Yuli Edelstein Leaves Likud: 'Embarking on a New Political Path'
The man who was for years a senior member of the ruling party and served as Knesset Speaker within it, but was ousted last year by Netanyahu from the chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs and…
Assessment
A senior former speaker of the Knesset is breaking with the governing party, citing his ouster from a key committee post last year after he refused to advance a bill widely seen as exempting ultra-Orthodox conscripts. This defection could reshape the Likud's internal dynamics ahead of its primaries, and signals a deepening rift over religious service exemptions that may carry broader coalition implications.