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Shaked and Edelstein Explore Joint Party as Right-Wing Political Realignment Emerges
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First reported by N12 · 2 hours ago
What happened
Ayelet Shaked and Yuli Edelstein are negotiating to form a new right-wing party focused on equal burden-sharing and excluding Arab and ultra-Orthodox alliances, with Gilad Erdan also pursuing a similar path. These moves could reshape Israel's right-wing political landscape and influence coalition dynamics in upcoming elections.
- 01Ayelet Shaked and Yuli Edelstein are negotiating a joint new political party.
- 02The party aims to address equal burden-sharing and avoid alliances with Arab or ultra-Orthodox parties.
- 03Religious Zionist rabbis are backing the formation of this new political group.
- 04Gilad Erdan is independently working to create a similar party focused on the same issues.
- 05Key challenges include leadership roles, seat distribution, and bloc alignment decisions.
- 06These parties could become pivotal in future coalition formations amid a politically divided landscape.
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