{
  "id": 1265352,
  "title": "In Tuesday's Likud party primary, Netanyahu hopes to get rid of lawmakers whom he had nurtured in the past",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/in-tuesdays-likud-party-primary-netanyahu-hopes-to-get-rid-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-08-16/ty-article/.premium/in-likud-primary-netanyahu-hopes-to-get-rid-of-lawmakers-whom-he-had-nurtured/000001a0-09cf-dbac-a5bc-89ff5ad60000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Likud party is holding a primary to determine the makeup of its Knesset slate. According to Haaretz, senior members of the party view the primary as a referendum on its direction, with Prime Minister Netanyahu concerned that if extremist figures he previously supported feature prominently on the slate, it would be disastrous for the party.\n\nNational Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that several serving ministers and MKs from Likud had asked to join his party, Otzma Yehudit. He also mentioned that one MK, Almog Cohen, had chosen to stay in Likud, and Ben-Gvir had fought to keep him on the list.\n\nBen-Gvir had recorded videos supporting and recommending several Likud primary candidates, including ministers and MKs such as Eli Cohen, May Golan, and Amir Ohana, according to the Jerusalem Post.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Ben-Gvir: 8 top Likud figures asked to join Otzma Yehudit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ben-gvir-8-top-likud-figures-asked-to-join-otzma-yehudit",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:45:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Eight Likud ministers, MKs, have asked to join Otzma Yehudit party, Itamar Ben-Gvir claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/eight-likud-ministers-mks-have-asked-to-join-otzma-yehudit-party",
        "published": "2026-08-16T09:04:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}