Likud Intensifies Campaign Against Smaller Right-Wing Parties
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
The Likud party is intensifying its campaign to push smaller right-wing parties out of the upcoming elections, targeting figures like Avi Maoz of Noam and the "Amcha Yisrael" party. Likud is reportedly using threats of withholding future government support to pressure Maoz, while "Amcha Yisrael" claims Likud is employing intimidation tactics against its candidates, including Davidi Ben-Tzion and Lali Deri. Despite the pressure, Noam insists it will continue its campaign, while "Amcha Yisrael" alleges that Deri is being targeted using the memory of her fallen son.
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- Likud is campaigning to eliminate smaller right-wing parties from the election, targeting Avi Maoz of Noam and Ofer Winter's "Amcha Yisrael".
- Likud reportedly threatens Avi Maoz with no future government support if he doesn't withdraw his Noam party from the race.
- Noam states it will not yield to threats and pressure, vowing to continue its election campaign.
- "Amcha Yisrael" claims Likud is using intimidation tactics against its candidates, including Davidi Ben-Tzion and Lali Deri.
- Lali Deri of "Amcha Yisrael" says pressure includes using her deceased son's memory to call her a traitor.
The Likud party is actively campaigning to eliminate smaller right-wing parties from the upcoming election race. Some of these parties are unlikely to pass the electoral threshold, while others are viewed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his associates as potential coalition partners who might defect. Media reports indicate that Netanyahu's circle is attempting to persuade Avi Maoz, the leader of the Noam party, to withdraw his candidacy. Likud representatives are reportedly urging Rabbi Zvi Tau, Noam's spiritual leader, to pressure Maoz into exiting the race. According to "Keshet," Likud is implying that Maoz will not receive support from Likud ministers in a future government if he refuses to step down.
Despite this pressure, Noam maintains its intention to run in the elections, stating that threats and pressure will not deter them. "We offer and will continue to offer voters our path," said a source close to Maoz.
Likud's primary focus has shifted to a campaign targeting the "Amcha Yisrael" party, led by Ofer Winter. Davidi Ben-Tzion, who was eighth on the "Amcha Yisrael" list and deputy head of the Samaria regional council, announced his withdrawal from the race, citing a desire to avoid wasting votes if the party fails to cross the electoral barrier. However, "Amcha Yisrael" claims Ben-Tzion left due to pressure exerted on him and his family, calling it a campaign of "vile intimidation and pressure" aimed at preventing new forces from participating in the elections.
Pressure on "Amcha Yisrael" candidates continues. Lali Deri, sixth on the party's list, described on "Kan Bet" radio how posters urging her to leave the campaign were placed near her home and her children's bus stops. She reported receiving calls at all hours, facing insults on social media, and experiencing pressure that involved invoking the memory of her son, who was killed in Gaza, to label her a "traitor."
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