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Thu 15 Jun 2023 7:33 am - Jerusalem Time
Senior Likud leaders voted in the Israeli Knesset for the opposition
The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported, on Thursday, that senior officials from the right-wing Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, voted yesterday evening, Wednesday, with the Israeli opposition, to choose the representative of the Judges Committee.
According to the newspaper, at least 4 of the party’s senior members voted for Karen Al-Harrar from the There is a Future party led by Yair Lapid, to be the representative of the Judges Committee for the opposition parties, which constituted a political blow to Netanyahu and his government parties after they failed to choose a representative for them and believed that the opposition It will fail because it does not have a majority.
The newspaper considered that this is the most important decision by senior members of the Likud party, and as a clear message from within it of their rejection of the measures taken by Netanyahu, especially with regard to the laws of the so-called "judicial reforms."
According to opposition sources, Knesset members Ze'ev Elkin and Helly Tropper of the National Camp, along with Merav Ben-Ari of Yesh Atid, coordinated with at least five members of the government coalition, namely Likud, to vote in favor of Harrar's appointment.
A source familiar with the decision to support Harrar said: "The farce led by Netanyahu, and the results of the vote should not surprise anyone after today."
In recent days, senior Likud officials have expressed their disgust with the "coup" plan or what is known as "judicial reforms" and the damage it caused to the party's public support. Netanyahu to back off and distance himself from Levin's competition to pursue it."
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Senior Likud leaders voted in the Israeli Knesset for the opposition