Likud chairman and Knesset Member Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu has been meeting with party leaders in an attempt to place high-profile newcomers on the list of Knesset candidates, which might stunt the strength of Jewish Leadership faction leader Moshe Feiglin. Among those who may win places that would virtually guarantee them seats in the Knesset are former police chief Zev Hefetz, former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon and Uzi Dayan, who was a deputy Chief of Staff.
Feiglin has charged that the Likud's newcomers are mostly "left-wingers [who] won't help the Likud." MK Reuven Rivlin also criticized the idea of parachuting people into preferred places on the election list. "Every member of Knesset must be chosen by the people and should not be appointed," he said.