Yehuda Hatuʼel, a 40-year party member and longtime Likud activist from Hatzor HaGlilit, announced his resignation from the movement on Wednesday, citing the government's dismissive treatment of his community and a lack of funding compared to nearby Nof HaGalil.
Yehuda Hatuʼel, a longtime Likud activist from the northern community of Hatzor HaGlilit, announced his resignation from the party on Wednesday in a strongly-worded statement published on social media. Hatuʼel said he had voted for Likud consistently for 40 years but could no longer tolerate what he described as disrespectful treatment of his town by the government. He contrasted Hatzor HaGlilit's perceived neglect with what he termed generous grants and budgets allocated to nearby Nof HaGalil. "A government that doesn't see the residents of Hatzor from a meter away and does not address our basic needs is not a government I wish to support," Hatuʼel wrote. The resignation is a local political development and does not appear to be part of a broader internal party revolt, but it highlights ongoing tensions between peripheral communities and the central government.
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