Feiglin Claims Credit for Religious Zionism's Knesset Seats
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party, claimed he was instrumental in the Religious Zionism party winning six Knesset seats, suggesting Bezalel Smotrich would not have entered the Knesset without him. The parties have now formally separated after running as a technical bloc. Polls prior to their union showed Zehut below the electoral threshold. Feiglin will represent Zehut alone, while Smotrich's faction will have five members.
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- Moshe Feiglin claimed he was key to Religious Zionism winning six Knesset seats.
- Feiglin stated Bezalel Smotrich would not have entered Knesset without his alliance.
- The Zehut and Religious Zionism parties have formally separated after running as a technical bloc.
- Polls before the union showed Zehut below the electoral threshold.
- Feiglin will serve as the sole Zehut representative in the Knesset.
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party, asserted that his contribution was central to the Religious Zionism party's achievement of six Knesset seats in the recent elections. He stated that without his alliance, Bezalel Smotrich would not have entered the Knesset. Feiglin initially claimed that most of the mandates belonged to Zehut due to significant public support, but later qualified his statement, describing the contribution from both sides as equal.
These remarks come amid the formal separation of the Zehut and Religious Zionism parties, which had run as a technical bloc. Polls prior to their union, including one by Channel 14, showed Zehut polling only 2.3% of the vote, below the electoral threshold.
The split follows an earlier agreement that their joint run would be a technical bloc, not a full merger. Following the separation, the Religious Zionism faction will consist of five Knesset members: Bezalel Smotrich, Orit Strock, Simcha Rothman, Zviacc Mor, and Itamar Eitam. Moshe Feiglin will serve as the sole representative for the Zehut party in the Knesset.
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