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Netanyahu shapes next Likud Knesset list to his liking

Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu uses all sorts of means to control the composition of the next Likud Knesset list, so that it does not reflect bad on him and that it does not promote his rivals.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a protest against the Israeli government, Jerusalem, April 6, 2022.

The greatest concern currently facing former Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu is which names will appear on his party’s Knesset list in the Nov. 1 election. The list will be determined in primaries scheduled for Aug. 10. Some 140 candidates will be competing for a place high on the list.

Netanyahu wants the list to be “clean” and “official,” so that it appeals to a wide range of voters. This is especially important to him now, with criminal charges hanging over him.

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