National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reiterated Sunday afternoon that he and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will not run on a joint slate in the next election. He posted on social media: 'To win, you need to run on two heads,' deepening the public rift within the religious-Zionist camp.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stated on Sunday that he and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will not run on a joint ticket in the next election, reiterating his earlier argument that 'to win, you need to run on two heads.' The statement, posted on social media, follows a similar declaration Ben Gvir made earlier on Sunday evening, as The Zioneer reported. The remark underscores an ongoing rift within the religious-Zionist political camp, with both ministers having led their respective parties — Otzma Yehudit (Ben Gvir) and Religious Zionism (Smotrich) — in recent elections. Neither minister has formally announced a preferred configuration for a future right-wing coalition, and no election date has been set.
2 developments
- DevelopingOfer Winter says he will not run with Smotrich, calls himself 'not sectoral'
- DevelopingRight-wing bloc facing unity crisis: Netanyahu confidant warns joint run impossible, Ben Gvir, Maoz, Winter go separate ways
- DevelopingBen Gvir tells advisers to cut off talks with Smotrich, Feiglin, Zehut party
- DevelopingPM mediates between Smotrich and Vinter to run together on one list
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