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Likud MK Tally Gotliv Accuses Netanyahu of Secret Deal Over Judicial Reform

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv accused Benjamin Netanyahu of sidelining her because of a purported connection between her political position and judicial reform.
  • Gotliv alleged that Netanyahu could receive a pardon if judicial reform did not alter the Supreme Courtโ€™s powers, but the claim was presented as her accusation.
  • She said she was seriously considering an offer from another right-wing party after securing 20th place on the Likud list.

Tally Gotliv has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to push her down the Likud list because she wants to become justice minister and continues to campaign against the Supreme Courtโ€™s powers.

The prime minister will receive a pardon as long as there is no judicial reform, as long as there is not even the slightest change to the Supreme Court justices and their powers. And that is the painful truth.

โ€” Tally GotlivGotliv made the allegation in a recording broadcast by N12.

In a recording broadcast by N12, Gotliv alleged that Netanyahu had a deal under which he would receive a pardon if judicial reform did not bring even a minor change to the Supreme Courtโ€™s justices and powers. โ€œThe prime minister will receive a pardon as long as there is no judicial reform,โ€ she said, presenting the claim as what she called โ€œthe painful truth.โ€

Gotliv said Netanyahu had excluded her from the Likud campaign and would not allow her to become justice minister or chair the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee. She also accused campaign officials of briefing against her and portraying her as a force weakening the party, while she described her own efforts as a fight against unelected officials and what she called the courtโ€™s โ€œoutrageousโ€ rulings.

I would consider it seriously.

โ€” Tally GotlivShe discussed the possibility of leaving Likud for another right-wing party.

She said she had initially secured 12th place in the Likud primary but was moved to 20th because of reserved slots. Gotliv later suggested she could leave Likud for another right-wing party, saying, โ€œI would consider it seriouslyโ€ if she received a realistic offer from a party that respected her electoral strength.

targeted assassination

โ€” Tally GotlivGotliv used the phrase to describe what she said was Netanyahuโ€™s effort to defeat her in the Likud primaries.
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