Haim Katz

Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing held a closed conference for foreign contractors in Tel Aviv, despite delays in signing regulations for foreign companies.

Housing Minister Haim Katz extended Yehuda Eliyahu's tenure as acting director of the Israel Land Authority following Prime Minister Netanyahu's intervention, bypassing legal term limits ahead of elections.

A bitter dispute over Likud primary rankings escalated as Minister Haim Katz cursed at Minister Gila Gamliel's husband. Gamliel has filed a police complaint alleging election fraud during a recount.

The Israeli Welfare Ministry withdrew key disability law regulations following a budget dispute with MK Michal Woldiger over mental health patients. Concurrently, the Union of Social Workers declared sanctions over increased workloads.

Minister Gila Gamliel appeared before the Likud tribunal, arguing that the irregularities were not accidental but part of a "method." During the hearing, her representative highlighted suspicious discrepancies at a polling station in Netanya, where votes were recorded for a candidate who was not running. The tribunal is considering an inspection of the ballot box.

The recount in Be'er Ya'akov officially determined: the Minister of Innovation has been pushed to an unrealistic spot, and her 25th place will be taken by MK Eti Atiya, who is close to Minister Haim Katz, who responded: "I am undergoing a series of lies and slander by Mrs. Gamliel." The minister claimed irregularities and filed a complaint with the police; her husband was filmed shouting: "They...

Gila Gamliel filed a petition to the Likud party court demanding to stop the recount of votes in the Be'er Ya'akov branch, which is being held following irregularities found there. The minister fears that Eti Atiya will overtake her and push her to an unrealistic spot on the Knesset list.

Published this evening (Wednesday) in the main news edition: The primaries are behind us, but the battle over the Likud list is far from over. Behind the scenes, a legal move is already being organized against the reserved spots for ministers Israel Katz and Haim Katz.

The Likud court ruled that the Prime Minister is authorized to grant reserved spots to senior movement members before the primaries, approving the placement of ministers Gideon Sa'ar, Israel Katz, and Haim Katz. While this removes an obstacle for Netanyahu, he still faces potential backlash from MKs who will be displaced from the list.

The Likud court issued an interim order halting the vote on reserving a spot for Haim Katz due to claims of a conflict of interest. Meanwhile, unrest in the ruling party is growing after another controversial move by Benjamin Netanyahu, and the battle for spots in the next Knesset is heating up. A new dilemma in the PM's circle: should they also reserve a spot for the deputy minister who resigned...

The party's internal court ordered a freeze on the vote to place Minister Haim Katz on the list, ruling that the claims against him are "worthy of investigation." Conversely, the secretariat approved the reserved spot for Gideon Sa'ar as part of the merger agreement, and the spot for Defense Minister Israel Katz—citing "national security" and a classified request presented by Benjamin Netanyahu.

"I am in principle in favor of Prime Minister Netanyahu's reserved spots that will bring in quality people and the reserved spots will achieve their goal, and I voted in favor of it," said the mayor of Netivot, Yehiel Zohar. "A reserved spot for Haim Katz, veteran as he may be, does not add to the list, and he should have run like everyone else in the primaries."

An associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a scathing critique of Likud MKs and ministers, claiming that many of them risk being left out of the next parliamentary list. He argued that due to their fear of speaking out and internal turmoil, a significant portion of the current faction will not return to the Knesset.

Amid ongoing pressure on the public health system, the Ministry of Health has allocated 26.5 million shekels to hire 82 nurses with clinical expertise. These specialists will be deployed to critical departments in public hospitals nationwide.

Everyone in Likud knew the pit was dug, but Katz walked in like a rookie. Netanyahu got what he wanted, Bitan waited in the corner with a knife between his teeth, and the court put an end to the scheme.

Raviv Drucker attacked Likud Central Committee chairman Haim Katz, claiming he "set a new record for opportunism" in the party while trying to re-engineer its list ahead of the primaries.

A legal and political storm is shaking the Likud following the decision of the movement's internal tribunal to cancel the "districts clause." While the party leadership is considering appealing the move to the District Court through attorney Ilan Bombach, senior Likud officials are issuing an unequivocal threat: filing such a petition will lead to an immediate explosion and a direct appeal to the...

The Ministry of Construction and Housing is establishing an inter-ministerial team to examine mortgage assistance criteria, potentially reviving the issue after the Ministry of Finance's previous opposition. The move, supported by Minister Haim Katz, aims to address the housing crisis, with proposals including a mechanism to replace equity requirements with proven repayment ability.

An associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attacking Knesset members and ministers following a tense battle over the most controversial clause, which allows incumbents to run in districts and on reserved slots.