Likud MKs outraged at Netanyahu for securing slots for 'party hustlers' ahead of primary election
Several Likud members are against Netanyahu's plan to reserve spots on the party's Knesset slate for Defense Minister Israel Katz, who scored low on a recent inner party poll: 'Maybe those two stupid videos crushed him, so he needed a reserved slot'
The Likud Party's top internal court issued an interim order freezing the reserved slot for Likud Central Committee Chairman Haim Katz on Tuesday. This decision came after the party's secretariat voted to approve reserved slots for three ministers selected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa ar, and entrepreneur Oren Dobronsky.
The court's move was based on Katz's planned participation in the August 17 primaries and early campaigning, which could disadvantage him if the court later overturned the approval. The decision was made amid internal tensions within the party, with some members supporting the changes and others strongly opposed.
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