Former NSC Head Tzachi Hanegbi Announces He Will Vote for Liberman

The veteran Likud figure broke with his party after nearly five decades, citing disagreements including ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions.

Former National Security Council head and veteran Likud member Tzachi Hanegbi announced that he will vote for Avigdor Liberman in the upcoming Knesset election and will not back Likud, The Jerusalem Post and Israel National News reported.

According to the reports, Hanegbi described the move as a historic personal departure from his political past after nearly 50 years with the movement. In his announcement, he criticized the right-wing bloc over ultra-Orthodox military draft exemptions and other issues.

Further details regarding the political fallout of the announcement have not yet been released.