Netanyahu confidant bolts party in blow to re-election hopes
JERUSALEM (AP) — A longtime confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he is quitting the ruling Likud party and joining an upstart political rival, accusing the Israeli leader of plunging the country into an unnecessary election campaign in hopes of escaping corruption charges.
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