Hadar Mukhtar Leaves Israel for Georgia After Being Denied Primary Election Eligibility in Likud

First reported by Now 14 · 2 hours ago

What happened

Hadar Mukhtar left Israel for Georgia after Prime Minister Netanyahu refused to shorten her party membership period, barring her from Likud primaries. Her advisor accused party rivals of orchestrating a campaign to block her candidacy, claiming she would have won a Knesset seat if allowed to run.

• 01Hadar Mukhtar was denied a shortened party membership period to run in Likud primaries.
• 02She left Israel for Georgia in protest after the decision.
• 03Her advisor accused senior Likud members of blocking her candidacy out of jealousy.
• 04Mukhtar had worked for two years preparing to run for Knesset.
• 05Advisor claimed she would have secured a high spot on the Likud list.
• 06Additional undisclosed efforts were made to undermine her campaign.

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Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew2 hours ago

Hadar Mukhtar Leaves Israel for Georgia After Being Denied Primary Election Eligibility in Likud

Now 14Right · Hebrew2 hours ago

Hadar Mukhtar Leaves for Georgia After Failing to Qualify for Likud Primaries

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