According to party sources, acting director general David Sharan and Likud Central Committee chairman Haim Katz are forming a covert political alliance. The sources also claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu's close associates are concealing from him a dramatic party court decision that would significantly weaken Katz's power.
The report, attributed to Likud party sources, adds a new dimension to the ongoing internal friction within the party. The Zioneer has previously covered the infighting over primary election methods, Netanyahu's demand for reserved Knesset slots, and the role of the Constitution Committee chaired by Haim Katz. The current allegations suggest a deeper factional alignment: a secret axis between acting director general David Sharan and Katz, alongside claims that the Prime Minister is being kept in the dark about a party court ruling that undermines Katz's authority. The details of the court decision and the alleged axis remain unverified, and neither Sharan, Katz, nor the Prime Minister's office has commented.
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