Yisrael Beytenu

Former Jewish Home and Likud member joins Yisrael Beytenu – Israel Politics

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Former Jewish Home and Likud member joins Yisrael Beytenu – Israel Politics

The current mayor of Givat Shmuel and former CEO of the religious-Zionist Jewish Home party, Yossi Brodny, joined MK Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu on Tuesday, the party announced. The move has political significance in the behind-the-scenes political jostling as to who will lead the anti-Netanyahu right-wing camp in the next election. Brodny, 53, has … Read more

Vote against Palestinian statehood canceled after opposition from Right – Israel Politics

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Vote against Palestinian statehood canceled after opposition from Right – Israel Politics

A plan to hold a largely declaratory vote in Israel’s parliament (the Knesset) against international unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state was canceled on Monday after the opposition party Yisrael Beytenu proposed a more hawkish declaration to oppose Palestinian statehood under any condition. The cancellation was an indication of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sensitivity … Read more