Netanyahu and Smotrich Host Right-Wing Summit, Excluding Ben-Gvir
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are holding an election preparation summit in Jerusalem on Thursday. The event, titled "Saving the Right," excludes National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, signaling strained relations between him and Netanyahu. The summit will focus on increasing voter turnout and coordinating election day efforts. Otzma Yehudit views Ben-Gvir's exclusion as a move to sideline the party from a future coalition, especially after the Likud signed a surplus agreement with Religious Zionism but not Otzma Yehudit.
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich are holding an election summit excluding National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- The summit, titled "Saving the Right," is set for Thursday in Jerusalem and aims to boost election turnout.
- Relations between Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir are reportedly strained, with their communication significantly reduced.
- Otzma Yehudit sees Ben-Gvir's exclusion as an attempt to sideline the party from a future coalition.
- The Likud signed a surplus agreement with Religious Zionism but has not yet done so with Otzma Yehudit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are preparing for upcoming elections with a summit titled "Saving the Right," scheduled for Thursday at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem. The event aims to bolster turnout and coordinate ground operations between the Likud and the Religious Zionism party. Dozens of prominent rabbis from the Religious Zionist community and heads of Torah institutions have been invited, with the invitation emphasizing the importance of their participation for the "success of the entire camp."
Notably absent from the event is National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the Otzma Yehudit party. According to reports, Ben-Gvir was not invited and was unaware of the summit's proceedings. This exclusion comes amid a period of particularly strained relations between Ben-Gvir and Netanyahu, with their communication reportedly having significantly diminished in recent weeks.
Otzma Yehudit views Ben-Gvir's exclusion as further evidence of a trend to sideline the party from a future coalition. This follows the Likud's recent signing of a surplus agreement with the Religious Zionism-Identity party, while Otzma Yehudit has yet to secure a similar deal.
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