The Zionist Camp’s star economist, Manuel Trajtenberg, said several days ago that “I am in charge of the social-economic platform of the Zionist Camp and not Shelly Yachimovich. Period.”
Trajtenberg made the comments over the weekend and a recording of his remarks was leaked to Israeli website NRG.
Yachimovich, who has been devoting most of her energy to social and economic issues over the past several years, came in third in the Labor primary (after party leader Isaac Herzog and his second-in-command, Hatnua leader Tzipi Livni).
Trajtenberg was recruited to the party ranks as a leading economist. He became a household name after he headed a government-appointed committee that was set up to examine ways to lower the cost of living in Israel.
Many of Yachimovich’s loyalists raised an eyebrow when the newcomer was announced as the party’s choice for finance minister if the party wins the election.
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