Likud and New Party Led by Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein Exchange Accusations Over Right-Wing Votes
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First reported by Mako · 19 hours ago
What happened
Likud and the new party formed by Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein are engaged in mutual accusations over right-wing votes ahead of elections. Likud accuses them of being "fake right-wingers" stealing votes for a left-wing government, while Erdan's party criticizes Likud for supporting the 2005 disengagement and neglecting soldiers' families. Erdan's party aims to push for a government excluding ultra-Orthodox parties to promote equal draft laws but currently polls below the threshold.
- 01Likud accuses Erdan and Edelstein of stealing right-wing votes for a left-wing government.
- 02Erdan's party counters that Likud leadership supports draft evasion and abandoned soldiers' families.
- 03Erdan and Edelstein opposed the 2005 Gush Katif disengagement, unlike current Likud leadership.
- 04Erdan denied Netanyahu's claim he was offered a reserved Likud spot; Likud called it fake news.
- 05The new party seeks to exclude ultra-Orthodox parties to advance equal draft laws.
- 06Currently polling below the threshold, the new party is targeting right-wing, Zionist voters.
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