Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been made a member of the powerful Central Committee of his father’s ruling Likud party in an unelected role, Hebrew-language media reported Sunday.

The younger Netanyahu’s name was listed among the members of the party’s regional branch in Ma’ale Yosef, near the Lebanese border. Central Committee elections were held in November, but Netanyahu did not run, and instead appears to have been appointed as part of internal party agreements.

The Central Committee serves as the party’s main representative body, responsible for approving major policy decisions and internal rules. The body will directly influence the party’s Knesset slate ahead of the upcoming elections, which are due to be held no later than October 2026.

The appointment of Netanyahu’s son, a firebrand right-wing activist, appeared to be the latest in a series of attempts to bring him into Israeli politics in an unelected capacity.

In November, the Likud party attempted to secure him a cushy board position at the World Zionist Organization amid negotiations over the leadership of the WZO and Jewish National Fund-KKL, which controls billions........

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