Netanyahu Battles to Regain Lost Seats in Likud Primary List Selection

The Likud party is holding its primary elections today to select its candidate list for the upcoming Knesset elections. Behind the scenes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been engaged in a complex and quiet struggle over recent months to reshape the list in an effort to recover the seats the party lost previously. This process has involved intense pressures, legal debates, petitions and counter-petitions, reserved spots, and political deals.

Currently, 140,000 registered Likud members hold the power to choose the party’s representatives for the next Knesset. Political correspondent Shahar Glick reports on the views of these members, analyzes the political deals and reserved slots, and explores whether Netanyahu will succeed in engineering a list that suits his strategic needs or if grassroots members will ultimately determine the outcome.

The coverage also touches on related topics such as what motivates a 17-year-old high school student to investigate the emotion of revenge, and why Beit Shean, a city considered a Likud symbol, has been left behind politically.