Channel 12's Daphna Lial reports that members of the Likud committee were updated that Prime Minister Netanyahu is shifting his support from Deputy Minister Ophir Akunis to Eli Hazan, recently appointed director of the Government Press Office, in the battle for the leadership of Keren Hayesod — the Jewish national fundraising body.
Channel 12 journalist Daphna Lial reported Wednesday afternoon that Prime Minister Netanyahu is shifting his backing in the internal Likud contest for the leadership of Keren Hayesod — the Jewish national fundraising organization. According to the report, committee members were told that Netanyahu is moving his support from Deputy Minister Ophir Akunis to Eli Hazan, who was recently appointed director of the Government Press Office (LAM). Keren Hayesod plays a central role in fundraising from Jewish communities abroad and its leadership is considered a politically significant post within the Likud ecosystem. The report is based on a single source, the N12 live feed, and no further details on the timing or the mechanism of the transfer have been provided.
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