First Publication: Netanyahu offered former Mossad senior official Shagiv Asulin a safe seat on the Likud list
Netanyahu offered former Mossad senior official Shagiv Asulin a safe seat on the Likud list. Upon his release, he founded "The Eighth Front," intended to confront the threat of negative consciousness and global influence against…
Assessment
Netanyahu is moving to bring a former Mossad official with a specific ideological profile directly into the Likud slate. Shagiv Asulin, who founded an organization focused on countering negative global perception of Israel, represents a security-minded, narrative-driven wing. The offer signals Netanyahu is prioritizing candidates with operational intelligence backgrounds and a mandate to fight international delegitimization, not just traditional political experience. Watch whether this reshuffles Likud's internal factional balance ahead of primaries.