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Alon Sameriz's Brother Declines Knesset Run
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By Lihia Gordon
First reported by Ynet · 8 hours ago
What happened
Yonatan Sameriz, whose brother Alon was killed by Israeli forces after being taken hostage on October 7, has decided not to run for the Knesset. He cited timing and a lack of political identification as reasons for his withdrawal from potential candidacies.
- 01Yonatan Sameriz will not run for Knesset in upcoming elections.
- 02His brother Alon was mistakenly killed by IDF forces on Oct 7.
- 03Yonatan heads the 'Komu' movement for Oct 7 families.
- 04He felt the time was not right to enter politics.
- 05Sameriz did not identify with offered political platforms.
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