Likud primaries

MK Tally Gotliv says she would consider joining Ben-Gvir if 'good concrete offer' presented

Gotliv added she remains "loyal to the Likud and the prime minister," but stated that she would consider an offer to join Otzma Yehudit.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Tally Gotliv at Knesset House Committee debate on granting her immunity Monday June 15, 2026.
MK Tally Gotliv attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, June 15, 2026.

MK Gotliv accuses Netanyahu of pushing her down Likud list due to secret judicial reform deal

Gotliv later hinted at a political future outside Likud and said she was considering leaving for another right-wing party, saying “I would consider it seriously.”

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
Gila Gamliel, Innovation, Science and Technology Minister, casts her vote at a polling station during the Likud party’s internal elections in Jerusalem, July 27, 2026.

Minister Gamliel files police complaint over Likud primary recount in Be'er Ya'akov

The Likud announced on Tuesday that it would conduct a recount of the ballot boxes from Be’er Ya’akov after Gamliel appealed to the party’s Supreme Court.

|ByAVI SOLOMON
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, as party members vote in the Likud primary elections to determine the party’s Knesset list ahead of the Israeli general elections.

Developments of the last week that could affect the approaching elections - opinion

His goal was to put unattractive candidates out of realistic places on the list – or as low on the list as possible. In many cases Netanyahu was successful, or at least partially successful. 

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Loyalty to Netanyahu pays off for Likud's primary hopefuls

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: What does a changing Likud list mean for opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu?

AUGUST 12, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
A LIKUD polling station in Jerusalem on Wednesday

Hanegbi's primary slump means end of an era at Likud - analysis

While once a rising star in the Likud, Hanegbi has been going downhill for a number of years.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Then-minister without a portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi catches the ear of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in 2016.

Stuck in the past: Where are all the women on the Likud list? - comment

Of the Likud's top 20, three are women. And of the top 10, only one is a woman. At face value alone, this does not represent the Israeli public.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Likud party member Miri Regev arrives to cast her vote in the Likud primaries at a polling station in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022

Dan Illouz wins oleh spot in Likud primaries

The oleh spot is placed at the 32nd spot on the Likud list.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, JULIA ROBBINS
Dan Illouz, former Jerusalem City Council Member

Israel elections: 'They don't want minorities in Likud' - MK Fateen Mulla

Back in July, Fateen Mulla also sharply criticized Likud after the party made the decision to move the slot reserved for a minority MK to number 44 on the list.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, 103FM
Members of the Druze community protest for the government financial support they were promised, at the Azrieli junction in Tel Aviv on May 10, 2020.

Likud primaries: Who is number 1? Which MKs are out and where is Miri Regev?

MKs Eli Cohen, Yoav Gallant, David Amsalem and Amir Ohana occupy other top spots • Miri Regev first among women candidates on the party list.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Head of the opposition and the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote in the Likud primaries, at a polling station in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022.

Likud voters celebrate primary election, results expected on Thursday

With Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu occupying the number one spot on the list, some 70 national candidates and 40 regional candidates are vying for the remaining 34 seats.

AUGUST 10, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote at the Likud primaries, August 10, 2022

The Likud primary election: These are the main battles

With an expected 35 seats in the upcoming election according to recent polls, Likud is by far the largest party holding a primary election.

AUGUST 8, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
LIKUD MKS Gadi Yevarkan, Avi Dichter, Galit Distal Atbaryan, Miki Zohar and Likud member Ayoub Kara attend an event earlier this month in Petah Tikva ahead of next month’s Likud primaries.

Labor and Likud primaries may be postponed over security concerns

Both primaries are for the parties' lists for the Knesset and not for the lead of the party.

AUGUST 7, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Israel's Labor Party holds primaries ahead of the March 2021 elections.

Netanyahu cases 'falling apart', Anglo Likud primary candidate says - interview

Likud primary candidate Fleur Hassan-Nahoum spoke in an interview about Netanyahu, per platform and what olim in Israel need.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Deputy Jerusalem Mayor and LIkud primaries candidate Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.