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As first revealed in Olam Katan, Shin Bet head David Zini decided to re-examine the classified materials that had blocked the registration of the "Yisrael Yehudit Shlema Ve'eitana" party. The review is now complete: the Shin Bet has withdrawn its objection, and the Registrar of Parties has approved the party's legal registration.

Advocacy activist Yoseph Haddad criticized Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas for refusing to clearly label Hamas a terrorist organization during a radio interview.

For the first time since completing his term, former State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman appeared at the Channel 14 Security Conference, giving an exclusive interview to news anchor Miri Tabibi.

During the Channel 14 security conference, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich outlined his demands for the next government, focusing on aggressive action against security threats in Judea and Samaria and within Arab society.

Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz, in an interview on Channel 14, discussed his complex relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the management of the war. Gantz praised Netanyahu as a "better politician" and a capable wartime leader, while also accepting his share of responsibility for the failures leading up to October 7.

After promising to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was forced to admit he lacks the authority to do so. With the arrest threat now off the table, he is shifting his focus to organizing street protests against the Prime Minister.

Yesterday (Sunday), we revealed that a senior member of the Democrats party, one of the big winners in the Labor party primaries, Yaya Fink, transferred hundreds of thousands of shekels on behalf of the Histadrut to associations identified with his own party. As part of his work as head of the Histadrut's Division for Social Justice and Gender Equality, Fink transferred a quarter of a million...

After months of disputes and delays, polls closed this evening for the Likud convention elections. With 3,395 out of 4,662 eligible members voting, the turnout reached 72.82%, a figure considered particularly high for internal party elections.

A recording of an internal Zoom call of left-wing activists, exposed on Monday, is causing a stir. In it, Nava Rozolio, a candidate on the "Democrats" list, reveals the strategy behind leveraging hostage families to push political narratives to the international community.

Following revelations that the Attorney General and the State Attorney's Office are obstructing the establishment of the new Department of Internal Investigations (DI) and pressuring candidates, Justice Minister Yariv Levin has issued a sharp rebuke. He labeled these actions illegal and argued that the system is desperate to maintain its grip on the police.

Minister Gila Gamliel published a video on Monday supporting reserve soldiers, in which she criticized protest organizations for misappropriating the term "Brothers in Arms." Gamliel asserted that true brotherhood is defined by an uncompromising commitment to the people of Israel and unconditional service to the state.

The Attorney General and her staff are actively working to obstruct the creation of the new DIU. c14 has learned that officials are pressuring potential search committee candidates to decline their appointments.

Minister Ze'ev Elkin has decided to run in the Likud national list. After New Hope chairman Gideon Sa'ar took the party's reservation, Elkin chose to waive both the second reservation and the immigrant slot, opting to compete against incumbent MKs and ministers.

Midan Bar, who served as chairman of the Pilots Association for seven years, announced on Monday that he is joining the Yisrael Beiteinu party led by Avigdor Lieberman. Bar, an El Al captain and reserve lieutenant colonel, will conclude his role at the association shortly.

The Yeshar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, announced that 25-year-old marketing professional and social activist Eliana Zaks will head the party's youth headquarters. Zaks, a former high-tech business development manager from Be'er Sheva, is shifting her focus to public service following a personal tragedy.

Central Elections Committee Chairman, Judge Noam Sohlberg, responded Monday to criticism regarding committee appointments, expressing his trust in the staff. MK Boaz Bismuth retorted that his concerns are documented and substantiated.

First publication: Former Minister of Communications Ayoub Kara decided on Monday to run in the Likud party primaries, after having frozen his political activity in recent years, as first learned by C14.

A rare video clip from the new documentary "The Lindsey Game" reveals closed-door conversations between Senator Lindsey Graham and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding potential US involvement in Lebanon.

The "Tzibur Haredi" faction is expanding its campaign for political representation, now demanding that the Shas party include Rabbi Eliyahu Khalifa in its Knesset list.

Yossi Kucik, a prominent leftist figure and former Director General of the Prime Minister's Office under Ehud Barak, was seen meeting with Gadi Eisenkot, sparking questions about the latter's political associations.

The Israeli government has approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's proposal to appoint Vivian Eisen as Israel's ambassador to Colombia. This move is part of a broader effort to restore full diplomatic relations between the two nations.