Report: Barkat co-led Likud effort to oust and replace Netanyahu after Oct. 7
Economy Minister Nir Barkat co-led a failed attempt to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through a no-confidence vote immediately following Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, Channel 12 news reported on Tuesday.The network claimed that Barakat led the effort with fellow Likud lawmaker Yuli Edelstein, who left the ruling party last month to form the rival “Unity” faction.The move, had the pair pulled it off, would have allowed for a constructive vote of no confidence, meaning the Knesset would vote to install a new prime minister without needing to dissolve parliament and call an early election.Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, Channel 12 said a significant number of Likud lawmakers were aware and supportive of the effort to oust Netanyahu as it was unfolding, but that they were unable to agree on who would lead in his place.Some lawmakers also offered conditional backing of the plan, the report added, telling…
Economy Minister Nir Barkat and fellow Likud lawmaker Yuli Edelstein reportedly co-led a failed attempt to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu via a no-confidence vote immediately after Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack, according to Channel 12 news. The plan aimed to install a new prime minister without dissolving parliament. A significant number of Likud lawmakers were aware and supportive, but the effort faltered due to an inability to agree on a successor. Netanyahu reportedly discovered the attempt and coordinated with Likud MKs to stop it, preventing Barkat and Edelstein from securing the necessary 13 Likud MKs for the vote to pass. Former Likud MK Dan Illouz stated, "After October 7, that was obvious to a great many Likud members. Some of my colleagues, who today are very busy showing how close they are to Netanyahu, were back then focused on how we could replace him."
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