Netanyahu: Religious Zionist and Zehut parties 'demonstrated national responsibility' by uniting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday welcomed the “important unification” of the Religious Zionist and Zehut parties ahead of the country’s Oct. 27 general election.The Religious Zionist Party, led by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, has been teetering on the brink of the 3.25% electoral threshold, while Zehut, led by former lawmaker Moshe Feiglin, has consistently polled below it.“They have demonstrated national responsibility,” Netanyahu wrote in a Hebrew-language post on X, referring to Smotrich and Feiglin. “Not a single vote in the right-wing bloc must be wasted!”Smotrich later thanked the premier for his words, tweeting in Hebrew, “[It is] time for unity and responsibility in the national camp!”The two parties signed an agreement on Tuesday to run on a joint list.“I am pleased to announce to you that the Religious Zionist Party, under my leadership, and the Zehut Party, under the leadership of Moshe Feiglin, have agreed to run…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the unification of the Religious Zionist and Zehut parties ahead of Israel's October 27 general election, stating they "demonstrated national responsibility." The Religious Zionist Party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, has been close to the 3.25% electoral threshold, while Moshe Feiglin's Zehut party has consistently polled below it. Netanyahu emphasized, "Not a single vote in the right-wing bloc must be wasted!" Smotrich echoed this sentiment, calling for "unity and responsibility in the national camp!" The parties signed an agreement to run on a joint list, aiming to prevent wasted votes on the right, a concern Netanyahu has repeatedly voiced to avoid a repeat of the 1992 election outcome.
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