Feiglin left out
Photo: Zeliger-Shomron
Likud
Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu
is still under great pressure following hardliner Moshe Feiglin's election to fill the 20th slot on the party's new Knesset roster.
In the event, the movement's campaign managers are set to present the new candidates with the party's media strategy in the coming months, and to brief them on how to interact with the media.
A special meeting is expected to take place Thursday afternoon at the party's Tel Aviv offices in order to brief the first 40 candidates on the Likud's Knesset list. The current Knesset members and Netanyahu himself are not expected to participate in the event, but there is one new candidate who was not even invited – you guessed it, Feiglin.
Interview
Moshe Feiglin grants Ynet an exclusive interview following victory in Likud primaries, in which he secured 20th slot on roster, and says there is room to consider withdrawal from UN, as well as eradication of Waqf from Temple Mount
"I did not receive any invitation to such an event, but I'm already used to their tricks," the excluded candidate told Ynet in response after being informed about the meeting.
Referring to the interview he gave Ynet on Wednesday, he said, "It got some 740 talkbacks (on the Hebrew version of the site), most of them supported my views, so perhaps Likud should let me take care of its PR campaign. I'm convinced it will bring us many more Knesset seats."
Likud's Election Committee on Thursday discussed a petition against Feiglin's spot in the 20th place, demanding that he be pushed to the bottom of the Knesset list, after the secured places for district candidates.
The party said in response that Feiglin was not invited to the event because of the petition. However, even if he is pushed to the bottom of the list, Feiglin will still be among the first 40 candidates on the roster.
Eventually, about two hours before the event – and following the Ynet report – Feiglin received the invitation.