Avi Dichter

Who are the Likud ministers, MKs unlikely to make it into 26th Knesset? - explainer

Several current Likud ministers and MKs are expected to lose their seats in the 26th Knesset following October's election, largely because the party's size is expected to shrink from 36 to 20-25 MKs.

Campaign materials of candidates who ran in yesterday’s Likud primary elections are seen in Jerusalem, August 18, 2026
 Agriculture and Raw Food Security Minister Avi Dichter attends Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025.

Likud officials pressuring Netanyahu to move Avi Dichter into realistic party position using 'swap'

The joint US-Israel military strikes on Iran mark more than a tactical military operation. They represent a fundamental realignment – President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have closed a strategic gap that successive American administrations never fully bridged.

Likud minister contradicts Netanyahu, says US limiting Israel's actions in Lebanon

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, January 28, 2026.

Protests, courts, and control: Israel’s struggle for power and moral high ground - opinion


A bill Michael Ben-Ari and Ahmed Tibi can agree on

Sixty-one MKs from every faction in the Knesset sign legislation to protect their assistants' rights.

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Ya'alon garners support for new Tal Law idea

Vice Premier presented his proposal to replace Tal Law to 6 Kadima MKs, leading MK Othniel Schneller – to announce his support.

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Bar-On appointment quashes anti-Mofaz efforts

Mofaz takes wind out of sails of critics with appointment of Bar-On, Livni’s top backer, as Foreign Affairs and Defense chair.

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Lahiani not joining Kadima leadership race

Final list of candidates for March primary: Livni, Mofaz and Dichter.

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PM refuses to attend 'politicized' FADC meeting

Netanyahu says meetings chaired by Kadima candidate Shaul Mofaz are "backdrop for the Kadima primary."

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Dichter vows to join gov't if he wins Kadima race

Former Shin Bet chief says he sees "supreme importance in Kadima entering the coalition as soon as possible."

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Dichter announces run for Kadima leadership

Former Shin Bet chief says Kadima has deteriorated under Livni's leadership, would bring party into ruling coalition.

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‘Tal Law’ a ‘failure,’ says equality forum lawyer

MK Nissim Ze’ev: Recent growth in haredi enlistment to the IDF is "very significant."

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Livni mulls March Kadima race

Kadima leader instructs party’s legal authorities to investigate whether it would be possible to hold a leadership race as early as March.

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Knesset Delegation warns NATO of Arab Spring

“The Arab world and democracy are two things that have trouble connecting,” MK Dichter tells defense organization.

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