Likud Approves Controversial Nighttime Deal Reserving 10 List Spots for Senior Members

First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 7 hours ago

What happened

Likud's secretariat approved a late-night deal reserving 10 Knesset list spots for senior members including Israel Katz, Haim Katz, and Gideon Sa'ar. The arrangement, backed by a party court ruling and sealed amid security tensions, limits open competition in the upcoming primaries and consolidates power for Netanyahu and his allies.

• 01Likud reserved 10 Knesset list spots for senior members including Israel Katz and Gideon Sa'ar.
• 02The deal was finalized secretly amid heightened security tensions before a potential Iran strike.
• 03A party court ruled to reserve a spot for Israel Katz to focus on defense duties.
• 04Netanyahu was pressured by Haim Katz and Israel Katz to approve the reserved spots.
• 05Israel Katz's spot was downgraded from top five to possibly top ten due to internal backlash.
• 06The move limits new candidates and current MKs from securing high list positions ahead of 2026 elections.

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Now 14Right · Hebrew50 minutes ago

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