Likud

MK Miri Regev to INN:

'Public said enough to a gov't backed by terrorist supporters'

MK Miri Regev, Danny Danon and Binyamin Regional Council chairman speak to INN after exit polls published.

Amichai Chikli to INN:

'Ayelet Shaked is irresponsible'

The Likud candidate tells INN that his goal is to work on the areas in which he criticized his current party in the past

Labor chairwoman:

'Rabin was murdered with the cooperation of Benjamin Netanyahu'

Labor chairwoman Merav Michaeli uses particularly harsh words in criticizing Likud leader.

Likud MK:

'Ben Gvir will have to change his ways and show responsibility'

MK Miki Zohar says the defense and finance ministries should remain in the hands of the Likud: I hope that the Likud will be big enough.

Shas chief worried Likud will lose advantage

'Netanyahu must not weaken, it's not good,' Shas chief Aryeh Deri says.

Likud MK:

'Lapid is a little dictator, this is the moment of truth'

MK Dudi Amsalem: A right-wing government has no right to exist without eliminating the offense of fraud and breach of trust.

Likud candidate:

'Immigrants should get more involved in politics'

Dan Illouz urges all right wing Israelis to vote to make sure that a left wing government does not come back into power.

Sara Netanyahu:

'If we don't get 61 seats, there will be a sixth election'

Wife of former PM: If the other bloc wins 61 seats, there will no longer be a Jewish government and a Jewish state here.

Samaria Regional Council head:

'Vote Likud, we need a right-wing government led by Netanyahu'

Yossi Dagan calls on public to vote for Likud and bring about right-wing government led by Netanyahu: We must unite and bring victory.

Yesh Atid blasts Netanyahu:

'An opposition leader who only cares about himself'

Yesh Atid and Likud trade barbs after Netanyahu refuses to attend briefing on Lebanon maritime border agreement.

Meretz withdraws petition, Silman will run with Likud

Meretz withdraws petition seeking to disqualify former MK Idit Silman from running in the elections on the Likud slate.

Netanyahu seeks approval to promote his book during election

Opposition leader asks Likud's legal advisor to issue opinion that would allow him to promote his new book during the election period.

Likud MK:

'I regret standing behind Netanyahu in court'

MK Yisrael Katz insists his relationship with Netanyahu is good: He is our candidate for Prime Minister and I have always respected that.

Mansour Abbas:

'We will not support Netanyahu, he is history'

Ra'am chairman blasts Benjamin Netanyahu: He is the one who returned the fascist Ben Gvir to the Israeli parliament.

Yuval Steinitz:

'Likud would benefit if Shaked passes the threshold'

Former Likud minister says Likud is wrong by failing to encourage Jewish Home to run in the election.

Netanyahu promises:

'Amichai Chikli will be a minister in the next government'

Likud chairman blasts decision to disqualify Chikli from running: Those who didn't want him as an MK will get him as a minister.

Drama at Elections Committee:

Amichai Chikli disqualified from running with Likud

Following petition by Meretz, Chairman of Central Elections Committee disqualifies Amichai Chikli. Likud: We will appeal to Supreme Court.

Yesh Atid: Channel 14 is a Likud election outlet

Yesh Atid demands recognition of Channel 14 as a Likud election outlet. Channel 14 invites Lapid to be interviewed instead of boycotting it

Likud sources:

'We'll thwart any gov't which has Gantz first in rotation'

Likud MKs promise pushback if Netanyahu offers to join center-left government with Benny Gantz first in rotation deal.

Netanyahu to Likud: Keep saying Ayelet won't pass

Opposition leader tells Likud members he has 61 seats. Shaked responds: 'Without Ayelet there is not right-wing government.'

Meretz: Disqualify Silman from running with Likud

Meretz argues Idit Silman did not resign from the Knesset in time to be able to run on Likud slate.

Amichai Chikli to INN:

'I estimate Netanyahu's first call will be to Religious Zionism'

Former MK now running with Likud: If we are not forced to form a government with leftists, we will see a real breakthrough in settlement.

Likud submits Knesset slate:

'Idit Silman saved Israel from disaster'

MK Levin dismisses petition to exclude Silman from Likud slate: Those who follow an ideological path deserve to be in Israeli politics.

Yesh Atid website: Likud is the party of the Sephardim

Russian-language website of Yair Lapid's party deletes post saying 'Likud no longer represents all of Israel, is a Sephardic sectoral party'

Netanyahu announces:

Reserved spots for Chikli and Silman on Likud slate

Likud chairman also reserves spots on Likud slate for Moshe Saada, journalist Tsega Melaku lawyer Yossi Fuchs.

Likud awaits:

Who will Netanyahu reserve spots for on the slate?

Likud chairman expected to reserve spots for five candidates on the party's slate for the 25th Knesset.

Report: Likud promised UTJ NIS 3 billion for haredi schools

Netanyahu rumored to have promised to restore funding to levels prescribed by law.

Days after being named Likud advisor, Moshe Klughaft backs out

The assumption is that the one who pushed Klughaft out is Yair Netanyahu, the son of the party's chairman

Netanyahu's next target: Yisrael Beytenu

Netanyahu’s associates reportedly trying to persuade leaders from community of immigrants from former Soviet Union to run for Knesset.

Danny Danon:

'We will return the Jewish-Zionist majority to the country'

Likud candidate and World Likud chairman: The State of Israel is in crisis, this reality will be history in two months.

Likud MK's condition:

'Appoint me Justice Minister or I won't be in the government'

MK Dudi Amsalem demands to be the one to make the changes in the judicial system in the next government.

Finance Minister:

'If Netanyahu wins 59 seats - there'll be an explosion in Likud'

'If Netanyahu gets 61 Knesset seats, from my perspective that's a disaster for Israel - but no one will ask me,' Finance Min. Liberman says.

Likud to Attorney General:

'Investigate PA's interference in the elections'

Likud says meetings between senior PA officials and MKs from the Joint List that dealt with the elections in Israel should be investigated.

Netanyahu to haredim: Our strength is in our unity

In a rare op-ed, the former Prime Minister beseeches the haredim to stay united.

Likud MK:

'We have a moral obligation to Chikli'

MK Yoav Kisch says the Likud should reserved a spot on its slate for Amichai Chikli.

Lapid to Zehava Galon:

'I intend to reach an agreement with Abbas'

Likud in response: The cat is out of the bag - Lapid and Gantz are promoting dangerous concessions to Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas.

Likud figures to Netanyahu: Reserve spots in list for women

A letter signed by mayors and party branch leaders demands that the Likud chair reserve spots for women who fell short in primaries

Netanyahu explores outcome of split between right-wing parties

On the cusp of Ben Gvir's announcement, Likud is conducting surveys to find out if a split on the right can be favorable

Yuli Edelstein's ultimatum

After dropping from 1st to 17th place, former Knesset Speaker says his future in the Likud depends on being made a minister.

Netanyahu: We've got an 'explosive' list

Likud leader says party has the 'best' list in Israel after party primaries.

This is the Likud's list for the November Knesset elections

Likud releases results of its primaries, list of 39 candidates for the Knesset.

Likud primaries: Initial results place Yariv Levin in the lead

Druze MK Ayoob Kara loses popularity as former Israel Hayom editor Boaz Bismuth makes it into next Knesset.

Netanyahu: I predict we will have a great team

"Today is a holiday for the State of Israel. To avoid further elections, we need a large Likud. I predict we will have a great team."

Likud holds primaries as its 140,000 members head to the polls

Likud opens 110 polling stations, allowing around 140,000 party members to decide who will represent the party in the next Knesset.

Yamina MK claims:

'Netanyahu offered to make me a senior minister, and I refused'

MK Yomtob Kalfon says Likud chairman offered him a guaranteed spot on the slate, senior ministerial position.

MK Moshe Gafni:

'We will go with Netanyahu, even to the opposition'

United Torah Judaism chairman says he will continue to remain loyal to the right-wing bloc even after the elections.

Reserved seat may lead to criminal charges against Idit Silman

The Movement for Quality Government is petitioning the Supreme Court concerning an alleged deal between MK Idit Silman and the Likud party.

Likud MK:

'Barkat is whining like a child, the Likud is angry with Shaked'

MK David Bitan: No one is conspiring against Nir Barkat, he should stop whining like a little child.

Likud MK: 'We can govern without demeaning'

'Think twice before you vote - during the Disengagement people didn't want to make waves with Ariel Sharon,' Likud MK Yuli Edelstein says.

Shaked:

'You cannot boycott more than a million Likud voters'

Interior Minister hints she would not oppose joining a government led by Netanyahu but adds: "We will not join a narrow government".

Netanyahu's spokesman to run in Likud primaries

Yonatan Urich will compete for the 41st spot on the Likud slate, which is reserved for a representative of the Tel Aviv district.

Gilad Sharon seeks place on Likud list in next week's primaries

Son of former PM unrepentant on role in Gaza Disengagement. "I have nothing to apologize for."

Moshe Feiglin:

Democratic terminology being used to import progressive agenda

Likud primary candidate Moshe Feiglin: Our soldiers didn't give their lives for a democratic state, rather for the Jewish state.

Report:

Netanyahu associate made 'tempting' offer to Gabi Ashkenazi

Businessman who is close to Likud chairman reportedly offered former Foreign Minister a guaranteed a spot on the Likud slate.

Smotrich:

'Don't interfere in how I run my party'

Religious Zionism chairman reportedly furious at the attempts of the Likud to intervene in his talks with Otzma Yehudit.

Likud party won't hold primaries

Likud party cancels primaries after only one person - former PM Benjamin Netanyahu - submits candidacy for top spot.

Staying in New York

Gilad Erdan won't run in Likud primaries

Israel's Ambassador to the UN does not intend to run for the Knesset, but rather continue his diplomatic mission.

Poll: Gantz-Sa'ar combine for 14 seats, Yamina out

New poll finds Netanyahu bloc 2 seats short of majority needed to form majority coalition.

Likud official:

'Chikli will be guaranteed a spot on our slate'

Likud source: Amichai Chikli will receive a reserved spot on the Likud slate should he so desire. Nir Orbach may be appointed a minister.

Israeli Elections:

'This time we will crush the Left,' Likud MK vows

Mk Ayoub Kara says Likud will dominate upcoming elections, easily defeat the Left.