The strongman of Likud in the Negev, Netivot Mayor Yechiel Zohar, said Tuesday evening that the upcoming internal party primaries will prove he was right in his dispute with rival Haim Katz.
Netivot Mayor Yechiel Zohar, a key Likud figure in the Negev, issued a statement Tuesday evening challenging rival Haim Katz ahead of the party's internal primaries. Zohar said the primary results will demonstrate that he was right in their ongoing dispute. The statement underscores internal Likud tensions as the party prepares for internal elections. No further details on the nature of the dispute were provided in the reports.
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