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Coalition heads to debate ‘Zionist values’ resolution as Ben Gvir said to demand vote today
Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset on December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
After internal divisions over Otzma Yehudit’s proposal to prioritize “Zionist values” in government policymaking surfaced during the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicks deliberations on the matter to a meeting of coalition chiefs.
According to the Kan public broadcaster, Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir is insisting the resolution be approved today, adding that the vote could be held by phone.
