Person · Politician

Ofir Katz

Ofir Katzאופיר כץofir katzכ"ץофира кацаофир кац

Who is this

Ofir Katz is an Israeli politician serving as a member of the Knesset for the Likud party. He joined Likud at age 18 and worked in Benjamin Netanyahu's office in the late 2000s when the party was in opposition. He later served as an advisor to Culture and Sport Minister Limor Livnat and to Minister Gilad Erdan. First elected to the Knesset in April 2019, he serves as parliamentary whip for the coalition government and chair of the House Committee.

In the news: Declined Prime Minister Netanyahu's offer to serve as interior minister in order to focus on leading the Likud faction and coordinating coalition efforts in the Knesset.

Summarized from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); “In the news” from the latest articles that mention this name · 2026-11-11 12:01 UTC

Weekly tone

0 positive · 20 neutral · 0 negative (net 0)

Weekly mentions

20 mentions by the outlets themselves

Polarity trend

Overall — (from −1 to +1)

15 articles · tone = how the article writes about this name (positive / neutral / negative); quoted tone = a speaker quoted in it

Wed 11 Nov

14:12עוד לפי השבעת ממשלה: מכה ראשונה לליכוד בכנסתEven before government swearing-in: First blow to Likud in the KnessetSrugimNeutraltone: neutral↗

09:56הישג ראשון לגוש השינוי: הוועדה המסדרת אושרה - אלו הרכבי ועדות הכספים וחוץ וביטחוןFirst achievement for the change bloc: Arrangements Committee approved - these are the compositions of the Finance and Foreign Affairs and Defense committeesMaarivNeutraltone: neutral↗

Tue 10 Nov

19:21אופיר כץ נגד איזנקוט: "מדוע נאום שקורא לאחדות מקפיץ אותו?"Ofir Katz against Eisenkot: "Why does a speech calling for unity set him off?"Now 14Pro-Righttone: neutral↗

12:28Netanyahu to appoint FM Gideon Sa’ar as interior minister, ending 16-month vacancyThe Jerusalem PostNeutraltone: neutral↗

10:37נקמת רה"מ על המגעים עם השמאל? נתניהו מקדם מינוי שר פנים חדש וזו המשמעותPM's revenge for talks with the Left? Netanyahu promoting appointment of new interior minister, and this is what it meansJDNPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

10:23נתניהו יביא לאישור הממשלה את מינוי גדעון סער לשר הפניםNetanyahu to bring appointment of Gideon Sa'ar as Interior Minister for cabinet approvalWallaPro-Righttone: neutral↗

10:22לא רק שר החוץ: זה התפקיד החדש של גדעון סערNot Just Foreign Minister: This Is Gideon Sa'ar's New RoleNow 14Pro-Righttone: neutral↗

10:19הושבעה הכנסת ה-26 - הנשיא הרצוג: "עשו הכל כדי להימנע מבחירות חוזרות"The 26th Knesset Sworn In - President Herzog: "Do Everything to Avoid Repeat Elections"Israel HayomNeutraltone: neutral↗

Mon 9 Nov

15:13מחלוקת בין רועי פולקמן לאופיר כץ סביב הרכב הוועדה המסדרתDispute Between Roy Folkman and Ofir Katz Over Composition of the Arrangements CommitteeJDNNeutraltone: neutral↗

Sun 8 Nov

19:16Депутат Кнессета Офир Кац возглавил парламентскую фракцию "Ликуд"MK Ofir Katz to head Likud parliamentary factionMIGnewsPro-Righttone: neutral↗

17:38Нетаниягу вновь назначил Офира Каца председателем фракции "Ликуд"Netanyahu again appointed Ofir Katz as chairman of "Likud" factionNEWSru.co.ilPro-Righttone: neutral↗

17:33נתניהו מינה את חבר הכנסת אופיר כץ ליו"ר סיעת הליכוד לכנסת ה- 26Netanyahu appointed MK Ofir Katz as chairman of the Likud faction for the 26th KnessetDavarNeutraltone: neutral↗

17:22ח"כ אופיר כץ מונה ליו"ר סיעת הליכוד לכנסת ה- 26MK Ofir Katz Appointed Likud Faction Chairman for the 26th KnessetNow 14Neutraltone: neutral↗

17:21נתניהו מינה את אופיר כץ ליו"ר סיעת הליכוד בכנסת ה-26Netanyahu appointed Ofir Katz as chairman of the Likud faction in the 26th KnessetWallaNeutraltone: neutral↗

Mon 2 Nov

08:35אופיר כץ מאיים על גוש השינוי: אם יעשו את זה - נלך לבחירותOfir Katz threatens the Change Bloc: If they do this - we will go to electionsSrugimPro-Righttone: neutral↗

← All entities