Ichud Leumi presents: Two holding the party 'head'

As a regular ritual the right-wing parties make sure to smash themselves before elections and to quarrel whilst plucking feather's from each other.

Well, for those who remember fondly the name 'Ichud Leumi', it is important to mention that these days although not in the limelight of the media, a battle is taking place between the vertices of the former party, with both claiming the crown.

That can also be found during the last days of high-profile posts, including these and other reactions (war, Ehud Barak retirement, etc.) signed by the "Chairman of the Ichid Leumi." But these messages are coming from MK Uri Ariel, and partly by MK Yaakov Katz.

An attempt to check who really chairman really is uploaded an amusing picture (or sad, depending on how you look at it).

The start of a meeting of party members 'Tekuma', which convened a few weeks ago, a gathering which was reported widely during which the MK Yaakov Katz - Ketzele threw a bomb, (Ichud Leumi chairman, he claims) and moved himself voluntarily to the 7th place of the party, believing, as he said, this place is realistic in union with the Bayit Hayehudi party.

There were rumors then that he saw it coming and knew he would not receive support for movement leadership role, and that his telephone conversation with Rabbi Zalman Melamed, his political patron, did not 'try' to persuade him to persevere. Either way, MK Uri Ariel won the role of chairman, quite easily, (Ichud Leumi chairman, he claims).

Days have passed. A few days ago the Central Committee Party met again, this time to select the Knesset list. A list was selected, but Ketzele, suddenly decided therefore to insist on the second place, he found himself unhappy with the results. It turns out that the center has received the opinion of Rabbi Dov Lior contrary to Rabbi Melamed, and was unimpressed both by the pressures by Ketzele and by Rabbi Melamed.
Implications: Channel 7, the Channel founded by him, which is the spiritual patron of Rabbi Melamed, does not mention the name of Ariel and continues to use the name of MK Katz as Chairman of the Ichud Leumi. Ariel, in their view, is chairman of 'Tekuma' a sector of the Ichud Leumi.

Incidentally, following the result of the conference and moving Ketzele to an unrealistic place, rumors have been spread, not denied by the Ketzele that Rabbi Melamed retired from the institutions party and is no longer a rabbi and a teacher (together with Rabbi Steiner and Rabbi Dov Lior). We were unable to seek the Rabbi's response; he said "he does not speak with the media."

In conversations with Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Bayit Yehudi, each of the above presents himself as chairman of the party, with whom Bennett must unite. It is not impossible that ultimately Bennett would prefer running separately rather than becoming part of the inner battle of the Ichud Leumi. Every one of them, of course, requires first place of the union on the combined list.

This weekend Ketzele posted on his Facebook page a picture of him alongside Bennett. "Two chairmen of the two parties, Bayit Hayehudi and Ichud Leumi, planning the future," he wrote. Bennett saw it; all he could do is become shocked over the fact that he was drawn into an ugly battle, without his consent.

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