Naftali Bennett
They are attempting proactive measures now so that the end result will be a government coalition under Benjamin Netanyahu.
The move comes after reports that the Israeli prime minister was considering a Cabinet reshuffle to gear up for September’s election.
Should coalition talks fail, the New Right Party, which did not garner sufficient votes in the April 9 election to enter the Knesset, may be in line for a political resurrection.
After days of conflict with the Central Elections Committee and demands for vote recounts, Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked close the book on Israel’s 2019 elections.
Confusion around the possibility that the New Right Party passed the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset increased as announcements that the party succeeded were quickly followed by saying it had failed.
The “controversial” tour, which costs $3,650 per participant, includes sites such as Treblinka, Sobibór, Majdanek and Belzec.
New Right leader Naftali Bennett says that for the first time in years, voters might switch from left to right, with New Right taking half of former IDF Chief Benny Gantz’s supporters.
The lineup is still not finalized. Likud’s Central Committee will elect those running for the district seats based on location; the other seats would be chosen by all Likud members.
The recent shifts are likely only the first in Israel’s rapid election cycle that culminates at the national polls on April 9.
Jewish Home Party leaders Naftali Bennett (Education and Diaspora Affairs Minister) and Ayelet Shaked (Justice Minister ) announced on Saturday night that they were leaving the religious party to start a “New Right” party they hope can unite religious and secular Israelis.
According to a comprehensive survey among 16,300 Jews in 12 European countries released earlier this week by the European Commission and the E.U. Fundamental Rights Agency, anti-Semitism has once again spiked in France.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks Naftali Bennett for a solution after Bennett warns that Israel is unprepared to accommodate 200,000 French Jews who want to make aliyah • Bennett: Israel has a moral obligation to help French Jews come to Israel.
