Proposal to cancel primaries irks Likud
by JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Likud Party activists are up in arms over a proposal to change the way the party nominates candidates for the, A heated debate erupted when Avigdor Lieberman, director general of the Prime Minister's Office, floated the idea that the party
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The suggestion was interpreted as an attempt by Netanyahu to achieve a tighter grip over his party and have some close associates, such as Lieberman, chosen as Knesset candidates.
Some senior activists charged that Netanyahu was seeking to establish authoritarian rule over the party.
After the brouhaha erupted, Netanyahu said he had not yet made up his mind about the proposal, adding that he would do so before the Likud convention scheduled for next month.
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