Not Revivo - 'Revivus': The Double Blow to Netanyahu in Likud

MK Eliyahu Revivo is withdrawing from the Likud primaries, seen as a double blow to Netanyahu: the loss of his brother, Yair Revivo, mayor of Lod and a political power multiplier, and dealing with the party's radicalization. Netanyahu will meet with Revivo to try to soften him and offer him a public role, while Likud fears a rush to Gilad Erdan's party.

MK Eliyahu Revivo announced his withdrawal from the Likud primaries, citing that the selection method and the prime minister's slots make it difficult for him to secure a realistic spot. Behind Revivo stands his brother, Yair Revivo, mayor of Lod and a key figure in Likud, who was close to Netanyahu and managed the field in three election campaigns. In Likud, the withdrawal is seen as a double blow to Netanyahu: the loss of a right-wing Mizrahi power multiplier that connects him to the periphery, and dealing with the party's radicalization, embodied by MK Tali Gottlieb, with whom Revivo clashed. The concern is a rush of MKs to Gilad Erdan's party, who left Likud. Netanyahu, who tried to contact Revivo without success, scheduled a meeting to soften him and offer him a public role. The article notes that Revivo is not expansive in his speech, but it is clear he sees the withdrawal as a sign of the end of the era of decorum and statesmanship in Likud.