Party squabbles keep Herzog from leading opposition
Instead of piloting the opposition while the coalition is leading Israel toward harsh divisions, Zionist Camp leader Isaac Herzog is busy dealing with internal party bickering and threats to his leadership.
The Labor Party’s Central Committee will meet in Tel Aviv on Nov. 8. On its agenda: approving the addition of 450 new delegates. Ostensibly, this is a routine procedure by the Zionist Camp's major partner, with an easily anticipated outcome. But tempers are running so high in the party that it looks like it is reverting to its old, familiar ways of deposing its chair after losing an election.
This time, Zionist Camp leader and Labor Chair Isaac Herzog’s opposition within the party is arguing that the procedure he is spearheading to add 450 new delegates is against regulations. They claim that it is intended to empower him to tilt votes on critical issues in his favor. One of those critical issues is whether the party should delay its primary for the party leadership.
