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Former Shomron Regional Council Deputy Head Rejoins Yisrael Beiteinu from Religious Zionism
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First reported by Now 14 · 1 day ago
What happened
Reuven Gur-Arieh, former deputy head of the Shomron Regional Council, left Religious Zionism and joined Yisrael Beiteinu, endorsing Avigdor Lieberman as the leader who can restore security in Israel.
- 01Reuven Gur-Arieh left the Religious Zionism party to join Yisrael Beiteinu.
- 02He is the former deputy head of the Shomron Regional Council.
- 03Yisrael Beiteinu officially announced Gur-Arieh's party switch.
- 04Gur-Arieh cited a long political and ideological awakening as his reason.
- 05He praised Avigdor Lieberman as the leader who can restore security to Israelis.
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