Reserve major Yaya Pink, a prominent protest figure and founder of the Reservists' Headquarters for Equal Conscription, announced his candidacy in The Democrats party primaries, vowing to lead the party's effort to dismantle what he called "Jewish terrorism." Pink stated he aims to return religious Zionism to its roots of justice, equality, and peace.
Reserve major Yaya Pink, a prominent face of the anti-overhaul protest movement who also founded the Reservists' Headquarters for Equal Conscription, announced his candidacy Tuesday in the primaries of The Democrats party. Pink said he would lead the party's effort to dismantle what he termed 'Jewish terrorism' — a direct reference to the policies of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. 'It's time to give an answer from within the Knesset to the Jewish mutation that Ben Gvir and Smotrich invented here,' Pink said. 'It's time to return religious Zionism to its sources — pursuit of justice, equality, and peace.' Pink's announcement marks a notable crossover of a military-reserve protest leader into mainstream party politics.
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