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The king is naked: What Israel’s next election will really be about
Opinion: Voters must judge four years of Netanyahu rule, demand answers on the Palestinians and look beyond polls, campaign videos and politicians seeking reinvention
Shimon Shiffer
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08.16.26
40 candidates, 18 realistic slots: Likud primary sets up brutal battle for survival
After Netanyahu’s reserved placements and changes to the top of the ticket, only 15 realistic spots for men and three for women remain by No. 30, putting veteran ministers and prominent lawmakers at serious risk of losing their Knesset seats
Moran Azulay
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08.13.26
Netanyahu’s new recruit: the man behind one of the 2000s’ most reviled tech tools
Oren Dobronsky, Netanyahu’s first handpicked Likud candidate, built Hotbar into a global hit before it drew fierce criticism over ads, tracking and removal — then reinvented himself in Silicon Valley, restaurants and TV
Israel Wullman
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08.11.26
Netanyahu pushes to have 3 senior ministers bypass Likud primaries amid battle over slate control
Prime minister wants Israel Katz, Gideon Sa’ar and Haim Katz placed on party slate as lawmakers fight for realistic spots; Likud wording suggests the three may come on top of eight slots already reserved for Netanyahu
Moran Azulay
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08.11.26
Netanyahu taps ‘Shark Tank’ investor Oren Dobronsky for Likud election slate
Tech entrepreneur becomes the first of eight candidates Netanyahu can personally place on Likud’s ticket, giving the prime minister greater control over the slate as polls show his governing bloc struggling to secure a majority
Moran Azulay
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08.10.26
The small-party showdown that could decide Israel’s next government
Hendel and Tropper court disaffected religious Zionists and reservists, while Erdan, Edelstein, Gantz and Winter maneuver to survive the threshold and reshape the race for 61 seats
Moran Azulay, Yuval Karni, Amir Ettinger
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08.06.26
Senior Likud officials suspected of hiding millions in real estate assets
Police questioned contractor Dudi Appel, former MK Michael Kleiner and businesspeople Yaffa and Yitzhak Dayan, seized property for possible forfeiture and released all four after several hours; their attorneys rejected the allegations against them
Meir Turgeman
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08.05.26
Likud probes possible fraud in vote giving Netanyahu more power over election slate
PM was listed as having cast a ballot despite not participating, while petitions allege counting irregularities, invalid votes and observers being removed from polling stations
Yuval Karni
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08.02.26
Ex-UN envoy Gilad Erdan expected to launch new right-wing party this week
Former Likud minister preparing political comeback on pledge not to join a narrow government led by either bloc, but must overcome claims that his party could ultimately provide Netanyahu with a 61-seat coalition
Amir Ettinger
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08.02.26
Likud suspected of filing false affidavit to High Court
Likud denies ordering lawmakers to film their secret ballots, but Sharren Haskel says New Hope members were instructed to record their votes and show the footage to Netanyahu, prompting a review into whether the party filed a false affidavit to the High Court
ynet
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07.29.26
Likud approves Netanyahu plan to appoint election candidates; party members allege vote fraud
More than 3,300 Likud Central Committee members voted, granting Netanyahu eight reserved slots through No. 29, while a separate district reform that could block new contenders passed by just six votes, prompting demands for a new ballot
Moran Azulay
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07.28.26
Four years on, Levin’s judicial overhaul leaves Israel divided and facing a reckoning
Justice minister failed to enact much of his original plan, but battles over judicial appointments, the attorney general and court powers have left Israel’s legal system strained, its institutions divided and the next election poised to determine what comes next
Tova Zimuky
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07.23.26
Israel election 2026: Likud remains in limbo as legal battle over Netanyahu push to scrap primary drags on
Party has postponed its internal vote, while fights over reserved slots, court challenges and a possible selection committee leave its candidate list unresolved less than 100 days before vote
Yuval Karni
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07.21.26
Likud panel backs Netanyahu plan to expand control over party election slate
Ruling party’s Constitution Committee approves proposal handing PM eight reserved slots, while rejecting a rival plan and preserving his option to replace primaries with a selection committee during wartime
Yuval Karni
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07.19.26
Netanyahu says Likud primaries could be scrapped if security situation worsens
PM says selection committee may choose party’s election slate if deteriorating security conditions make a primary vote impossible, as Likud heavyweights battle his bid for more handpicked slots
Yuval Karni
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07.19.26
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