Likud party

LGBTQ Agudah faces backlash for congratulating Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Likud primary win

"When a community member is elected by a large public, when a community member reaches positions of influence at the core of politics, it sends an important message," the association wrote.

|ByWALLA! CULTURE
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026.
Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

Ben Gurion union chief rejects blame as Netanyahu moves against his Likud membership

Although Ben Gurion Airport gradually returned to normal operations, the effects of the disruption could continue even after baggage conveyors and flights resume regular activity.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a group picture of the then-new government, at the president's residence in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022

What does 'right-wing' actually mean in Israeli politics anymore? - opinion

Most Israelis want the country to be a Jewish-majority state that remains democratic - and that doesn’t make any of them left-wing or right-wing.

|ByDAN PERRY
New member of the Likud party Pinchas Idan, arrives to the Elections committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem March 5, 2019.

After Ben-Gurion airport crisis, Netanyahu must placate thousands of raging voters - analysis

Netanyahu has already found the scapegoat who will be placed on the altar, the person everyone currently hates and is ready to roast themselves: Pinchas Idan.

|ByLIAT RON

The Likud must stop everything and talk - editorial

The president has opened the door for both government and opposition leaders to engage in a dialogue and avert a civil war.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen sitting with his face in his hands next to Transportation Minister Miri Regev in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023.

Likud supporters, judicial reform protesters clash at Eilat event

Israel Police were forced to separate attendants at an Eilat conference where Transportation Minister Miri Regev was making an appearance.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protests against Education Minister Kish at a conference in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu's Likud faction votes to approve 'softening' of judicial reform

According to the new proposal, the Judicial Appointments Committee will include 11 members instead of the current nine, while six out of the eleven will come from coalition parties.

MARCH 20, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023

Could senior Likud MKs force compromise on judicial reform? - analysis

Behind the scenes, President Isaac Herzog announced that he formulated a proposal of his own to counter current judicial reforms.

MARCH 8, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is seen next to Likud MK David Amsalem in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023.

Likud files complaint against former PM Barak for incitement

The party filed the complaint after the former PM once again made controversial statements at a conference.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByWALLA!
Ehud Barak speaks at a conference of Haaretz newspaper, Zulat Institute and the New Israel Fund in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023.

Public broadcasting like KAN is key to a democracy - editorial

We endorse the president’s support for the broadcaster - our democracy needs a diversity of programming.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
FILE PHOTO: Employees work in the offices of Kan, the new Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2016.

Netanyahu overrides Zohar, says Shabbat cultural activities will not change

Culture and Sports Minister MK Miki Zohar defended his actions after receiving criticism for freezing events on Shabbat.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud parliament member Miki Zohar reacts during an arrangements committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 13, 2020.

Were the Likud's plans for judicial reform clear prior to the election? - analysis

There was no clear line of communication in expressing the Likud's plans for reforms prior to entering office.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Likud faction meeting following the signing of the final coalition deals, December 28, 2022.

Likud's chief Netanyahu critic given Knesset Economy Committee chair

10 of 12 chairs were approved, while the two other committees will be headed by Likud MKs who will be approved in a faction meeting.

JANUARY 4, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
THE CONDUCT of Netanyahu and his obedient cronies over the last year has been nothing less than despicable. (Pictured: With Likud MKs Miri Regev and David Bitan)

Disgruntled Likud MKs could maneuver against Netanyahu

Prominent Likud members and MKs did not receive the ministerial posts they hoped for - several already voiced their displeasure with the PM.

DECEMBER 29, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
PM Netanyahu with several of his ministers at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in the Knesset, December 29 2022.