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Likud’s legal adviser quits as internal fraud probe and election planning intensify
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First reported by Now 14 · Jun 18, 2026
What happened
Likud legal adviser Avi Halevi resigned immediately on Thursday, just before a party convention and amid a long-running fraud scandal. He will be replaced by attorney Ilan Bombach, while Benjamin Netanyahu considers major changes to the party’s candidate-selection system before the next election.
- 01Avi Halevi resigned immediately as Likud’s legal adviser on Thursday.
- 02The move comes days before the party’s convention next week.
- 03Likud is still reeling from a fraud scandal involving forged documents, signatures and payments.
- 04Attorney Ilan Bombach will replace Halevi.
- 05Netanyahu is weighing several options to reshape Likud’s primary system.
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