Meaning of Likudnik | Babel Free

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A supporter of the Israeli political party Likud.

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“The elections did show the expected quite sharp drop in support for the Likud. But Labour’s campaign to attract former Likud supporters failed. Disillusioned Likudniki seem to have either stayed away or voted for one of the religious parties.”

“He [Jon Haber] brings to the Net de-mentality of Baruch Goldstein, honored today in Israel by the Likudniki, and of Yigal Amir.”

“Many of us looked forward to the elections for some hopeful signs, and I suppose that about half of our population were at least partially satisfied with the outcome. Nevertheless, even dyed in the wool Likudnikim may be disturbed by some of the results—the rise of Jewish fundamentalism or the tremendous drop in the representation of women.”

“All Americans, be they old-line conservatives who hate seeing their country hopelessly embroiled in the Old World’s perpetual quarrels, or liberals in the honorable anti-imperialist and anti-militarist tradition of William Jennings Bryan, or the apolitical who resent the prospect of becoming an irradiated corpse, must put aside their differences and start loudly and persistently identifying these Congressional Likudniki for what they are: quislings.”

“I’m marching on Jerusalem for tens of thousands of Israeli single moms. Enough’s enough. Up to 29 June, we were big-time Likudnikim [“Likud party supporters,” Hebrew] and voted for Bibi [Benjamin Netanyahu]. He gonna hear from me no more!”

“We stayed up nights, we went door to door, we spoke to the Likudnikim, we even convinced many of them to change their votes, but none of that helped in the end.”

“It can safely be assumed the reason the Likudnikim at the head of the list were not swayed is that they had far more to gain by staying in the Likud than leaving it.”

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