Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026According to senior party officials, Likud primaries could be scrapped and the current Knesset slate retained if both proposed frameworks for selecting candidates face opposition. In that scenario, they said, the prime minister could place candidates in reserved slotsShare 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 formatSubscribe02:12 PM • July 12 2026 IDTSenior Likud officials fear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will further delay a decision on the method for selecting the party's Knesset slate, raising the possibility that the primary election could be scrapped altogether and the current list retained, Haaretz has learned.CommentsIn the NewsThe Missing Palestinian Debate: Why Can't We Talk About Our Collective Trauma?Likud Officials Fear Netanyahu Push for Power Over Party's SlateBad, Mad and Functional: Three Ways of Thinking About the JewIsrael Restricts Red Cross Visits to Palestinian Prisoners Despite Court RulingHamas Disarmament and Israeli Withdrawal Dominate Cairo Talks on Gaza's FutureRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWAIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside