Likud Forms Team to Recruit Defectors from Gadi Eisenkot's Party
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
The Likud party has formed a team to recruit lawmakers from Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party list to join the right-wing bloc after upcoming elections. The team is examining candidates' backgrounds and plans to use gathered information and political promises to persuade them to defect. This strategy is based on past successes with politicians like Amichai Chikli and Idit Silman. Yashar! is reportedly aware of these efforts and has taken steps to prevent defections.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Likud established a team to recruit lawmakers from Gadi Eisenkot's party before the elections.
- The team is examining candidates' backgrounds for potential recruitment into the right-wing bloc.
- Past Likud successes include persuading Amichai Chikli and Idit Silman to defect.
- Strategies involve background checks, pressure on diplomatic/security issues, and political promises.
- Yashar! is aware of potential defections and has denied reports of anti-defection pledges.
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