Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly mediating between Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich and Rabbi Yitzhak Vinter to run on a joint list, according to reports. The move aims to consolidate the religious Zionist vote.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly working to broker a joint electoral list between Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich and Rabbi Yitzhak Vinter. The report, which emerged Sunday afternoon, provides no further details on the terms of the proposed merger or the status of the talks. Vinter, a religious Zionist rabbi, has been a political activist and is seen as a potential addition to the Religious Zionism slate. The Prime Minister has previously been involved in similar efforts to merge Smotrich's party with Otzma Yehudit, though those talks have not yet yielded an agreement.
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