Amcha Israel Faces Crisis as Davidi Ben Zion Quits Party List
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Davidi Ben Zion, eighth on the Amcha Israel list, announced his departure from the party on October 13, citing responsibility for the right-wing camp. His decision followed a poll showing the party failing to pass the electoral threshold. Ben Zion reportedly faced pressure from associates of Bezalel Smotrich and Rabbi Eliakim Levanon. The Otzma Yehudit party had previously refused a residual votes agreement with Amcha Israel.
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- Davidi Ben Zion quit the Amcha Israel party list on October 13, citing responsibility for the right-wing camp.
- A recent poll showed Amcha Israel failing to pass the electoral threshold for the Knesset.
- Ben Zion faced pressure from associates of Bezalel Smotrich and Rabbi Eliakim Levanon.
- The Otzma Yehudit party refused a residual votes agreement with Amcha Israel.
- Ben Zion was eighth on the Amcha Israel electoral list and deputy head of the Samaria Regional Council.
Davidi Ben Zion, who was eighth on the Amcha Israel electoral list, announced on the evening of October 13 that he is leaving the party and will not run for the Knesset. Ben Zion, who also serves as deputy head of the Samaria Regional Council, made his decision after the publication of a Midgam poll results aired by Keshet television. He cited "responsibility for the future of the right-wing camp and unwillingness to 'burn' voter ballots" as his reasons for departing. Reports indicate that Ben Zion faced pressure from associates of Tzomet Datit party head Bezalel Smotrich, as well as from prominent Rabbi Eliakim Levanon, who holds influence over him. Recent polls show Amcha Israel failing to pass the electoral threshold. Earlier, the Otzma Yehudit party declined to form a residual votes agreement with Amcha Israel.
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