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Likud MK Files Supreme Court Petition Against Party's Primary Election Ban
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First reported by Maariv · Aug 3, 2026
What happened
Likud MK Afif Abed and Prime Minister Netanyahu are petitioning Israel's Supreme Court against a Likud party ruling barring current and former officials from contesting certain primary election districts.
- 01Likud's internal court barred current and former officials from running in some primary districts.
- 02MK Afif Abed filed a Supreme Court petition against this decision.
- 03Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to file a similar petition later the same day.
- 04The ban affects Knesset members, ministers, and deputy ministers.
- 05The dispute concerns the rules for Likud's primary elections.
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YnetCenter · HebrewAug 5, 2026
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WallaCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
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Likud Court Ruling Reshapes Primary Race, Favoring New Candidates Over Incumbents
YnetCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Blocks Ministers From Running in Primaries, Shaping Party Power Dynamics
Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Ruling Alters Power Dynamics Ahead of Upcoming Primaries
SrugimRight · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Ruling Bars Sitting MKs From District Primaries, Boosting Bitan and Gabay
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Supreme Court Blocks Incumbents From Running in District Primaries, Sparking Party Turmoil
WallaCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud's David Amsalem Criticizes Netanyahu's Reserved Seats and Calls for Fair Primaries
SrugimRight · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Overturns Decision Allowing Ministers to Run in Primaries Amid Voting Irregularities
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MaarivCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
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SrugimRight · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Blocks Knesset Members From Running in District Primaries, David Bitan Reacts
Kan NewsCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Bars Ministers and MKs From Running in District Primaries
WallaCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Rules on Primary Election Rules, Restricts Candidates and Extends Deadlines
Channel 13Center · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Bars Sitting MKs From Running in District Slots Without Resignation
SrugimRight · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Israeli Supreme Court Overturns Netanyahu's Proposal Allowing Ministers to Run in Local Likud Primaries
Now 14Right · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Bars Knesset Members and Ministers from Running in District Primaries
YnetCenter · HebrewAug 4, 2026
Likud Court Bars Current and Former Ministers and MKs from Running in District Primaries
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