 1948 legacy

Discovery of the Irgun arms ship reignites a decades-old fight over Menachem Begin, Ben-Gurion and the near-civil war that shaped Israel’s founding years

Lihi Gordon | 08.24.26

Ben-Gvir claims Altalena discovery spotlight in election-season snub to Netanyahu, Likud

Otzma Yehudit announced the state-funded Altalena discovery through its party channel, catching Netanyahu’s office by surprise and sidelining Likud ministers as the historic find quickly became a campaign-season fight over credit and Begin’s legacy

Itamar Eichner | 08.24.26

Ben Gurion chaos blame game: workers cite shortages, Likud alleges political sabotage

Airport management blamed union-directed disruptions, while workers said exhausted staff were pushed beyond safe limits; Likud figures suspect the timing was meant to hurt Netanyahu and Regev, as officials probe ignored staffing warnings

Moran Azulay, Meir Turgeman, Nina Fox, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.20.26

With bruising Likud primary behind him, Netanyahu turns to do-or-die election fight

Analysis: With just over two months to Election Day, Netanyahu must reshape Likud’s male-heavy slate, shore up cracks in his right-wing bloc and win back moderate voters as Gadi Eisenkot emerges as his main rival

Moran Azulay | 08.19.26

From party punchline to primary winner: Eli Cohen’s ground game pays off with Likud’s top spot

Energy minister wins 46,224 votes, more than 3,000 ahead of Amir Ohana, after years cultivating organized activists and unaffiliated members; Likud officials say Netanyahu may no longer be able to overlook his standing

Moran Azulay | 08.18.26