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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Smotrich calls for talks with Ben Gvir after Netanyahu urges far-right to reunite

Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich arrives to casts his vote in the far-right party's primaries, at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich calls on Otzma Yehudit chief Itamar Ben Gvir to hold talks on reuniting their far-right parties, after opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu urged them to do so.
“I agree with [Netanyahu] and call on my friend Itamar — let’s sit tomorrow with the real goal of advancing a joint run for the sake of a right-wing victory in the elections,” Smotrich tweets.