{
  "id": 549519,
  "title": "Netanyahu secures extra Likud slot for loyalist defense minister Katz, to shield him from primary election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/netanyahu-secures-extra-likud-slot-for-loyalist-defense-minister-katz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-08-11/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-to-secure-likud-seat-for-defense-minister-katz-shielding-from-primary/0000019f-ef87-db03-a9ff-ff97d9190000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to add reserved slots to the Likud party's Knesset list. According to the Jerusalem Post, these slots will be given to Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Likud Central Committee Chairman Haim Katz.\n\nThe decision to secure spots for Sa'ar, Katz, and Haim Katz on the Likud list was announced by the party. Sa'ar's placement is part of a unification agreement between his party and Likud, while Haim Katz's position is due to his role as chairman of the party's Central Committee.\n\nDefense Minister Israel Katz was given a reserved slot so he could focus on security needs rather than engage in politics. An internal party poll had projected Katz would reach the 19th seat on the party's slate. Netanyahu has eight reserved spaces on the party list, and Oren Dobronsky, a businessman, was announced as his first reserved candidate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Netanyahu uses Likud’s first reserved slot for businessman who called Trump ‘piece of s***'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/netanyahu-uses-likuds-first-reserved-slot-for-businessman-who-called",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:22:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Likud’s late night move: Reserved spots for Sa'ar, Israel Katz and Haim Katz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/likuds-late-night-move-reserved-spots-for-saar-israel-katz-and-haim",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:09:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Likud grants reserved spots on party list to Sa’ar and Katz, expanding PM’s control over its makeup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/likud-grants-reserved-spots-on-party-list-to-saar-and-katz-expanding",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:48:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Likud MKs outraged at Netanyahu for securing slots for 'party hustlers' ahead of primary election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/likud-mks-outraged-at-netanyahu-for-securing-slots-for-party-hustlers",
        "published": "2026-08-11T12:08:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}