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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Thursday, August 3, 2023
Religious Zionism, Jewish Home parties unite
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Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich (R) and Jewish Home leader Hagit Moshe anoounce the unification of their parties on August 3, 2023 (courtesy)
The right-wing Religious Zionism and Jewish Home parties announce that they are uniting.
The new party will formally be known as The National Religious Party — Religious Zionism.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism currently has seven seats in the Knesset, while Jewish Home, now headed by former Jerusalem deputy mayor Hagit Moshe, did not pass the electoral threshold in the last elections.
Announcing the merger, the two said it was an important step to unify the national religious community.
Smotrich will head the united party.
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