Nir Barkat

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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026

Independent voters hold more power over Israel elections than before, strategic adviser says

Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry casts his vote at a polling station during the Likud party’s internal elections in Jerusalem, July 27, 2026.

Likud's Nir Barkat plotted to oust PM Netanyahu after October 7, journalist Amit Segal says

Nir Barkat in a video of the Carrefour chain

US import reform approved in Knesset


Twin brothers arrested after protest against Nir Barkat in Tel Aviv

Police were called to the scene after a fight broke out between the protesters and Barkat's security guards.

 POLICE AND protesters are involved in confrontations near the Ayalon Highway, in Tel Aviv on Monday night

UK minister seeks trade cooperation with Israel, celebrates women

Kemi Badenoch, the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities, concluded her first official visit to Israel.

 Kemi Badenoch, Britain's Secretary of State for Business and Trade with Israel Economy Minister Nir Barkat.

This week in Jerusalem: Nof Zahav

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 LONELY NO more: Working in a downtown cafe.

Israeli reserve pilots drop judicial reform protest, talk with IDF chief

Defense Minister Gallant and IDF chief Halevi met with IDF reserve officers and clarified that insubordination wouldn't be tolerated.

AN ISRAELI F-15 fighter jet prepares to take off from a base in the South. F-15s are regularly used in ‘roof knocking’ operations.

Is Israel's Herzog preparing a second judicial compromise initiative? - analysis

The secretive discourse suggests that a second Herzog initiative may be in preparation behind the scenes – without the politicians having had to meet.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

Barkat: I want to double Israel’s GDP within 15 years

Barkat’s lofty goals may be difficult to achieve in light of the proposed legal reform, which may harm Israel’s reputation among foreign investors.

Likud MK Nir Barkat addresses a Kohelet Policy Forum event, February 12, 2020.

Grapevine: Lonely in Likud

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NIR BARKAT at a rally supporting him on Thursday night, June 10 2021

Likud MK Nir Barkat makes unannounced trip to Ukraine's Uman

The former mayor of Jerusalem was also photographed praying there in the memory of Nachman of Breslov with Ukraine's Chief Rabbi Moshe Asman.

 Nir Barkat

Beitar Jerusalem: The tumultuous sage of the Israeli team's ownership

Japanika restaurant chain owner Barak Abramov's purchase of the Beitar jerusalem team ended a long saga since Moshe Hogeg bought it in 2018.

 WAVING THE yellow and black at Teddy Stadium.

Gun license applications spike by 600% in Israel since March terror wave

New data reveals 151,015 private firearms are currently in the possession of 141,646 authorized civilians • Likud MK Nir Barkat insisted that more requests must be approved in 2022

 Israelis practice shooting handguns at a local shooting range in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights, on April 3, 2022, following the recent wave of terror attacks in Israel.