Moshe Redman Plans Internal Faction and Post-Election Split in Democratic Party

Days before the Democratic Party primaries scheduled for next Monday, internal tensions have surfaced over Moshe Redman's alleged plan to form an internal faction within the party that would split off after the Knesset elections. According to sources within the party, Redman is working to establish a separate political framework alongside candidates Moran Mishel, Somayya Abu Shakra, and Avi Dabush, with the intention of breaking away from the Democratic Party post-election to create an independent party.

Leaked WhatsApp messages from Democratic activists in northern Israel expressed concern that Redman is promoting his own recommended list to build this internal faction. Additionally, a recording aired on Channel 14 featured a spokesperson for one of the primary candidates claiming that Redman initially considered launching an independent protest party but shifted to running within the Democratic Party after concluding it would not pass the electoral threshold. The spokesperson alleged Redman also recruited protest activists outside the Labor-Meretz base to strengthen his influence within the party.

Requests for comment from Moshe Redman and Democratic Party chairman Yair Golan went unanswered. The revelations add to the internal strife within the party just days before the primaries, highlighting a potential fracture that could reshape the party's future after the elections.