Right-Wing Election Headquarters Expands with Key Appointments

The V26 election headquarters, established approximately six weeks ago by Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, along with Yaakov Weinberg and Yoni Israeli, leaders of the "My Likud" settlement group within the Likud party, has announced significant new leadership.

Beraleh Krumby, chairman of Tkuma, Elhanan Galat, CEO of the Center for Yeshivas and Ulpanot Bnei Akiva, and Yanki Friedman, CEO of the Noam-Tzvia educational network, have joined the V26 leadership. The V26 headquarters is a successor to the V22 headquarters, also founded by Dagan for the 2022 elections, with its name referencing the "V15" initiative by left-wing activists in 2015. In previous elections, the V22 headquarters mobilized thousands of volunteers nationwide to encourage right-wing voters to reach the polls.

The current expansion aims to build a larger, more organized system in coordination with other right-wing organizations to achieve a majority of 61 Knesset seats. Krumby emphasized the critical nature of the upcoming elections, warning that a left-wing victory could lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state and hinder settlement expansion. He also cited the potential for an adversarial US administration and the need for a strong national leadership to protect settlements.

Galat expressed his honor in joining Dagan again, highlighting their previous collaboration in mobilizing volunteers for the right-wing bloc. Friedman stated his commitment to strengthening the "right-wing pillar" and the "faith-based power" ahead of the elections. Dagan stressed that the election outcome hinges on voter turnout, recalling how low turnout in right-wing strongholds nearly cost them the last election despite a national average of 70.6%.

Dagan further argued that while the majority of Israelis are nationalistic and support settlements, many fail to vote, thus not seeing their views represented. He pointed to the high turnout in the Samaria region as an example of what can be achieved and urged all right-wing voters to participate, stating that "five minutes of effort can save the country from a left-wing government." He concluded that mobilizing voters is key to victory, aiming for a "full right-wing government" that will strengthen Judea and Samaria, the Negev, and Israel's Jewish character, potentially leading to sovereignty and the regularization of young settlements.