Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIn an interview with Kol Barama Radio, the Likud Knesset member said Lazimi 'could run to head Hamas in Gaza.' Lazimi responded that 'the government is paving the way for the next politician's assassination'Share 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 formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel12:51 PM • July 09 2026 IDTA lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on Thursday called The Democrats lawmaker Naama Lazimi "worse than Hamas," describing her as an "enemy from within."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasLikudKnessetIsraeli politicsYair GolanAttorney General of IsraelDemocratsUnited Torah JudaismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankGaza ChickenpoxGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastLikud Lawmaker Calls Center-left MK Lazimi 'Enemy Worse Than Hamas'Reform Movement Head Rick Jacobs on the Growing 'Isolation' of U.S. JewsNetanyahu Imitates Trump's AI Video, Peddles 'Bibi Derangement Syndrome'This Question Will Determine the Fate of Trump's Israel-Lebanon DealU.S. and Iran Exchange Fire Overnight as Trump Warns, 'It Will Get Much Worse'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary