Netanyahu's Circle Plans to Purge Non-Supportive Ultra-Orthodox Members from Likud After Primaries
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
After the Likud primaries, Netanyahu's circle plans to purge ultra-Orthodox members who do not support the party, aiming to strengthen genuine loyalty. This follows cooperation between ultra-Orthodox leaders and party officials during the primaries and involves disqualifying members backing other parties. Key ministers received notable ultra-Orthodox support, highlighting internal party dynamics.
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- Netanyahu's team plans to remove ultra-Orthodox Likud members not supporting the party after primaries.
- The move follows cooperation between ultra-Orthodox faction leaders and MK David Bitan during the primaries.
- Groups supporting other parties may be identified or disqualified as non-genuine Likud voters.
- Ultra-Orthodox members influence voting and operate transportation to polling stations.
- Ministers Eli Cohen, Hanoch Milwiczky, and Yariv Levin received significant ultra-Orthodox backing.
- Netanyahu aims to avoid a party dominated by loyalists, seeking to regain lost mandates.
Following the recent Likud primaries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's associates intend to remove ultra-Orthodox members who do not genuinely support the party. This move, reported on Monday by Kan News, echoes previous campaigns targeting "new Likudniks" during past primaries. The decision came after cooperation between the ultra-Orthodox faction leader within Likud and Knesset member David Bitan during the primaries, despite Netanyahu's prior silent allowance of these actions.
The plan involves identifying groups of party members who have shown support for other political parties or disqualifying entire factions on the grounds that they are not true Likud voters. Several candidates backed by these ultra-Orthodox members, as well as certain ministers and Knesset members, have raised concerns among contenders and voters. Key ultra-Orthodox members influence many party voters and operate extensive transportation networks to polling stations, contributing significantly to election day turnout.
Notably, Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen was listed by the Gur Hasidic group due to his support for facilitating pilgrimages to Uman during Rosh Hashanah. Finance Committee Chair Hanoch Milwiczky appeared on several ultra-Orthodox lists because of his committee role and public backing of the community. Justice Minister Yariv Levin was also noted for receiving ultra-Orthodox support linked to the judicial reform and criticism of the judiciary. The primaries reveal Netanyahu's reluctance to have a party dominated by staunch loyalists, as he battles to regain lost mandates.
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