Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Several Likud members are against Netanyahu's plan to reserve spots on the party's Knesset slate for Defense Minister Israel Katz, who scored low on a recent inner party poll: 'Maybe those two stupid videos crushed him, so he needed a reserved slot'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 formatSubscribe03:08 PM • August 11 2026 IDTLikud members are sharply criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to reserve spots on the party's Knesset slate for three of his allies, calling it a bout to override the party's primary election. CommentsIn the NewsLikud MKs Outraged at Netanyahu for Securing Slots for 'Party Hustlers'Syria Sentences Absent Bashar al-Assad, Former Regime Officials to DeathIran Leadership Shake-up: Tehran Arming Up for Trump's Economic War Over HormuzPoll: Eisenkot-led Opposition Bloc Just One Seat Short of Winning MajorityNetanyahu to Secure Likud Seat for Defense Minister Katz, Shielding From PrimaryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?