Benny Bitton, a Likud member and mayor of Dimona, said Monday that Israel's wartime situation requires a political pause to allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to assemble the coalition's electoral list.
Benny Bitton, the mayor of Dimona and a Likud party member, called for a suspension of political competition during wartime, urging that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be given the space to form the coalition's Knesset slate. His statement, posted Monday afternoon, reflects a line of Likud local leadership backing Netanyahu's role in the electoral process as the war continues. The southern city of Dimona is a development town with a strong Likud base.
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