Netanyahu’s associates furious over the move by Pinchas Idan, chairman of the Israel Airports Authority workers’ union, prompting the Prime Minister to order his removal from Likud.
Justice Noam Sohlberg ruled that footage showing soldiers and an IDF artillery piece constitutes use of public assets and ordered Naftali Bennett to remove it.
Two polls published after the primaries place the Likud in first place with 31-32 seats, and Eisenkot’s party in second place with 24.
The number of Likud members in Har Hevron surged from around 150 to approximately 600, with 80% of them voting in the primaries. Erez Tadmor received the highest support.
Gilad Erdan, in an interview with Arutz Sheva, criticizes the changes in Likud, appeals to the Religious Zionist community, and presents his positions on the draft issue and the next government.
Vote counting in the Likud primaries concludes, with results placing Eli Cohen, Yariv Levin, and Amir Ohana at the top of the board.
Associates of the Prime Minister plan to screen and disqualify haredi party members who do not support Likud once the primary election process concludes.
Transportation Minister Miri Regev claims that the El Al workers’ committee is working against her in the Likud primaries.
14,307 Likud members already exercised their right to vote in Likud primaries. Gotliv claims ballots without her name, Yoni Yosef withdraws candidacy, and Netanyahu expresses support for Osnat Zohar.
Coalition chairman Ofir Katz declares that if Likud forms the next government, the judicial reform will return to the Knesset agenda.
Likud issues sharp response to Yisrael Beytenu chairman after he claimed that dozens of Nukhba terrorists practiced a raid on an Israeli community and that political leadership prevented the IDF from taking action.
Likud activist Hadar Muchtar thanks supporters after being denied exemption needed to compete in upcoming primaries.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir slams Likud election slogan, warning government with Yashar! chair Gadi Eisenkot would 'bury the judicial reform,' grant victory to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves seniority waivers allowing four candidates to run in the Likud primaries, denies same exemption to Hadar Muchtar.
Likud announces that its secretariat will be asked to approve guaranteed spots on its Knesset slate for Foreign Minister Sa'ar, Defense Minister Katz, and Central Committee chairman Haim Katz.
Oren Dobronsky apologized to Trump after past posts criticizing his Iran war policy surfaced shortly after Netanyahu named him to a Likud slot.
A Channel 14 News poll gives the right-wing bloc some good news.
Dedi Simhi, tapped as the No. 2 candidate on Benny Gantz's slate, is reconsidering his political future and considering a jump to Likud if offered a guaranteed spot on their roster.
Likud attacked Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein, claiming they are working to transfer votes to the left. Edelstein responded: "We will support only the formation of a broad Zionist government."
Lahav 433 investigators question former MK Michael Kleiner, contractor Dudi Appel. over alleged scheme to conceal multimillion-shekel real estate assets through fraudulent transactions.
A Channel 12 News poll shows a tie between Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, with 23 seats each. Netanyahu's opponents maintain a majority of 70 seats.
Former MK serving in senior Likud role is detained alongside well-known contractor, other businessmen, over allegations of sophisticated fraud scheme.
Maj. (res.) Shai Kalach says he aims to fight 'deep state' influence and strengthen Israel’s Jewish identity as he enters Likud primaries ahead of the next Knesset elections.
Yisrael Beytenu chairman rejects the debate over who should be the next prime minister and rules out any cooperation with the Ra'am party.
Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed security, diplomatic, and political challenges at a Likud conference in Jerusalem.
The Prime Minister is considering shifting Likud to a digital voting system for its primaries. The idea follows his favorable impression of the online primary held by The Democrats party.
The Likud Central Committee approves Netanyahu’s request for eight reserved slate spots, as well as a clause allowing sitting ministers and MKs to run in regional districts.
Ahead of Likud convention, party tribunal rejects clause canceling primaries during state of emergency. Netanyahu's reserved slots approved.
Likud MK Moshe Saada says many Likud members believe upcoming primaries could be scrapped if Iran-US conflict spills over into Israel, stressing Likud voters want 'ideological candidate who will fight for them.'
The Likud Constitution Committee approves the Prime Minister's proposal, granting him eight reserved spots on the candidate list within the top 30 positions.
In a TV interview, the Yisrael Beytenu chairman claims that Netanyahu may use the Shin Bet against political opponents in the upcoming election.
Outgoing Likud MK Dan Illouz claims a third of the party's lawmakers wanted to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre.
Netanyahu has been pressuring members of the Likud Central Committee in recent hours ahead of tomorrow's vote on expanding his authority to reserve places for candidates on the party's electoral list.
MK Dan Illouz announced that he will not run in the upcoming Likud primaries and released a video sharply criticizing the party's leadership and the government's conduct.
MK Avichay Buaron says the voice of Likud members must be preserved, while also backing limited reserved spots to strengthen the party's election slate.
The Prime Minister is seeking approval for eight reserved spots on the Likud slate - half of which are intended to enable a technical merger with the Religious Zionist party and reserve spots for its candidates.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims to improve Likud's image, by removing four ministers and an MK, Channel 12 News says. Likud: Fake news.
MK Dan Illouz expected to announce that he won't run in Likud primaries, Channel 12 News report claims.
Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has offered MK Tally Gotliv a guaranteed spot on the Otzma Yehudit list if she defects from Likud.
MK Yuli Edelstein announces he is leaving Likud to forge a new political path.
Maariv poll puts Likud in the lead with 21, closely followed by Yashar and Together. 80% of those who support opposition parties plan to vote, while only 72% of coalition supporters do.
Netanyahu is demanding 11 reserved spots within the top 40 slots on the party list, including five in the top ten. The Prime Minister offers a reserved slot to wounded soldier Ari Spitz, who turned it down.
While the party has reached a consensus regarding the date of the primaries, there is still contention about how many candidates PM Netanyahu could personally select.
Following Naftali Bennett's remarks advocating Palestinian autonomy in Areas A and B, Likud ministers and Knesset members presented Arutz Sheva with a series of alternative proposals.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to hold primaries in Likud, assuming he can receive between 8 and 10 reserve slots on the party’s list for the Knesset.
A new Knesset mandates poll shows the right-wing bloc falling to 58 seats. Direct Polls CEO Tzuriel Sharon links the decline to disappointment among right-wing voters over the US-Iran agreement and Operation Roaring Lion.
Ra'am MK Waleed Taha states there is absolutely no chance his party will collaborate with Likud following the elections.
The Prime Minister seeks to establish a new framework in which an organizing committee will set the list order up to the 32nd spot, and he would be able to place seven reserved slots among them.
Likud party responds to US President Donald Trump's statement, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to run in the next elections. 'With G-d's help, he will win.'
Former minister Ayoub Kara offered to rejoin Likud, but has not yet decided whether to return to politics.
According to a new Channel 14 poll, the Likud party holds a substantial lead, while slates led by Bennett and Lapid, along with the Yashar party, tie at 15 seats.
Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan addressed the Knesset and said that she would be departing politics.
According to the survey, the Likud Party is gaining 27 seats. The opposition bloc is weakening and moving away from achieving a majority of 61 MKs without the Arab parties.
Education Minister talks about the coalition crisis, tensions with haredi parties, and Naftali Bennett’s campaign in an exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News.
Coalition chairman Ofir Katz (Likud), together with all coalition faction leaders, submitted a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset.
According to new polling data, a joint run by Avigdor Liberman and Gadi Eisenkot - with Eisenkot leading the list - could give the anti-Netanyahu bloc 61 Knesset seats.
Central Elections Committee chairman, Justice Noam Sohlberg, rejects a petition filed by Likud against Naftali Bennett regarding the use of a photo featuring former Deputy Police Commissioner Ami Eshed in uniform.
A Channel 14 poll projects 65 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc, while a separate Channel 12 survey shows a tight race with the opposition.
Bennett’s party sent a warning letter ahead of a lawsuit following claims that new recruit Keren Turner had been a member of the organization “Brothers in Arms."
According to the poll, the coalition bloc reaches 64 seats. Likud leads with 32, while Yesh Atid and Blue and White do not pass the electoral threshold.
