The primaries show: Netanyahu doesn't want a party of Bibists

A political analysis arguing that Netanyahu is intervening in the Likud list to attract non-'Bibist' voters, estimating there are about 15 mandates of 'Bibists' and the gap between them and Likud voters is 8-10 mandates. The article quotes Ben Gvir claiming that 8 Likud members approached him to join 'Otzma Yehudit'.

The article, a political analysis, argues that Netanyahu's intervention in the composition of the Likud list for the Knesset is intended to attract voters who are not staunch 'Bibists'. The author estimates there are about 15 mandates of 'Bibists' (on a good day), and the gap between them and general Likud voters stands at 8-10 mandates. According to him, if Netanyahu had let the party members choose the list, it would reflect a narrow taste that could lead to loss of power. Therefore, he promotes more 'statesmanlike' and 'independent' candidates. The author quotes Itamar Ben Gvir's claim that 8 Likud members approached him to join the 'Otzma Yehudit' list, fearing they would fail in the primaries, and raises a question about the difference between the parties in light of this.