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Likud MK Dan Illouz quits, decries Haredi takeover.

7/16/2026

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  • Likud MK Dan Illouz announced he will leave the party and skip October primaries.
  • He said Likud was hijacked by ultra-Orthodox interests after October 7, 2023 attack.
  • Illouz claimed about one third of Likud lawmakers sought a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Netanyahu.
  • The Knesset approved a law shielding ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, which the High Court temporarily froze.
  • He warned that voting for Likud effectively supports the Haredi parties Shas or UTJ.