In Likud primaries current Israeli prime minister won by a huge margin:
"With 85 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu was leading with 75 percent of votes. Rival Moshe Feiglin took 24%."
1. This is a clear triumph for the secular Israeli right. Combined with the recent Labor primary and the Labor's rise in popularity, we may expect a serious debate during the next election election, rather than a competition between the ideological left and the religious right.
2. Note that Netanyahu has clearly moved towards the center, which accords with the pattern demonstrated by the previous right-wing prime ministers (notably Begin and Sharon):
"A boycott of the vote called by Likud activists in Judea and Samaria to protest Netanyahu’s settlement policies appeared to have succeeded, as polling stations there had an exceptionally low turnout. The organizers of the boycott expressed outrage when people loyal to Feiglin sent text messages saying that the boycott had been canceled."
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