Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Analysis Only a modern-day Herod - feeling compelled to feed the beast before it devours him - could manage to draw condemnation from both left and right. Even if it pays off for him in the Likud Central Committee, it already seems there has never been a defense minister so widely disrespected by the IDF General StaffShare 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 formatSubscribeYossi Verter06:00 AM • August 04 2026 IDTIn an effort to ride the wave of success prompted by his impressive appearance on pro-regime Channel 14 – or to deflect the public discourse to less embarrassing domains – Likud primary professional Israel Katz dispatched his elaborate primary video clip to social media outlets. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismZionismIsrael settlementsIDFLikudHaredim Israeli politicsIsrael - IranIsrael KatzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastLike His Video, Israel's Minister of Jewish Terror Is Confused and InarticulateAs Iran and Oman Negotiate, Trump No Longer Has the Upper Hand on HormuzAs Board of Peace Urges De-escalation, IDF Strikes Reportedly Kill Two in GazaU.S. Supreme Court Won't Halt $655 Million Judgment Against PalestiniansFrom Mossad to Defense Tech: David Barnea Joins Ondas as ChairmanRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-Sayed