Netanyahu Says Likud List Will Be Decided by Committee If Security Situation Blocks Primaries

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at a closed event hosted by Shimon Sussan, head of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, that if the current security situation prevents holding primaries, the Likud party list will be determined by a special organizing committee. Sources within Likud described Netanyahu's remarks as an attempt to intimidate members of the Knesset Constitution Committee, suggesting he wants the flexibility to make any decision he demands regarding the party list.