Middle Israel: How Likud’s primaries poisoned Israeli politics – opinion

May 15, 2026 11:38 am | Jpost

A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
The 18-year fencing match between Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin came to a sudden end, thanks to an invention Israel had never seen: primary elections.
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