Likud primaries

Middle Israel: How Likud’s primaries poisoned Israeli politics - opinion

The 18-year fencing match between Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin came to a sudden end, thanks to an invention Israel had never seen: primary elections. 

A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.
Hadar Muchtar arrives to register her Fiery Youth party for the upcoming elections at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on September 15, 2022.

Suspect arrested for sexually harassing Likud activist Hadar Mukhtar

 MK Tally Gotliv speaks outside the court in Tel Aviv during a case against Eli Feldstein, November 21, 2024

Likud MKs slam Gotliv for erratic behavior, lack of legislative success

 Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and the female ministers in the government pose for a photo with visiting German chancellor Angela Merkel earlier this year.

Likud's use of reserved slots keep the number of women MKs low - opinion


A look at the Anglos running for a spot on the Likud Party's list

Why is this Likud primary different than other Likud primaries?

Likud ballots

Gallant: Gantz's speech did not reflect his beliefs

Yoav Gallant explained that "the Likud is the only response to Benny Gantz and to what the Left represents."

Collage of Benny Gantz unveiling his party platform and Yoav Gallant speaking at the annual JPost conference.

Israeli-Arab Muslim woman vying for non-Jewish spot in Likud primaries

Dema Taya hails from Kalansuwa in central Israel and lives in Kafr Manda in the Galilee.

Dema Taya, Muslim-Israeli candidate running in Likud prmaries

Likud deputy minister enlists Elor Azaria in primary campaign

Mazuz gave Azaria a paid position on his campaign, and called him “intelligent and diligent,” Channel 12 reported.

Elor Azaria wearing a shirt with the Star of David as he enters prison in August, 2017

New Likudniks won’t back down: Netanyahu is adding to corruption

Members tell ‘Post’ that Likud can be more attractive if they abandon cult of personality, go back to being liberal party of the people.

New Likudnik primaries candidates L-R Meiri, Klarman, Weisman-Simhony, Assaf Rothem, Hirshman, and Toyerman take a selfie outside the party's court last week.

Exclusive: Immigrant candidates petition against new Likud primaries rule

Netanyahu’s proposal for primary structure to go to a central committee vote next week; Kara, 10 current MKs likely to be left out.

A sign on a Jerusalem bus proclaims, ‘The Likud is strength.’

Australian tycoon Gutnick denies Bennett conspiracy after backing Shaked

Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett was reacting to an exclusive report that Ausralian diamond mining tycoon Joseph Gutnick had endorsed Shaked to replace Netanyahu when he leaves office.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Joseph Gutnick

Primaries bill set for final vote without controversial clause

“Knesset members should represent the interests of the public and not of those who write them checks,” says Coalition chairman.

The Labor primary election, July 4 2017.

Knesset advances controversial primaries bill

The bill would provide funding even for those parties that do not hold primaries – to the tune of NIS 50,000 for every mandate they received in the most recent national election.

David Amsalem

War against new Likudniks spreads to US

The party has embarked on a series of steps against the so-called New Likudniks, a group of centrists who want the party to become less extreme.

Likud supporters celebrate at party headquarters on Election Day