Itamar Ben-Gvir, Chairman of the far-right Otzma Jewish Party, and Daniel Smotrich, Leader of Religious Zionism, Binyamin, the main opposition leader NetanyahuUpon the initiative of , it decided to enter the election with a joint list.
Ben-Gvir and Smotrich met today at the home of Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu.
After the meeting, in a joint written statement made by the two parties, it was announced that the decision to enter the elections for the 25th Israeli Assembly from the joint list was made.
“THE ‘VICTORY’ OF THE RIGHT AND RELIGIOUS BLOCK”
It was reported that the merger of the two parties will contribute to the “victory” of the right and religious bloc led by Netanyahu at the end of the elections.
The two parties had entered the elections together in the previous elections, but it was recently announced that they decided to enter the election race separately due to the equal sharing debate between Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.
Benjamin Netanyahu called on the two leaders to join ranks on the right and “not take risks”.
In particular, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich are frequently criticized for their polarizing far-right views, as well as their discriminatory rhetoric towards Palestinians within Israel.
Israel will go to the polls on November 1 for the fifth general election in four years.
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