Religious Zionism campaign 'most original and effective,' Ariel Kahana says

Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) writes that the Religious Zionism party's campaign is 'the most original and effective' and attributes Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's rise in recent polls to the campaign's quality.

Ariel Kahana, a journalist for Israel Hayom, posted on Wednesday afternoon that the Religious Zionism party's election campaign is 'the most original and effective' and that it 'definitely explains' the rise of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in recent polls. The post is a personal commentary and does not cite specific polling data.

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