The controversy surrounding Israel's Likud party primary results continues to intensify, evolving into a sharp political and legal confrontation between rival camps within the ruling party.
Minister Haim Katz claims that following a recount of ballot boxes, candidate Eti Atia has overtaken Minister Gila Gamliel, securing her position. If officially confirmed, this development would push Gamliel into an unrealistic slot on Likud's Knesset list, effectively ending her parliamentary career.
Gamliel's supporters have responded forcefully to the recount claims, leveling serious accusations against the process. Her team alleges the recount was conducted improperly and that "the count was falsified in darkness."
The tight race between the two women centers on the third woman's slot on the party list, a position mandated by Israeli electoral law. Given the mutual accusations and alleged irregularities, the dispute is expected to be resolved by the movement's internal court of arbitration in the coming days.
