Netanyahu Warns Likud List Will Be Set by Committee If Primaries Are Impossible
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Likud’s Knesset list will be set by a committee if security conditions prevent primaries, sparking internal party opposition.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu says Likud list will be set by committee if primaries can’t be held due to security.
- The Central Committee vote on the list was postponed again, likely to Thursday.
- Netanyahu aims to pressure the Constitution Committee for more control over the list.
- MK David Bitan opposes the proposal, citing harm to internal party democracy.
- The move could significantly change Likud’s candidate selection and increase internal tensions.
- The dispute centers on reserved spots proposed by Netanyahu and Minister Haim Katz.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a closed meeting of Likud local leaders that if the security situation prevents holding primaries, the party’s Knesset list will be determined by a special organizing committee. This statement comes amid internal disputes within Likud over Netanyahu and Minister Haim Katz’s reserved spots proposal and after the Likud Central Committee vote was postponed again, likely until Thursday. Likud sources said Netanyahu’s move aims to pressure the Constitution Committee members to grant him greater control over the list composition. The proposal has sparked opposition within the party. Likud MK David Bitan criticized it, saying while Netanyahu deserves reserved spots, there is disagreement over their number and placement, and that the current proposal harms Likud’s internal democracy. If the organizing committee option advances, it would mark a significant change in how Likud’s Knesset list is set and could intensify internal tensions ahead of the elections.
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