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Netanyahu reshuffles Likud list, seats Bardugo, Medan, Gvili

9/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reserved a Likud slot for Channel 14 commentator Yaakov Bardugo.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed IDF reservist Elisha Medan at 11th spot on Likud list.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave mother of slain hostage Talik Gvili the ninth Likud slot.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said entrepreneur Oren Dovronsky quit the list to renounce U.S. citizenship.

History

Historical Context

Likud was created in September 1973 as a coalition of right-wing parties and shattered Labor’s 30-year dominance in the 1977 election, winning 43 Knesset seats and about 30 % of the vote. Since then the party has relied on personal loyalty, a pattern echoed today as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu places commentator Yaakov Bardugo and others high on the Likud list.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reserved a Likud slot for Channel 14 commentator Yaakov Bardugo.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed IDF reservist Elisha Medan at 11th spot on Likud list.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave mother of slain hostage Talik Gvili the ninth Likud slot.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said entrepreneur Oren Dovronsky quit the list to renounce U.S. citizenship.

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