The campaign of Gideon Sa’ar, the conservative rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Tuesday that it had suspended its cooperation with four American political strategists affiliated with the Lincoln Project less than a month after they were hired.
“Due to financial considerations, the contract with the consultants is under review, and in the coming days, we will examine the possibility of further cooperation,” a spokesperson for the New Hope party said in a statement.
The suspension comes amid revelations about a cover-up of sexual harassment allegations against one of the co-founders of the Lincoln Project, a super PAC launched by a group of “never Trump” Republicans in 2019. The group’s leaders came under fire last week after six former employees demanded to be released from nondisclosure agreements to reveal more information about John Weaver, an advisor to former Ohio Governor John Kasich and the late Sen. John McCain in their failed bids for presidents, who is accused of harassing young men online.