Meirav Michaeli is set to run, challenged by advertising executive Gil Beilin and possibly by Itzik Shmuli.
By GIL HOFFMANLabor Party politicians Meirav Michaeli and Itzik Shmuli.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Labor will be the only party in Israel to hold primaries for its leader and Knesset slates following a ruling by the Supreme Court on Thursday.The court asked Labor to rescind its court case that asked for the primaries to be canceled and for the leader and the Knesset candidates to instead be elected by only the party's activists.Labor agreed to the request. The decision was a victory for Labor leadership candidate Meirav Michaeli."Now we can start rehabilitating the party and returning it to the front of the political stage," said Michaeli. "A strong, renewed, real Labor Party will be a significant player in rebuilding our political camp."Michaeli will be challenged in the race by advertising executive Gil Beilin and possibly by Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Itzik Shmuli in the primary, which will be held on January 24.
