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Ronen Tzur Quits Democratic Party Primary, Blasts Its Leadership
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57% centerFirst reported by Srugim · 1 day ago
Center 4Right 3
What happened
Ronen Tzur withdrew from the Democratic Party primaries and said the party has become too extreme for him. He blamed an anonymous text smear campaign, later traced to Nimrod Sheffer’s headquarters, and criticized Yair Golan for not condemning it forcefully.
- 01Ronen Tzur quit the Democratic Party primaries ahead of the next Knesset.
- 02He said the party had moved far from the Labor-Meretz political center he expected.
- 03Anonymous texts smeared Yaia Pink and Nimrod Sheffer, then were traced to Sheffer’s camp.
- 04Tzur condemned Yair Golan’s silence and said he could not stay in the party.
- 05He said a meeting with Jibril Rajoub and October 7 remarks deepened the rupture.
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Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew8 hours ago
Ronen Tzur Quits Democratic Party Primary, Blasts Its Leadership
Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew1 day ago
Ronen Tzur quits Democrats primary, slams party as too close to Ofer Cassif
Now 14Right · Hebrew1 day ago
Ronen Tzur Drops Out of the Democrats' Primary, Citing Party's Proximity to Ofer Cassif
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