Tally Gotliv Pushes Back Against Internal Likud Critics

Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv responded on Thursday night to internal party criticism of her conduct, saying the attacks are driven by political jealousy. In a post on X, she rejected claims that she is damaging the party and argued that she remains a strong electoral asset.

Gotliv mocked an alleged message circulated to Likud activists accusing her of harming the movement, writing, “Let me chuckle.” She added that some of her critics are consumed by envy, saying, “I was taught that the jealousy of writers increases wisdom. Some people, to put it mildly, have their minds overtaken by jealousy.”

Trying to counter claims that she drives voters away, Gotliv said, “I am a strong electoral force in Likud, thank God, and thousands of messages from right-wingers returning to Likud because of me speak for themselves.” She also said that the opposition should learn from the Left in how it backs its own members.

She closed by telling her critics in Likud to find “more serious missions” and insisted that the party’s voters will decide her fate. “The voters will decide, only the voters,” she wrote. “Likud voters are very smart and wise. They and only they will choose who will be Knesset members on their behalf.” Her remarks followed public criticism from Likud MK Eliyahu Revivo, who called her “a proxy of the Left,” amid party accusations that the high-profile clashes surrounding her immunity case are causing political damage to the national camp.