The Likud Party Court is expected to hold a hearing this afternoon to decide on the cancellation of the decision on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reserved Knesset slots, according to journalist Dafna Liel (N12). Party sources fear the hearing will be used to delay and eventually cancel the party primaries.
The Likud Party Court is expected to hold a hearing this afternoon to decide on the cancellation of the decision on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reserved Knesset slots, according to journalist Dafna Liel (N12). Party sources expressed concern that the hearing will be used as a delaying tactic to ultimately cancel the party's primaries, which have already been thrown into uncertainty by a court injunction earlier today.
Earlier today (Thu 11:34 Jerusalem), a series of rapid developments unfolded: first, ynet reported that a request for an interim injunction to halt the Likud primary vote had been filed. Minutes later, the Lod District Court issued an interim order, followed by a full injunction blocking the vote on the reserved slots, which was scheduled to take place at the Likud convention. The court accepted a petition from the Social Forum and the National Histadrut, postponing the convention indefinitely. The initial reports were confirmed by Dafna Liel (N12), who reported that a restraining order had stopped the vote minutes before the convention was set to begin.
As The Zioneer reported on Wed Jul 8, Likud members expressed anger over the possibility of canceling the primaries, with one member saying they 'laid down on the fence for Netanyahu after 7/10.' On Jun 22, Likud MK David Bitan warned that canceling primaries would destroy the party within eight years, and the party's infighting intensified over Netanyahu's demand for 10 reserved slots, as The Zioneer reported. The internal tensions have been building for weeks, with multiple postponements of party meetings.
It remains unclear whether the party court hearing this afternoon will lead to a resolution or further delay. The full details of the petition before the party court are not yet known, and the fate of the Likud primaries—and the reserved slots themselves—remains open.
6 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu offers Likud MKs specific reserved list slots amid infighting
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- StrongLikud primaries reportedly set to be canceled; Netanyahu to determine list
- StrongNetanyahu schedules another political meeting amid Likud tensions over primary bypass
Source and signal
- Internal intake