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Bennett says ‘no way’ New Right will run with Otzma Yehudit
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNew Right party leader Naftali Bennett rules out running with the far-right Otzma Yehudit party in the March 2 elections.
“No way will we run with [Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar] Ben Gvir. This would color religious Zionism in Kahanist colors and cause damage for generations,” Bennett, who is defense minister, is quoted saying by the Ynet news site.
Bennett’s rejection of Otzma Yehudit puts pressure on the Jewish Home party to ditch Otzma Yehudit if it wants to team up with New Right and National Union, which announced earlier today they would run together and called on Jewish Home to join them.
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