Netanyahu Faces Backlash in Likud Over Ministerial Slot Allocations Amid Alleged Blackmail

First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 7 hours ago

What happened

Benjamin Netanyahu's allocation of ministerial reserved slots to Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar, and Haim Katz has caused internal Likud party anger, with accusations that Katz blackmailed Netanyahu to secure his position.

• 01Netanyahu reserved top ministerial slots for Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar, and Haim Katz.
• 02Defense and Foreign Ministers placed in the top ten slots; Likud Central Committee chair in the second ten.
• 03Party members are angry over guaranteed positions for Haim Katz and Israel Katz.
• 04Israel Katz allegedly pressured Netanyahu to secure his slot amid low expected election ranking.
• 05Katz helped approve the reserved slots at the party conference, raising conflict of interest concerns.
• 06The dispute exposes internal Likud tensions ahead of elections and candidate approvals.

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