The head of the Jewish settlement ‘Yesha Council and Jordan Valley Regional Council, David Elhayani, yesterday announced he was withdrawing from the leading Likud Party.
West Bank settler leader David Elhayani has cut ties with #Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu's Likud for @gidonsaar's New Hope, harming Likud's efforts to gather right-wing support.
Reporting by @tovahlazaroff https://t.co/PG3JyC3K1u
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) January 19, 2021
Elhayani told Ynet News that he had joined the New Hope Party led by the Israeli politician Gideon Sa’ar, accusing the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of “destroying Likud and abandoning the principles of the right-wing constituents.”
“Netanyahu is deceiving the Jordan Valley residents and is not fulfilling his pledges to annex it,” the Israeli official added.
#Israel Approves 780 New #Settlement Units in Occupied #WestBank https://t.co/eQ8x3feLbb via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/GMRCLPTH8p
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 18, 2021
Elhayani’s withdrawal from Likud was said to represent a serious division within the party, which may lead to a decline in Netanyahu’s chances of forming the next government.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
