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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Likud’s Sa’ar dismisses speculation MKs could bolt party, join unity government
Likud’s Gideon Sa’ar, long seen as a possible successor to Benjamin Netanyahu, dismisses speculation senior party members could break ranks and join a Gantz-led unity government.
“Don’t count on cracks in Likud. You’ll only find headlines here in the prime minister’s speech,” he tells reporters ahead of Netanyahu’s address at the Likud post-election event.