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Monday, June 22, 2026
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Monday, June 22, 2026
IDF reserve officer Amir Strugo joins Bennett’s Together party
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
IDF reserve officer Amir Strugo (L) and Together party chairman Naftali Bennett, in an image published June 22, 2026. (Together)
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Together announces the addition of Amir Strugo to the party.
The IDF reserve officer served as a deputy commander of a reserve battalion in the Maglan unit during the October 7 war, serving 400 days in Gaza and Lebanon.
He was previously the CEO of Aharai, which runs various programs, including ultra-Orthodox yeshivas, that serve as “preparatory tracks for adult life,” according to the organization’s website.
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