Internal Court Halts Appointment of Likud Minister Haim Katz Amid Conflict of Interest Claims
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First reported by Walla · 3 hours ago
What happened
The Likud party's internal court has temporarily blocked the reserved appointment of Minister Haim Katz due to conflict of interest claims, amid broader disputes over Prime Minister Netanyahu's reserved list ahead of party primaries. Netanyahu approved shortened nomination deadlines for several candidates, but the court allowed reserved slots for Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to proceed. The controversy has sparked significant internal party tensions.
- 01Likud's internal court halts vote on Haim Katz's reserved slot over conflict of interest claims.
- 02Katz chaired the committee that approved Netanyahu's reserved appointments, prompting the petition.
- 03Court allows reserved slots for Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to proceed.
- 04Netanyahu approved shortened nomination deadlines for Almog Cohen and others to run in Likud primaries.
- 05Hadar Mukhtar's request for shortened nomination deadline was denied, excluding her from primaries.
- 06The reserved appointments announcement sparked anger among Likud ministers and MKs, accused of bypassing voters.
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