Ruling that shook Likud gets surprising backing: 'We need to open this to new members'

Minister Gila Gamliel welcomed the Likud court ruling to open the districts to new candidates, and dismissed the interpretation that it is a loss for Netanyahu. She called the Katz-Blot affair a 'storm in a teacup', and assessed that the unrest in Iran is expected to resume, while promising that people will still walk the streets of Tehran.

Minister Gila Gamliel, in an interview with 103FM, addressed the Likud court ruling that opened the districts to new candidates ahead of the primaries. She welcomed the decision and said that whoever is elected as a minister should not compete in districts, but rather receive the confidence of all party members. Gamliel dismissed the interpretation that this is a political loss for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing that the decision was made by a narrow margin and that it is a victory for democracy in Likud. Regarding the Katz-Blot affair, she called it a 'storm in a teacup' and said it is not about dismissals, but rather command changes agreed upon between the minister and the Chief of Staff. On Iran, Gamliel promised that people will still walk the streets of Tehran, and assessed that the unrest will resume due to high inflation and unemployment of over 50%.