Katz slams announcement by Livni, Herzog

16 March 2015, 8:04 pm

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The Likud’s Yisrael Katz tells Channel 2 that Herzog “failed his first leadership test,” referring to Tzipi Livni’s decision to forgo her deal with Herzog to rotate the role of prime minister.

Katz says the last-minute decision reflects Herzog’s fickleness. “What will happen when he has to make decisions about Iran? Or face pressure from the international community?” Katz asks.

Channel 2 analyst Amit Segal says that “none of the 120 MKs ever thought for a second that Livni will serve as prime minister,” but adds that the deal proved itself as a campaigning trump card, “since the party grew from 12 seats in the polls to more than double that.”