The Defection of a Likud Stalwart Signifies That Political Change Is Afoot in Israel
Meet Ze’ev Elkin, the Knesset’s master tactician.
December 30, 2020
The Defection of a Likud Stalwart Signifies That Political Change Is Afoot in Israel
Meet Ze’ev Elkin, the Knesset’s master tactician.
Earlier this month, the senior Knesset member Gideon Sa’ar left the ruling Likud party to establish a new one, called New Hope. Last week, Ze’ev Elkin—an immigrant from the USSR with unimpeachable right-wing credentials and a reputation as a gifted political tactician—announced that he is joining Sa’ar in the upcoming March elections. Elkin, until now a loyal supporter of Prime Minister Netanyahu, has thus sacrificed a guarantee of a cabinet position in a Likud government for the uncertain prospects of a new political venture. Haviv Rettig Gur observes:
December 30, 2020
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