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Monday, January 14, 2019
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Smotrich elected to lead Jewish Home sub-faction
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleKnesset Member Bezalel Smotrich wins the National Union primaries, ousting Uri Ariel as leader of the sub-faction of the Jewish Home party.
According to the National Union, 83 of the 129 party members voted for Smotrich to lead the national religious party.
Ariel has served as National Union chairman since 2012 and has been in the Knesset since 2001. The Agriculture Minister announced that if he does not win the leadership race, he would retire from the Knesset altogether.
— Jacob Magid
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