At the Knesset, Deputy Speaker Nissim Vaturi praised Rabbi Meir Kahane, who called for expelling Arabs and was later designated a terrorist by Israel and the U.S. When Kahane served in the Knesset, lawmakers across the spectrum, including Likud members, often left the chamber in protest
David Sharan was part of numerous bribery and corruption investigations involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trials ■ Likud sources say his appointment could be nixed by the court]
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told Defense Minister Israel Katz that his failure to sign essential documents has delayed the indictment of Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv for violating a privacy law related to the Shin Bet, and 'disrupts the integrity of the legal process'
Nissim Vaturi of Netanyahu's Likud was not subject to criminal investigation for alleged incitement to violence against Palestinians, despite his repeated calls to 'burn Gaza,' the attorney general and state prosecutor decided last May
A protester dressed as a Qatari sheikh was arrested after throwing fake banknotes at Likud lawmaker Eli Dallal during a party event, referencing the ongoing Qatargate investigations involving Netanyahu's aides. Police had requested to extend his detention, but the judge refused
he poll shows Netanyahu's Likud remains the largest with 24 of the Knesset's 120 seats, down one, while a Bennett-Eisenkot joint run would make their party the largest with 30 seats
The investigation was launched following a 2023 Haaretz exposé revealing that then-Foreign Minister Cohen requested diplomatic passports for key Likud figures – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair and mayors – without proper authority
Investigators believe that a Likud MK and two others allegedly attempted to influence the testimony of a woman who said a religious organization's spiritual leader had sexually assaulted her. Netanyau's coalition still plans on moving forward with appointing the MK as chair of the Knesset Finance Committee
Eti Ben-Shimol leads a weekly, deliberately non-political protest in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, calling for a hostage deal. 'We know where we live – this is a Likud stronghold,' she says. The group's message is simple: to show hostage families that they're not alone
Israeli lawmaker Tally Gotliv, a member of Netanyahu's Likud party, wrote on social media that the husband of Shikma Bressler, one of the leaders of the anti-Netanyahu gov't protest movement, is employed by the Shin Bet security service
According to the poll, if elections were held today, Netanyahu's Likud would be the largest party, followed by Naftali Bennett's party with 24 seats, down from the previous poll. The center-left Democrats are third, with 12 seats
'The Jews here want to continue,' the Likud MK snapped at another lawmaker, who is also a Reform rabbi, during a discussion on the Israeli education minister's ongoing initiative to reinforce Jewish identity in Israel's public school system
Likud and the ultra-Orthodox parties continue to clash over imposing sanctions on yeshiva students who refuse to enlist in the Israeli army, sources say that significant gaps remain
'An aggressive wheeler-dealer who's trying to run the country according to his personal interests': The three cabinet members, all of whom hail from Netanyahu's Likud party, refuse to file a police complaint against Likud activist and far-right radio host Jacob Bardugo
Right-wing activists surrounded the synagogue, which hosted a screening of the joint Israeli-Palestinian event, throwing objects and firecrackers. The local Likud branch leader backed the attack: 'The city's leftists - you've been warned'
The prime minister's statement did not provide any explanation for this decision, while Likud officials and others close to Netanyahu had pressured him to withdraw the appointment because of Eli Sharvit's previous criticism of the judicial overhaul
Criticism of the decision came from both sides, with opposition MKs saying Eli Sharvit's appointment came before a final court decision, while Likud members disapproved of Sharvit's opposition to the overhaul
The event, scheduled for next week, is part of an initiative by the Nachala movement, which is known for establishing illegal outposts in the West Bank. Several ministers and MKs from Likud and Otzma Yehudit are expected to attend
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, chair of the committee discussing the bill, said that 'If the bill doesn't pass with a broad consensus, it won't pass at all.' Following the objections of opposition lawmakers, Edelstein also postponed a Knesset vote on extending IDF reserve service