Still, cracks are appearing in Likud’s united front. Netanyahu still commands solid support within the party. Despite the three criminal cases against him, Mr.
Netanyahu, the maestro of political theater who brought Likud to power four times and has led the party for the past 14 years, and a total of 20 years in all. He inspires little of the emotion and adoration many of the party faithful reserve for the charismatic, media-savvy Mr. Netanyahu, assailing him for not taking bolder action to assert Israeli claims on the occupied West Bank.īut his chances of replacing Mr. Saar has served as education and interior minister and tacks slightly to the right of Mr. Netanyahu, 70, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Saar, 53, is widely considered one of the next generation of Likud leaders, in line to take over after the departure of Mr. Gantz has not ruled out joining a coalition government with Likud but has said he would not serve in a government with a prime minister under indictment. Netanyahu softening after he was indicted last month on bribery and other corruption charges, accused of trading official favors worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Israeli media moguls for lavish gifts and positive news coverage. Netanyahu nor his chief rival, Benny Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, able to form a majority coalition. Elections in April and September ended in virtual ties with neither Mr.
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