Netanyahu Appoints Ze'ev Elkin to Lead Likud's Immigrant Campaign Efforts

The Likud party announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Minister Ze'ev Elkin as head of the party's immigrant affairs bureau ahead of the upcoming elections. In this new role, Elkin will oversee all party activities directed at the immigrant sector and will also join the team managing the overall Likud campaign. The party clarified that Elkin's responsibilities will span the entire election period, focusing on engagement with immigrant communities. While details about the bureau's composition and specific initiatives were not disclosed, Likud emphasized Elkin's central role in coordinating outreach to immigrants until the elections. Elkin previously secured nearly 23,000 votes in the recent Likud primaries but ranked 32nd on the party list, a position considered unlikely to secure a Knesset seat. This appointment grants Elkin dual roles in the party's election preparations: managing immigrant outreach and contributing to the general campaign management team.