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Omer Rahamim, Close to Smotrich, Prepares to Run in Religious Zionism Party Primaries

How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

Omer Rahamim, Close to Smotrich, Prepares to Run in Religious Zionism Party Primaries
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By מאיר שלם

First reported by Srugim · Jul 20, 2026

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.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

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Bezalel Smotrich
OrganizationsReligious Zionism party, Yesha Council

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Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJul 20, 2026
Omer Rahamim, Close to Smotrich, Prepares to Run in Religious Zionism Party Primaries
SrugimRight · HebrewJul 20, 2026
Omer Rahamim Enters Religious Zionism Party Primaries Backed by Bezalel Smotrich

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