Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026David Bitan criticized Netanyahu's plan to cancel the internal election process, warning that replacing member voting with a selection committee would undermine the party's democratic foundations • Netanyahu reportedly backtracked his plan on Monday evening, Kan reportedShare 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 formatSubscribeBen Kroll09:19 PM • June 22 2026 IDTA veteran Likud lawmaker on Monday panned party leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his plan to nix primary elections in favor of a special committee that would select the party's nominees for the Knesset.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudKnessetIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranAndy BurnhamLebanon Withdrawal EisenkotEbola in IsraelYaacov Agam HaQuizHaaretz PodcastLikud MK Breaks Ranks in Clash With Netanyahu Over Bid to Cancel Party PrimaryOfficer Killed in Montreal Jewish Neighborhood Shooting, Suspect NeutralizedNetanyahu's New Mossad Head Orders New Probe Into Agency's October 7 War ConductShin Bet Chief Believes 'Next October 7' Attack Will Be in Israel's EilatPolice to Compensate 13 anti-Netanyahu Protesters Over Unlawful Strip SearchesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for Israel