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Merav Batito analyzes the smear campaign that led to Davidi Ben Zion's withdrawal from the Knesset race, and accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of conducting a personal and public pressure campaign against candidates from Religious Zionism who are not loyal to him, out of pure electoral fear.

Merav Batito analyzes in an opinion column the smear campaign that led to the withdrawal of Davidi Ben Zion, candidate number eight on the "Amcha Israel" list of Eli Yishai, from the Knesset race. Batito accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of orchestrating a personal and public pressure campaign against candidates from the Religious Zionism camp who are not loyal to him, driven solely by electoral concerns. She argues that this is a deliberate strategy to eliminate any potential opposition within the right-wing bloc, ensuring that only loyalists remain. The article highlights the broader implications for Israeli democracy and the internal dynamics of the right-wing political spectrum.