Ravit Hecht

Analysis The prime minister is looking for a statesmanlike counterweight to rebellious figures like Katz, Levin and Gotliv - who are expected to dominate the party's primaries.

Ravit Hecht (via Haaretz.com) The prime minister is looking for a statesmanlike counterweight to rebellious figures like Katz, Levin and Gotliv - who are expected to dominate the party's primaries.

The prime minister is seeking a counterweight to rebellious figures who are expected to dominate the party primaries.

Analysis Well-known hostage mother Einav Zangauker was once a hero of Israel's hostage protest movement. Yair Golan's broken political promise shows how much has changed

The Likud primary rewarded quiet loyalists and judicial-coup architects alike – and the slate that emerged was fairly predictable. The Kahanist wing strengthened its bond with the Likud ballot

Analysis Coalition members warn that Smotrich voters could be wooed by the alternative offered by hardline former IDF general Ofer Winter

Analysis The Netanyahus are working overtime to demonize the center-left Democrats and delegitimize them alongside the Arab parties. But the latest conspiracy casts them as a sane alternative to an unhinged camp. Political consequences may follow

Analysis Between his 'nobody woke me' campaign and Haaretz's exposé, it turns out that Netanyahu cannot stop revolving around October 7 - and October 7 cannot stop revolving around him

Ravit Hecht (via Haaretz.com) Between his 'nobody woke me' campaign and Haaretz's exposé, it turns out that Netanyahu cannot stop revolving around October 7 - and October 7 cannot stop revolving around him

Between his 'nobody woke me' campaign and Haaretz's exposé, it turns out that Netanyahu cannot stop revolving around October 7 - and October 7 cannot