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Gilad Erdan Plans New Right-Wing Party with Yuli Edelstein Ahead of 2026 Elections
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 1 day ago
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Gilad Erdan is set to launch a new liberal right-wing party with Yuli Edelstein as his deputy ahead of Israel's 2026 elections, focusing on broad Zionist governance and equal military conscription. Talks with other political figures continue, but alliances with Ayelet Shaked and Benny Gantz are unlikely at this stage.
- 01Gilad Erdan will announce a new liberal right-wing party next week ahead of the 2026 elections.
- 02Yuli Edelstein will be the party's number two, focusing on equal burden-sharing and Haredi conscription.
- 03Former Beit Shemesh mayor Aliza Bloch and Shvut Ra'anan are in talks to join the party leadership.
- 04Ayelet Shaked is not expected to join, and a merger with Benny Gantz is currently off the table.
- 05Erdan will only officially launch the party if he secures sufficient resources for electoral success.
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