"Those who had served as Likud's statesmanlike fig leaves, Avi Dichter and Nir Barkat, were cast off the slate in disgrace." Meanwhile, the results displayed "the ever-thickening [stitching together] between Kahanism and Likud".
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Analysis • Likud's far right emerges stronger as Netanyahu's internal rivals hold on
The Likud primary rewarded quiet loyalists and judicial-coup architects alike, producing a largely predictable slate. The Kahanist wing tightened its grip on the Likud ballot