Next week, on March 31, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will find out whether he finally has lost control of the Likud Party to Danny Danon and the settlers.
Members of the party’s central committee will gather at the convention center in Tel Aviv to decide between two proposals: one by Netanyahu, and the other by Deputy Minister of Defense Danny Danon. The proposal submitted by Danon, who also serves as chairman of the Likud central committee, includes a few clauses that are intended to significantly increase his authority in the faction. Among other things, the proposal would empower him to summon the party’s central committee more frequently and to make decisions within the committee that would restrict Netanyahu in diplomatic negotiations. Netanyahu will try to prevent the inevitable by offering a counterproposal that will restore his authority over the party.
