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  If Likud does not secure a majority in the forthcoming elections, party officials are considering removing former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and establishing a coalition administration without him. Zman Yisrael asserts that the Likud would form a government without Netanyahu if it is unable to bring right-wing parties who won't cooperate with Netanyahu into a coalition with it. Then, when Benny Gantz is in charge of the cabinet and a Likud-nominated alternate prime minister, Netanyahu would be given full power over Likud and a key post in the Knesset. The Israeli daily said that between ten and twelve Likud MKs would leave the Knesset and be replaced by other Likud MKs in this cabinet. As a result, Likud will have significant influence over the Knesset and the government. "This is the greatest option, a senior Likud MK who backs the proposal told Zman Yisrael, adding that nobody wants a sixth election. Netanyahu doesn't want to be...