Ofir Katz

Bereaved families petitioning to disqualify the RAAM party were initially barred from a Knesset election committee hearing, sparking a tense confrontation with Chairman Noam Solberg before MK intervention secured their entry.

Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz backed Itamar Ben Gvir's death penalty bill for terrorists, urging its application following a recent terror attack in Binyamin amid ongoing security cabinet reviews.

Primaries are always a struggle between two forces: organized 'deals' and the free will of party members. At the end of the campaign, Likud chose not a list of 'screamers', but a team of action-oriented leaders who have proven their effectiveness.

MK Ofir Katz recorded one of the biggest jumps in the Likud primaries, moving from 31st place in the previous race into the party's top five. The success of Deputy Minister Almog Cohen, who received a seniority waiver to run just last week, was also a major surprise. Amichai Chikli entered the top ten, while Idit Silman remained off the list.

In an interview with "120 and One", ynet's political podcast, the Likud MK claims that opposition to the legislation was not widespread: "There were not a million people in the streets. The media presented it that way." On the attempt to oust Netanyahu after 7/10: "I had concerns, it's a dangerous move." On former boss Gilad Erdan: "A Likudnik does not vote for satellite parties." On the storm...

Coalition Chairman, MK Ofir Katz from the Likud party, addressed today (Sunday) in an interview with Boaz Golan the phenomenon of small right-wing parties emerging ahead of the 26th Knesset elections, and leveled sharp criticism: "These are right-wing votes that will be lost — they will watch from home as the left forms a government."