The List No One in Likud Wants to Be On

A secret list is circulating in Likud of MKs who, according to AI models, repel voters or have no influence. Among the names: Eliyahu Revivo, Nissim Vaturi, Dudi Amsalem, David Bitan, May Golan, and Eli Dallal. The primaries on August 17 will decide.

A secret, explosive, and embarrassing list is circulating in Likud, one that no one wants their name to appear on. It consists of results from tests conducted using artificial intelligence models, which have entered the political arena alongside traditional polls in the past year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often speaks of the AI revolution, and his circle has adopted these tools for the political world as well. The models examine every MK and minister, both nationally and within their power base, assessing influence, likability, public sentiment, electoral contribution, and whether their presence adds to or detracts from Likud. Two of the tests are particularly intriguing: who are the people who repel voters, and which MKs have no influence at all on the potential voter. The results, some of which reached Walla, include among the names that repel voters: Eliyahu Revivo, Nissim Vaturi, Dudi Amsalem, David Bitan, May Golan, and Eli Dallal. On the 'no influence' list are: Eti Atiya, Mushiko Pasal, Shalom Danino, and again Eli Dallal, who according to the models fails to generate significant influence even in the area perceived as his power base in Netanya. However, the article emphasizes that the list should be kept in proportion, as the models cannot vote in the primaries. On August 17, it will be Likud members who decide what the list will look like. Dudi Amsalem, for example, may be marked as someone who repels voters outside Likud, but within the movement he is still one of the most beloved and powerful people. David Bitan, who clashed with Netanyahu over the electoral system, is not seen as an ideological rebel and has been careful to clarify that he is with Netanyahu 'in fire and water.'