With primaries looming, backbench MKs fear a shift toward a selection committee would shrink their chances of reelection, while senior ministers, Haim Katz, David Bitan and newer lawmakers each maneuver to protect their interests

Prime minister seeks to reserve slots 2, 4, 6 and 8, giving him effective control of half the top 10, in a move critics say could sideline many current Likud lawmakers and weaken…

With primaries looming, backbench MKs fear a shift toward a selection committee would shrink their chances of reelection, while senior ministers, Haim Katz, David Bitan and newer…