New US Pro-Israel group condemns PM’s efforts to fold extremist Otzma Yehudit into Jewish Home

The new US pro-Israel group, Democratic Majority for Israel, condemns the recent agreement inked by Jewish Home to merge with the far-right party Otzma Yehudit in a move pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that all but ensures the entrance of Meir Kahane disciples into the Knesset.

“Because we at Democratic Majority for Israel believe in a strong and democratic Israel, we are compelled to speak out against the possibility that followers of radical racist Meir Kahane could enter Israel’s parliament,” says the group’s co-chair Anne Lewis. “Making such individuals parliamentarians would be an insult to the ideals embodied in Israel’s Declaration of Independence, and the principles espoused by every previous Israeli prime minister from every party.”

“We recognize that past Israeli governments and courts have banned the group to which these individuals belonged from participating in elections because of their incitement to racism. We have faith that Israeli voters will reject the representation of such values in their institutions.”