Hanegbi breaks 50-year voting pattern, backs Liberman over Netanyahu

Tsvi Hanegbi, a former national security adviser and longtime Likud stalwart, announced he will vote for Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman, ending nearly five decades of supporting Netanyahu’s party. Hanegbi cited concerns about ‘messianic’ and ‘racist’ voices within the Prime Minister’s political bloc.

Sources: Times of Israel

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