Israeli media report that a heated confrontation erupted between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Likud MK David Bitan during a Likud committee meeting where Minister Haim Katz's compromise proposal on the party list was approved. The clash marks the latest escalation in internal party tensions over reserved Knesset slots.
The Likud committee meeting on Monday evening saw a heated confrontation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK David Bitan, Israeli media report. The exchange occurred shortly after the committee approved a compromise proposal by Minister Haim Katz aimed at resolving internal party disputes over reserved Knesset slots. The Zioneer reported moments earlier that the proposal had passed. The clash with Bitan, a vocal critic of Netanyahu's reserved slot demands, represents the latest in a series of internal Likud flare-ups. Bitan had previously walked out of a committee meeting after Netanyahu challenged him to 'run and see how many mandates you bring,' according to earlier reports. The Katz compromise, which reserves slots for loyalists up to position 25, appears to have temporarily eased tensions, but the confrontation suggests the party remains deeply divided.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake