Zehut

Zehut Party Leader Moshe Feiglin Seeks Defense Minister Role, Criticizes IDF

Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, announced his ambition to become Israel's next defense minister. He criticized the IDF's performance on October 7th and blamed former IDF…

Smotrich Slams Media for 'Inflating' Rival, Defends Government's Economic Record

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized rival Ofer Winter, accusing the media of inflating his electoral chances and potentially harming the right-wing bloc. Smotrich also de…

Pollster: Netanyahu's Likud Faces Uncertainty Amidst Shifting Right-Wing Support

Pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar reports that the Likud party's recent efforts have not significantly changed seat projections, with considerable uncertainty remaining in the right-win…

Polls Show Right-Wing Bloc Leading, Winter's Party Fails to Cross Threshold

Multiple Israeli polls released this week show the right-wing bloc leading in hypothetical elections, with some surveys indicating they would secure a majority of 64 seats. Howeve…

New Poll Shows Netanyahu Bloc Gaining, Opposition Weakening

A new poll by Channel 14 shows Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc gaining strength and projected to win 64 seats in the upcoming Knesset elections. The opposition appears to be weakening…

Religious Zionism Party Submits Knesset Candidate List

The Religious Zionism party has submitted its candidate list for the upcoming Knesset elections, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the top. The list includes several promi…

Zehut Chairman Confident Alliance Will Reach Double Digits

Zehut Party chairman Moshe Feiglin is confident that his party's technical alliance with the Religious Zionist Party will achieve significant electoral success, predicting "double…

Israel's Election Landscape Set with 38 Parties, Netanyahu Bloc Dominates

Israel's upcoming election features 38 parties submitting candidate slates, highlighting a division between pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs. Key parties revealed their lists, with n…

Smotrich Finalizes United List with Feiglin's Zehut Party for 2026 Elections

Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionism party and Israel's Finance Minister, has finalized a joint electoral list with Moshe Feiglin's Zehut party for the 2026 Knesset e…

Likud and Religious Zionism Sign Surplus Vote Agreement Ahead of Election

The Likud and Religious Zionism parties have signed a surplus vote agreement for the upcoming 26th Knesset elections. The deal aims to prevent vote wastage and potentially secure…

Israeli Parties Finalize Knesset Lists Ahead of Deadline

Israeli political parties, including Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Blue and White, submitted their final Knesset lists on September 8, the deadline day. The submissions f…

Wreath Left at Ofer Vinter's Home Amid Right-Wing Unity Disputes

A sarcastic wreath was left at the home of Ofer Vinter, leader of the 'Am Israel' party, amid controversy over his decision to run independently in the upcoming elections. Critics…

Israeli Poll Reveals Voter Indecision and Coalition Challenges

A new poll for Israel's Channel 12 shows 11.5% of voters are undecided, highlighting potential coalition challenges. Voter turnout intentions vary significantly across political g…

Netanyahu's Circle Pushes for Union of Far-Right Factions

Associates of Prime Minister Netanyahu are attempting to merge Avi Maoz's Noam party with Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party. The effort aims to consolidate the far-right…

New Poll Shows Israeli Political Stalemate Possible Post-Election

A Channel 12 poll suggests a potential political stalemate after the next Israeli Knesset elections, with a significant portion of voters still undecided. The poll also projects s…

Smotrich to Lead Religious Zionism Party List for Knesset Elections

The Religious Zionism party has announced its candidate list for the Knesset elections, with party leader Bezalel Smotrich at the top. The list includes other key figures, though…

MK Rotman Urges Right-Wing Parties to Unite Ahead of Elections

MK Simcha Rotman is urging right-wing parties to unite before the election deadline, warning that vote splitting could lead to a loss. He criticized Naftali Bennett's new list as…

Netanyahu Offers Knesset Seat to Pro-Reform Activist

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered a reserved Knesset seat to Lisca Bina, head of the Movement for Governability and Democracy, as part of efforts to strengthen the Lik…

Election Committee Bans Party from Using State Emblem in Campaign Ads

Israel's Central Elections Committee chairman, Justice Noam Sohlberg, ordered Moshe Feiglin's Zehut party to remove campaign ads using the state emblem and pay a fine. The committ…

Feiglin Seeks Bride for Son, Asks Public for Help

Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin has used his Facebook page to ask the public for help in finding a wife for his son, Yishai, seeking a religious Jewish woman who shares their val…

Israeli Parties Finalize Knesset Lists Ahead of Crucial Deadline

Israeli political parties are in a final scramble to submit their candidate lists for the upcoming Knesset elections by a crucial deadline. Major alliances have been formed, inclu…

Religious Zionists OK Bloc Deal, Seek Broader Alliances

Israel's Religious Zionist Party approved a technical alliance with the Zehut party and empowered its leader, Bezalel Smotrich, to seek further partnerships. Smotrich urged anothe…

News Channel 13 Under Fire for Interview with Moshe Feiglin

Channel 13 and its owner Assaf Rappaport are facing backlash after anchor Shai Golden interviewed Moshe Feiglin, a far-right politician. Critics, including a new channel owner, ac…

Israel Cuts Fuel Tax, Slashing Pump Prices by Half a Shekel

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed an order reducing the fuel excise tax, lowering gasoline prices by approximately half a shekel to NIS 7.75 per liter starting Mond…

Feiglin Backs Netanyahu to Prevent Left-Wing Government

Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, will recommend a right-wing government, supporting Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent a left-wing coalition. This decision follows Zehut's ele…

Israel Parties Race to Merge or Fold Ahead of Election Deadline

Israeli political parties are in a critical final push to merge or withdraw before the October 27 election candidate list deadline. Pressure is mounting on parties polling below t…

Poll Shows IDF Draft of Haredim Not Top Priority for Religious Zionist Voters

A new poll among religious Zionist Israelis shows that the IDF draft of Haredi men is a low priority for voters, with security and Jewish identity being more significant. The find…

Moshe Feiglin's Political Comeback Secured Through Smotrich Alliance

Far-right politician Moshe Feiglin has resurrected his political career through an alliance with Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party, potentially securing a cabinet positio…

Israel's Election Deadline Sparks Frenzied Political Maneuvering Over Threshold Fear

As Israel's election list deadline approaches, parties are engaged in a frantic scramble to form alliances, driven by the existential threat of the 3.25% electoral threshold. This…

Israel's Knesset Election Map Takes Shape as Candidate Lists Due

New Poll Shows Netanyahu Coalition Strengthening After Right-Wing Merger

A new Israeli poll shows Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition strengthening to 51 seats following the merger of two right-wing parties, Religious Zionism and Zehut, which are proj…

Likud Firebrand Tally Gotliv Joins Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit Party

Firebrand Likud MK Tally Gotliv will run with Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party in the upcoming election after a disappointing primary result. The move comes amid shifting pol…

Smotrich and Feiglin Parties Unite, Surpass Knesset Threshold

A new political union of Bezalel Smotrich's and Moshe Feiglin's parties is projected to win 5 Knesset seats, strengthening Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition. The opposition blo…

New Poll Shows Religious Zionism Party Growing After Merger

A new poll shows the Religious Zionism party gaining seats after merging with Zehut. The survey projects Likud as the largest party, with a right-wing bloc large enough to form a…

Smotrich Poll Shows Broad Support for Right-Wing Unity, Invites Ofer Winter to Meet

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich released a poll showing strong right-wing support for party consolidation. He invited Ofer Winter to meet, urging unity ahead of elections.

Poll Shows Right-Wing Bloc Leading, Netanyahu Tops PM Preference

A Channel 14 poll shows the right-wing bloc leading with 63 seats, Likud at 31, and Prime Minister Netanyahu ahead in leadership preference. Ofer Winter's party fell below the ele…

Religious Zionist MK Simcha Rothman Sees 30-Day Reserve Duty Goal as Realistic

Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman believes reducing reserve duty to 30 days by 2027 is realistic and discussed potential party mergers. He defended his party's campaign ta…

Smotrich Eyes Sderot Mayor Alon Davidai for Religious Zionism Party

Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich is reportedly in talks to recruit Sderot Mayor Alon Davidai for his Knesset list. Davidai's potential addition aims to broaden the…

Moshe Feiglin Defends Remarks on LGBTQ+ Rights with Temple Analogy

Zehut party chairman Moshe Feiglin responded to criticism over his remarks on LGBTQ+ rights by comparing it to hypothetical state funding for Temple Mount flags, questioning perce…

Pollster: Ofer Winter's Party Could Sway Election Outcome

Pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar stated that Ofer Winter's new party, Am Israel Chai, is currently shaky and could determine the election outcome depending on whether it crosses the el…

Feiglin Slams Winter's 'Leftist' Tactics on Haredi Draft Law

Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin criticized retired Brigadier General Ofer Winter's demand for advancing a Haredi draft law as a condition for coalition entry, calling it "leftist…

Feiglin Predicts 5 Knesset Seats for United Religious Zionist List

Zehut party chairman Moshe Feiglin announced a tactical electoral alliance with Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party, predicting the joint list will win at least 5 Knesset s…

Israeli Politics in Turmoil as Party Lists Close

Israeli political parties are in a race against time to finalize their candidate lists before a looming deadline. Key negotiations involve potential mergers, the defection of MK T…

Ex-IDF General Ultimatum to Netanyahu on Haredi Draft

Reserve Brigadier General Ofer Winter, leading the Amcha Israel party, has demanded that a law mandating universal military service be passed before joining any future government…

Rabbi Yitzchak Zagah Advocates Radical Solutions for Arab Uprising and Security

Rabbi Yitzchak Zagah, a candidate for the joint Religious Zionism-Zehut list, proposed "voluntary emigration" for Arabs he deems rebellious and called for stricter security vettin…

Michael Ben-Ari Quits "Zehut" Party List Over Dispute

Michael Ben-Ari has left the "Zehut" party list following a dispute over including Baruch Marzel in coalition talks. Ben-Ari denied claims that party leader Moshe Feiglin feared M…

Right-Wing Voters Demand Bloc Loyalty, Punishing Solo Acts

Ofer Winter's new party collapsed after voters demanded loyalty to the right-wing bloc, while Moshe Feiglin's 'Zehut' party surged in polls. MK Tally Gotlieb also faced criticism…

Netanyahu Praises Religious Zionism and Zehut Merger Ahead of Elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the merger of the Religious Zionism and Zehut parties for the upcoming elections, aiming to consolidate right-wing votes. However, other…