Messages, discipline - and furious MKs: the great challenge of Likud and Netanyahu in the election race

Likud Knesset members are expected to participate today in a first working meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the campaign team, ahead of the election campaign. Against the backdrop of the meeting, unrest continues among MKs and activists who were not placed in realistic slots on the list, and anger is directed at some of Netanyahu's appointments.

Likud Knesset members will convene today (Thursday, September 10, 2026) at 12:00 for a first working meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the campaign team, ahead of the election campaign. The meeting, expected to take place in the Petah Tikva area, will be the first working meeting of the new faction with Netanyahu since the completion of the list, including the appointments. During the meeting, list members are expected to receive a briefing on Likud's preparations for the campaign, along with sharpening and renewing the messages that will lead the party. In addition, a division of roles among the candidates is expected, defining their areas of responsibility across the country and the regions where each will operate. List members are also expected to receive an explanation about the electorate and how to work ahead of the elections. At the meeting, Netanyahu is expected to ask MKs not to deviate from the party's messages and to maintain campaign discipline. Netanyahu is also expected to divide the MKs according to their area of residence and ask them to be responsible for those areas. Against the backdrop of the meeting, unrest continues among MKs and activists who were not placed in realistic slots on the list. The anger is directed, among other things, at some of Netanyahu's appointments, which are perceived by party sources as unlikely to bring significant votes or lacking sufficient parliamentary experience and proven ability to maintain contact with the voting public.