Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The prime minister is considering replacing party primaries with a committee-picked slate, a move likely to face resistance from lawmakers and party members who have spent months preparing for internal electionsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMichael Hauser Tov07:55 PM • June 11 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering canceling primaries in his Likud party ahead of the upcoming election due to concerns that candidates viewed within the party as electoral liabilities could perform well in the vote.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel Elections 2026Benjamin NetanyahuLikudKnessetCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonU.S.-IranErdoganIsrael ElectionsNew York KnicksGwyneth PaltrowHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Mulls Canceling Likud Primaries, Fearing Controversial CandidatesThe Snarky, Tone-deaf Diplomacy of Netanyahu's IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Hundreds of Haredi Anti-draft Protesters Block Key Roads Across Central IsraelTrump Threatens to Hit Iran 'Very Hard Tonight,' Hints at Kharg Island OperationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza