Tali Gottlieb Condemns Israel Katz's Reserved Spot on Likud List as Insult to Voters

MK Tali Gottlieb sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to reserve spots for incumbent ministers on the Likud party list, focusing her attack on Defense Minister Israel Katz's secured position. The criticism comes amid tensions between Gottlieb and Katz, following Katz's signing of a document that allows an indictment to be filed against her. Unlike other Likud members who voiced anonymous criticism, Gottlieb publicly condemned the reservation, calling it a "disgraceful step that mocks Likud voters." She highlighted Katz's fear of the primary election results and accused the move of undermining the party's democratic process. Gottlieb further emphasized that Likud voters understand the necessity of fighting the "judicial junta" she claims is persecuting the right-wing government and its members, a point she said is clearer to voters than to veteran ministers.