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Fear of Netanyahu paralyzes Likud leadership

Some senior Likud politicians may feel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must quit over the ongoing investigations, but no one is brave enough to say it aloud.
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Minister of Transportation and Intelligence Yisrael Katz was the first to renounce Yedioth Ahronoth's front-page headline announcing a quiet rebellion in the Likud Party against its chairman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

According to the Dec. 5 report, five leaders of the Likud discussed the possibility of uniting forces and calling on Netanyahu to resign in light of the criminal investigations that could hurt the party and lead to a loss in the next election.

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