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Times of Israel: A Netanyahu rival’s eminently reasonable attempt at political assassination, by David Horovitz

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A little over three months ago, when the Likud chose its candidates ahead of the April elections, Benjamin Netanyahu did his best to ensure that the former minister Gideon Sa’ar, who was aiming to return to politics after a break of five years spent with his family, be frozen out. Netanyahu failed, despite alleging that Sa’ar was planning a coup to oust him as prime minister. Sa’ar proved highly popular with the Likud rank-and-file, and made it back to the Knesset on April 9 as No.5 on the Likud slate.

On Thursday night, Sa’ar underlined why Netanyahu has cause to fear him. In an earnest, passionate interview on Israeli television, Sa’ar said what no other prominent Likud figure has been prepared to say publicly these past few days: Netanyahu’s behind-the-scenes bid to galvanize immunity legislation, tailored to protect him from prosecution in the three criminal cases he faces, is an effort unworthy of the prime minister, damaging for the Likud, and bad for Israel.

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