Dismantling Likud from Within: The Secret Spoils Division of the Change Bloc Leaders

The leaders of the Change Bloc are expected to meet on Saturday night at Lapid's home to divide target audiences among themselves to exploit votes from the right-wing bloc. Lieberman is targeting disappointed Likud voters and the liberal right, Eisenkot is aiming at traditional voters and Shas supporters, while Bennett and Lapid are focusing on a liberal audience that has abandoned Netanyahu. The understandings are not yet binding.

The leaders of the Change Bloc — Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Yair Golan — will meet on Saturday night at Lapid's home in Tel Aviv to move to the next stage of the campaign: dividing target audiences to bring votes from the right-wing bloc. According to the emerging understandings, Yisrael Beiteinu is targeting the liberal right and disappointed Likud voters, focusing on cities, neighborhoods, and polling stations where Likud received the most votes. Yashar (Eisenkot) is targeting traditional voters, disappointed Likud and Shas voters, and moderate religious-nationalists. Bennett and Lapid are focusing on a liberal audience that has grown tired of Netanyahu. The understandings are not binding and the division is not implemented uniformly across all parts of the bloc. The meeting will test the agreements.