Likud’s primary—roughly half an election, thanks to the reserved slots—is nonetheless the real thing: it will most likely set in motion the Likud succession battle for Netanyahu’s seat, a battle that has been waiting patiently since the 1990s and was never once turned over.

Also, the problem in the opposition.

All in today's edition of It's Noon in Israel.

[https://open.substack.com/pub/amitsegal/p/its-noon-in-israel-the-fight-to-succeed?r=1gxt62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true](https://open.substack.com/pub/amitsegal/p/its-noon-in-israel-the-fight-to-succeed?r=1gxt62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true)