A former Israeli ambassador to the United States was chosen as the chairman of World Likud after a stormy session that was suspended after fights broke out near polling booths. Zalman Shoval was chosen under a compromise in which the two leading contenders, the former director general of the Prime Minister’s Office, Avigdor Lieberman, and Communications Minister Limor Livnat agreed to step aside.
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