Israel Katz said to tell confidants he should lead Likud if Netanyahu fails to form gov’t

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, listens to then-Foreign Minister Israel Katz during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, October 27, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/Pool Photo via AP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, listens to then-Foreign Minister Israel Katz during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, October 27, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/Pool Photo via AP)

Finance Minister Israel Katz told confidants recently that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government, he should take over as chairman of the Likud party, Kan reports.

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