{"id":60860,"date":"2026-07-11T18:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mk-dan-illouz-expected-to-announce-he-is-leaving-likud\/11\/07\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:09:06","slug":"mk-dan-illouz-expected-to-announce-he-is-leaving-likud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mk-dan-illouz-expected-to-announce-he-is-leaving-likud\/11\/07\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MK Dan Illouz expected to announce he is leaving Likud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>MK Dan IIlouz (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June, Illouz told the Post that the haredi parties &#8220;can be a danger to the future of the state of Israel,&#8221; saying that the coalition should sever ties with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MK <a data-ylk=\"slk:Dan Illouz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/likud-mk-illouz-amid-draft-202515303.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dan Illouz<\/a> is expected to announce shortly that he is leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s ruling Likud Party, N12 news site reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Illouz&#8217;s office did not release an official statement on the matter or confirm the departure when asked for comment by <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A political source told the <em>Post<\/em> that the departure was highly likely to happen soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The report follows MK Yuli Edelstein&#8217;s July 3 announcement that he will leave Likud, after which he is expected to begin a new political party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That is a very difficult sentence to say,&#8221; said <a data-ylk=\"slk:Edelstein at the time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/likuds-yuli-edelstein-leaves-party-172430468.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Edelstein at the time<\/a>. &#8220;There are also those friends who at this moment are hearing what I am saying in surprise and saying, &#8216;What is Yuli doing?! We supported him for decades, we would have supported him this time too, why is he doing this?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"MK Yuli Edelstein attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/0d3cf5a6115ea4fa152cb14878e6bf81607cfc37f808c46c9d0ae97eda8683d3\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w822_h537;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fjerusalem_post_articles_818%2Fcfb71617391650c0431d735eaa296132\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>MK Yuli Edelstein attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both Edelstein and Illouz are critics of the contentious legislation being advanced by the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties from within the coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This includes the controversial <a data-ylk=\"slk:Basic Law: Torah Study bill;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/haredi-parties-netanyahu-agree-strip-173552331.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Basic Law: Torah Study bill<\/a>, which would enable haredi draft dodgers to receive state benefits, as well as an additional bill aimed at changing Israel&#8217;s daycare subsidy system.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Illouz to &#8216;Post&#8217;: Haredi parties &#8216;a danger&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June, Illouz told the <em>Post<\/em> that the haredi parties &#8220;can be a danger to the future of the state of Israel,&#8221; saying that the coalition should sever ties with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If the army <a data-ylk=\"slk:doesn't have enough soldiers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-chief-rejects-coalition-recruitment-181700202.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">doesn&#8217;t have enough soldiers<\/a>, then that&#8217;s a danger to our ability to protect the state of Israel,&#8221; Illouz told the <em>Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He further noted the economic impact of haredi draft evasion as evidence of their presence in the coalition doing &#8220;more harm than good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I believe that the ideology that I represent \u2013 the right-wing, free market, hawkish ideology \u2013 is the one that needs to lead the country,&#8221; 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