Benjamin Netanyahu's attempt to change the Likud primary election process

Close associates of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have asked some Likud Party lawmakers to make changes to the party’s primary election process in exchange for guarantees of places on the party’s electoral list. The request comes amid growing divisions within the Likud Party.

• Israeli media have reported these accounts.
• The request from Netanyahu’s associates to Likud Party lawmakers was made in exchange for guarantees of a place on the party’s electoral list.
• The aim of the request is to alter the Likud Party’s primary election process.
• These developments have taken place as divisions within the Likud Party have intensified.. Coverage difference: Both “Khabar Online” and “IRNA” published exactly the same headline and summary, and no difference in emphasis, highlighting, or omitted information is observed between them. Both focus on Netanyahu’s associates’ effort to change the Likud primary process and its link to internal party divisions.