Likud Legal Advisor Avi Halevy announces immediate resignation in letter to Netanyahu

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 19, 2026 02:09 Updated: JUNE 19, 2026 02:17 Attorney Avi Halevy, the Likud party's legal adviser, announced his immediate resignation in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night.

“After much thought, I am honored to inform you that, effective June 19, 2026, I will end my term as Legal Council of the Likud Party,” Halevy wrote in his letter.

Further, he thanked Netanyahu for the trust placed in him during his years in office.

“It was a privilege I was given to serve the Likud Party for many years under your leadership and contribute toward its advancement,” Halevy said.

Halevy’s move follows a growing trend of MKs and other government-affiliated officials resigning from their positions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026. (credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90) Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan says she will not run in party primaries

In late May, Likud MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan announced that she will not run in the upcoming primaries for her party and will not be in the next Knesset elections.

Distel-Atbaryan’s announcement came after several weeks of working to advance Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s controversial media reform bill .

Speaking at the Communications Committee, Distel-Atbaryan praised Karhi, saying, “I say this from my humble place as someone leaving the political world - Likud members, this man should be in the top five.”

Shir Perets contributed to this report.

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