New Faces Join Knesset as Right-Wing Bloc Gains Strength
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The right-wing and ultra-Orthodox bloc secured 53 mandates in the 26th Knesset elections, bringing 12 new members into parliament. Several new lawmakers, including Talik Guili, mother of a fallen soldier, and Hanamel Dorfman, former aide to Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, gained prominence due to recent events. Other new entrants include political commentator Yaakov Bardugo, injured reservist Elisha Medan, and Tzivika Mor, father of a captive.
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- The right-wing and ultra-Orthodox bloc secured 53 mandates in the 26th Knesset elections.
- Twelve new figures are joining the Knesset alongside veteran lawmakers.
- Talik Guili, mother of a fallen soldier, was elected to the Likud party.
- Hanamel Dorfman, former aide to Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, joins Otzma Yehudit.
- Tzivika Mor, father of a captive, and Itamar Eitam, a wounded reservist, join Religious Zionism.
- New members from United Torah Judaism and Shas also entered the Knesset.
Following the completion of vote counting for the 26th Knesset elections, the right-wing and ultra-Orthodox bloc has secured 53 mandates. Alongside veteran lawmakers, 12 new figures are entering the Knesset. Some of these newcomers have gained public recognition due to the events of October 7th and the ongoing war.
In the Likud party, Talik Guili, mother of fallen Yesam fighter Ran Guili, has been elected. She became a public figure through her campaign to secure the release of her son from Gaza. Also joining Likud are Yaakov Bardugo, a political commentator aligned with Prime Minister Netanyahu, reservist soldier Elisha Medan who lost both legs in Gaza combat, and David Peter, a conservative lawyer and former researcher at the Kohelet Forum who represented the government in legal proceedings.
Otzma Yehudit welcomes Hanamel Dorfman, 31, former chief of staff to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. A lawyer by profession, Dorfman previously served as the party's legal advisor and was involved in the minister's policy initiatives. He is now transitioning from behind-the-scenes work to a parliamentary role.
The Religious Zionist and Identity lists include Tzivika Mor, father of captive Eitan Mor and chairman of the Hope Forum, and Itamar Eitam, a retired lieutenant colonel and educator who was severely wounded in Gaza fighting. Eitam is also the son of former minister Efi Eitam.
United Torah Judaism welcomes Moshe Rosenthal, former head of the Bnei Brak education administration, Elikim Stark, a representative of the Belz Hasidic dynasty, and Yehuda Leib Weissfish, chairman of the Union of Yeshiva Students and a confidant of Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch.
Shas adds Dror Amos, chairman of the Religious Council in Haifa, who served for years in command and management roles in the IDF and was active in charitable work for bereaved families.
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