Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party (R) and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party shake hands at a joint press conference Oct. 25 announcing that the two parties are joining forces ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections. Photo: Miriam Alster/FLASH90.

Jerusalem Post – The Likud’s election committee worked out a compromise between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his party rivals on Wednesday regarding how to handle elections for the leadership of the party’s institutions.

The elections are seen as a key bellwether of how strong Netanyahu is in the party, and they are expected to have a big impact on the Likud’s future. The prime minister has been pushing off holding the elections for more than a year.

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