Likud

Netanyahu's Likud to remove Edelstein from key committee over haredi draft fallout

A replacement for Edelstein on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee may be willing to make concessions that Edelstein was not willing to make, thus allowing the bill to proceed.

 Benjamin Netanyahu and Yuli Edelstein seen at the Knesset on November 4, 2021
 Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, of the Sovereignty Movement, pictured during an activist tour in the West Bank, January 2023; illustrative.

Knesset hosts conference calling to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at the Knesset.

‘Read my lips this gov't will not fall’: Israeli coalition faces crisis over haredi draft law

World Zionist Organization chairman Yaakov Hagoel.

Hagoel tops Likud Central Committee vote, beating four ministers to retain World Likud dominance


Knesset election dynamics largely unchanged despite Shas, UTJ leaving gov't, N12 poll finds

Israel's Channel 12 conducted a poll on general election scenarios following the Sephardi-haredi Shas Party's Wednesday announcement that they are leaving the coalition.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a Knesset debate, July 14, 2025; illustrative.

Odeh impeachment fails as haredi party, opposition MKs abstain

The upcoming vote to impeach MK Ayman Odeh is unlikely to receive a majority vote after the haredi United Torah Judaism party announced its intention to abstain.

 Hadash-Ta'al leader Ayman Odeh attends a protest in his support, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

Netanyahu's Likud loses seats, Bennett, Smotrich gain seats in latest poll

According to the survey, Netanyahu’s coalition could retain 51 seats, while an opposition led by Bennett would hold strong with 59.

THE KNESSET votes last month on a bill to hold an early election.

Gideon Sa'ar resigns as Knesset member, will continue as Foreign Minister

Israeli-Druze politician Akram Hasson is slated to take Sa'ar's place as an MK per the Likud party list.

 Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar attend a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem June 17, 2025.

Haredi rabbi calls Likud MK Yuli Edelstein 'traitor' over draft law

'There’s someone in Likud who is a traitor to Israel and a scheming saboteur because he wants to rule and become prime minister,' says Butbul.

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a a plenum session in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025

Eisenkot's exit: Reflective of Israel's antiquated politics that need to change - editorial

While that setup may serve the party leader well, it weakens and dilutes democracy by reducing transparency, participation, competition, and accountability.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot holds a press conference after announcing his resignation in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2025.

‘A ceasefire is not a goal, it’s a tool’: Israeli lawmakers cautiously weigh cost of victory

While the ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump has held for over 48 hours, its implications remain a matter of dispute.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Netanyahu surges in first poll after Iran war, Bennett's bloc remains ahead, election poll finds

Netanyahu's bloc has risen from 46 to 48 seats, while the opposition bloc still maintains a majority of 62 seats, allowing Bennett to form an alternative government even without the Arab parties.

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, August 4, 2024, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, September 11 2023, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid, August 14 2024.

Israeli lawmaker brings MKs, Iranian opposition figures together in unique meeting

The meeting, organized by MK Dan Illouz (Likud), was conducted via Zoom and focused on strengthening connections with the Iranian people, who seek freedom from the oppressive regime of the Ayatollahs

 Supporters of Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gather to protest against the nuclear program and the detention of EU nationals in Paris, February 8, 2025.

Knesset holds impeachment hearing for MK Ayman Odeh

MK Avichay Boaron collected 70 signatures from other members of the Knesset after he said that he was “happy about the release of hostages and [Palestinian] prisoners."

 MK Ayman Odeh attends an emergency conference on the murders in the Arab society at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2025

Avner Netanyahu set to have a politician-free wedding, causing mixed reactions from Likud members

A source close to the family explained that the intention behind the exclusion was to create a private and intimate atmosphere, away from political circles.

 Avner Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 10, 2024.