Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political News'I Want to Hear What's Troubling You' As Israel nears October elections and Likud's campaign is in full swing, Netanyahu published what he says is his personal phone number and invited the public to contact him: 'I can't promise I'll answer everyone, but I'll respond to as many as I can'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 formatSubscribeHaaretz08:24 PM • August 23 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday shared what he says is his own personal phone number, inviting Israelis to contact him directly. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudIsraeli politicsIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Shares 'Personal Phone Number' Inviting Israelis to Contact HimIsrael Earmarked Negev Land for Bedouin. Now It May Sell It OffCanada Recommends Companies Avoid Trade With West Bank SettlementsOne Palestinian Demand Exposed the Limits of an Arab's Place in Israeli PoliticsShin Bet Chief's Sister Joins Far-right anti-LGBTQ Party Ahead of ElectionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive