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Outsiders target Israeli Likud Party’s agenda

The organizers of the "New Likud" estimate that some 12,000 people have joined the Likud Party because of them, with the goal of creating a bloc powerful enough to influence the party's direction from the inside.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the Likud party meeting in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, in this March 28, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Files - RTX29L3P
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A young couple in their 30s joined the Likud Party three months ago; they are part of a group that calls itself the "New Likud." Both voted for the Zionist Camp in the last election, and neither intends to vote Likud in the next election.

Talking to Al-Monitor, the husband said that most of his close friends, who all live in Tel Aviv, have joined the Likud Party in the last few months. "We all identify with the center-left. I am actually thinking of voting for Meretz in the next election. We just reached the conclusion that the Likud will remain in power in the years to come, so we want to influence it from the inside. We want to choose who will be on its Knesset list and promote our own interests," he said.

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