A member of the Israeli Knesset said he is bolting the Labor Party to join the new centrist party being formed by former army chief Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. Hagai Meirom’s move marked the first defection from the Labor ranks to the center and raised concerns among Labor leaders that it may trigger additional departures.
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