Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly weighing the possibility of giving Avi Dichter one of the reserved spots in the Likud party list for the upcoming elections in a bid to resolve the conflict between Dichter and Tzipi Hotovely over the 20th slot in the list, NRG reports.
Avi Dichter (photo credit: AP/File)
Dichter beat out Hotovely for the 20th spot in the Likud primaries by a hair, a result which Hotovely has threatened to appeal. Should the results change, Dichter, a former public security minister and Shin Bet security service head, would slide to 26th place, considered out of Knesset range.
MK Tzipi Hotovely in the Knesset, March 2011. (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
By giving Dichter the eleventh spot in the Likud list, which is one of the seats reserved for a Netanyahu appointee, both Hotovely and Dichter would get a seat in the Knesset.
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