Three years after October 7: In Likud they decided that almost everything is fine | Gideon Allon

Gideon Allon argues that the Likud primary results indicate a failure to learn lessons from the October 7 disaster. The same figures, who he says failed in their roles, will continue to represent the party. He sharply criticizes Amir Ohana, Miri Regev, and Yariv Levin, and welcomes the relegation of Silman, Barkat, Golan, Gamliel, and Milivitsky to unrealistic positions, while expressing regret over the ousting of Avi Dichter.

Gideon Allon argues that the Likud primary results show the party has not learned lessons from the October 7, 2023 disaster. According to him, the same figures who failed in their roles and some of whom bear responsibility for the disaster will continue to represent Likud in the next Knesset. Allon sharply criticizes several individuals: Amir Ohana, elected to second place, is described as the worst Knesset speaker ever, who did not adopt statesmanship; Miri Regev, the transportation minister, is accused of a significant increase in road accident fatalities, traffic jams, and congestion at Ben Gurion Airport; and Yariv Levin, the justice minister, is described as having caused great damage through his judicial reform initiative. Conversely, he welcomes the pushing of ministers Idit Silman, Nir Barkat, May Golan, and Gila Gamliel, and Knesset Finance Committee chairman Hanoch Milivitsky to unrealistic positions. On the other hand, he expresses regret over the ousting of minister Avi Dichter, who has many merits. Allon concludes that Likud's face has changed for the worse, and it is no longer the party that housed figures like Menachem Begin, Dan Meridor, and Uzi Landau.