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Nir Barkat Allegedly Tried to Oust Netanyahu Shortly After War Began
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First reported by Mako · 2 hours ago
What happened
Nir Barkat reportedly attempted a political maneuver to replace Prime Minister Netanyahu shortly after the 2023 war began, but the effort failed and Netanyahu maintained his leadership. Barkat later tried to regain influence within Likud but did not succeed.
- 01Nir Barkat allegedly sought to replace Netanyahu as prime minister in October 2023.
- 02Barkat pressured the government politically from both right and left between October 2023 and March 2024.
- 03Likud chairman Haim Katz informed Netanyahu of the plot in late November 2023.
- 04Netanyahu acted to dismantle the internal opposition through political maneuvers and assignments abroad.
- 05Barkat remained in government but failed to become Netanyahu’s successor.
- 06Barkat later proposed a fund to finance lawsuits against Channel 12 to regain Likud support.
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