Tag: Likud
Likud surpasses 2022 election results in latest Direct Polls survey
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party continues to rise in the polls with the premier likely re-elected if elections were held today, a survey published by Channel 14 showed on Tuesday night.
Direct Polls, which accurately predicted...
Netanyahu said to be preparing to fire Gallant, appoint Gideon Sa’ar as defense minister
Expanding Israel’s coalition government will help advance a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday amid reports that he is considering replacing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with New Hope...
Likud reaches 30 seats for first time since Oct. 7, per ‘Channel 14’ poll
If Israeli elections were held today, Likud would secure 30 seats—a quarter of the Knesset—with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintaining a lead with a 46% public approval rate, compared to 27% each for...
Will Netanyahu replace Defense Minister Gallant?
Recent Israeli media reports indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would fire his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, over key political disagreements following Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress and meeting with President...
Ra’am Party leader: IDF murdered 50,000 civilians in Gaza
Coalition Knesset members assailed Israeli lawmaker Mansour Abbas (Ra’am Party) on Wednesday after he urged an end to the war against Hamas and claimed that the IDF murdered 50,000 civilians in Gaza.
“Of course I want...
One day after Iranian attack, Lapid calls Israeli gov’t ‘existential threat’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has “destroyed” the country’s deterrence, opposition leader Yair Lapid charged on Monday, a day after an unprecedented attack on the Jewish state by Iran.
“This government, this prime minister,...
Likud calls for criminal charges after Barak compares Netanyahu to Hitler
Israel's ruling Likud Party on Monday denounced former premier Ehud Barak for posting to social media a video that compares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
"Must watch! Is Netanyahu mentally unfit...
Likud lawmaker withdraws bill to limit powers of attorney general
Likud MK Eli Dellal on Thursday withdrew a bill that would strip the attorney general of the power to prosecute Cabinet members.
Dellal introduced the measure on Wednesday with the backing of 10 other Likud lawmakers. The...
Likud MK scores win in legal battle against left-wing activist
The Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court has granted Likud Knesset member Danny Danon a temporary restraining order against a left-wing activist who has been organizing "illegal" demonstrations near his house, the lawmaker said on Monday.
Danon's...
Netanyahu taps May Golan for consul general in New York
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday tapped fellow Likud Party lawmaker May Golan for the position of consul general in New York.
Golan was slated to become a minister in charge of advancing women’s...