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Netanyahu and MK David Bitan Clash During Likud Committee Meeting Over Party List Seats
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First reported by Channel 13 · 14 hours ago
What happened
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK David Bitan clashed during a Likud committee meeting over granting Netanyahu eight reserved Knesset list seats, leading Bitan to leave the session. The committee also postponed the party primaries to August 17 after negotiations between Netanyahu and party chairman Haim Katz.
- 01Netanyahu and MK David Bitan had a public dispute during a Likud Constitution Committee meeting.
- 02Bitan criticized the plan to grant Netanyahu eight reserved Knesset list seats.
- 03Netanyahu told Bitan to focus on his own political success, asserting his leadership role.
- 04Bitan responded by expressing disappointment and left the meeting.
- 05The committee approved eight reserved seats for Netanyahu and postponed party primaries to August 17.
- 06The decisions followed a week of talks between Netanyahu and Likud chairman Haim Katz.
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