Katz, Edelstein neck-and-neck for first place, 70% of Likud votes counted
Netanyahu’s rival, former Likud minister Gideon Sa’ar, came in third place, despite the premier’s best efforts to convince party members not to vote for him.
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein speaking at the Knesset, October 23, 2018(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)ByLAHAV HARKOVUpdated: