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Yair Netanyahu Added to Likud Central Committee in Unelected Branch Appointment

Local branch agreements placed the prime minister’s son on Likud’s top representative body without an election.

Overview

  • Hebrew media and Channel 12 reported his inclusion via the Likud Ma'ale Yosef branch, with the move tied to internal agreements led by MK Shasson Guetta.
  • Reports note he did not run in the party’s Central Committee elections held in November.
  • The committee seat carries no salary but is described as influential over party rules and major policy decisions.
  • This step follows a previously reported bid to join the World Zionist Organization’s executive that was postponed after public and political pushback.
  • Channel 12 cited a Likud source who viewed the appointment as a signal of Yair Netanyahu’s interest in a public role.