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Likud primaries begin as Netanyahu faces test of control over party's Knesset slate

The primaries come amid fierce internal tensions over changes that have expanded Netanyahu’s control over the party’s Knesset slate, which have made the primaries more competitive than in past years.

A worker at the Likud Primary election in front of a photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, August 17, 2026.
Yoseph Haddad, an Arab-Israeli advocacy activist and CEO of the Together Vouch for Each Other association at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 25, 2024.

Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad enters politics with new party ahead of elections

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

Knesset asks High Court to unfreeze budget transfers approved during election recess

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

How a Jewish ex-police probes chief could revive Mansour Abbas as Israeli Arab kingmaker - analysis


Israel Katz boasts of halting detention orders for settlers while permitting detention of Arabs

"Why didn't I sign for the settlers? Because that is not terrorism. Only someone who acts against the security of the state, someone who acts to harm [the state]," the defense minister said.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

With Eisenkot and PM neck and neck, how ugly will election campaign get? - opinion

Likud struggles to find a successful way to discredit a growingly-popular candidate, prompting it to resort to cheap AI tricks

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

October 7 biggest issue for undecided voters as Yashar! stays ahead of Likud at 23 seats - poll

The opposition parties reached 70 seats, compared to the current coalition parties who received 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, the N12 poll found.

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

What would Menachem Begin say about democracy’s state in today’s Likud? - editorial

As Likud faces an internal battle over primaries and party control, questions are emerging over whether the movement remains true to Menachem Begin’s democratic vision.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU walks in front of a poster of Menachem Begin at the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem.

Two neighbors, four seats, and the one that decides Israel's next government - analysis

Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel, neighbors in a Judean Hills moshav, may hold the four seats that determine who becomes Israel’s next prime minister.

Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists' Party and a former minister, holds a press conference outside Kibbutz Retamim in the central Negev Desert, southern Israel, in February, 2026.

Likud approves expanding Netanyahu’s control over party list, allowing him to secure top slots

The vote also comes after Likud’s top internal court rejected a Netanyahu-backed provision that would have allowed the party to cancel its Knesset primaries in the event of a security escalation.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK tells 'Post'

While Israel’s use of paper ballots makes direct mechanical tampering with elections nearly impossible, Halevi emphasized that foreign actors can still influence the outcome.

MK Amit Halevi attends a meeting of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026.

Ben-Gvir rules out running with Smotrich for elections, says parties are 'fundamentally different'

The Otzma Yehudit leader said the parties appeal to different voters, warned against a unity government, and defended his policies on Gaza and security prisons.

Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir at a press conference, June 22 2026.

Knesset to High Court: Judicial-selection overhaul does not justify striking down Basic Law

Under the current system, the committee includes three Supreme Court justices, two ministers, two MKs, and two representatives of the Israel Bar Association.

Opposition members of Israel's Knesset leave during a preliminary vote to establish a political commission of inquiry, December 24, 2025; Illustrative.

Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates

According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.