Their familiarity with Israel's language and politics pales compared to local strategists, but American consultants still hot commodity given experience one can only rack up in US

Aaron Klein confirmed as head of Likud bid for March election; ruling party says US-born adviser 'one of the most talented strategists we ever worked with'

Appointment raises eyebrows, as far-right author and radio talk show host has a history of attacking Democratic US presidents and presidential hopefuls