We had all better hope so.
Of the two heads of the Israeli far-right, Ben-Gvir is far more likely to ever be PM than Smotrich. Smotrich's appeal is inherently narrowed by his religiosity. Ben-Gvir, while religious, is far more appealing to more secular nationalists. Smotrich is very much concerned with moral crusades like being anti-gay, anti-Reform Judaism, and being pro-Halakha. These issues, centrally the last one, are totally unpalatable to most Israelis, and many right-wingers as well. Ben-Gvir is more focused on on ethnic nationalism which appeals to the Chardal as well as less religious and irreligious nationalists. Think of this way, for many Likud voters (most of whom are not terribly religious), Smotrich is much too religious, but Ben-Gvir is perfectly acceptable.
