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Omer Rahamim, Close to Smotrich, Prepares to Run in Religious Zionism Party Primaries
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First reported by Srugim · 12 hours ago
What happened
Omer Rahamim, CEO of the Yesha Council and close associate of Bezalel Smotrich, is preparing to run in the Religious Zionism party's internal elections amid recent departures and a polling upswing.
- 01Omer Rahamim plans to run in Religious Zionism party primaries.
- 02Rahamim is a close associate and former advisor to Bezalel Smotrich.
- 03Supporters are gathering official candidacy forms to secure Rahamim's nomination.
- 04Departures of Ofir Sofer and Moshe Solomon followed disagreements with Smotrich.
- 05Religious Zionism party polls have recently improved to 5-6 Knesset seats.
- 06No official comment has been given yet by Rahamim's team.
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