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Netanyahu and Smotrich Launch Joint Plan to Boost Right-Wing Vote
The Likud and Religious Zionism parties are launching a joint voter mobilization initiative on Thursday to increase right-wing turnout for the upcoming elections. Led by Yisrael Gantz, the head of the Benjamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council, the program aims to bring approximately 200,000 potential voters to the polls, which organizers estimate could secure about five Knesset seats.
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- 01The Likud and Religious Zionism parties are launching a joint voter mobilization initiative on Thursday to boost right-wing turnout.
- 02The program aims to mobilize approximately 200,000 potential voters, which organizers estimate could secure five Knesset seats.
- 03Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will officially launch the plan at an event in Jerusalem.
- 04Yisrael Gantz, the head of the Benjamin Regional Council, is leading the initiative, which involves door-to-door canvassing and voter assistance.
- 05National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party are not participating in the joint voter mobilization effort.
- 06According to Kan News, Otzma Yehudit views its exclusion from the joint plan as an attempt to sideline the party.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will officially launch the initiative at a "Saving the Right" event in Jerusalem, which will also be attended by prominent rabbis and heads of institutions from the Religious Zionist community, including Eliakim Levanon. The program, referred to as the "Doubling Plan" or the Likud's "Golden Clusters" plan, focuses on four main strategies: door-to-door canvassing in strategic locations, providing assistance to voters facing difficulties reaching polling stations, mobilizing community leaders, and conducting telephone campaigns.
The initiative will target areas with historically low voter turnout, particularly focusing on neighborhoods categorized as Likud strongholds that showed high support but low overall turnout in past elections. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party are not participating in the joint effort. According to Kan News, Otzma Yehudit views its exclusion from the plan as an attempt to sideline the party.
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