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Election poll: Kahanists gain traction, anti-Netanyahu bloc holds thin lead

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Published: 11 February 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

PM signs vote-sharing deal with far-right, Kahanist alliance; claims its leader Ben Gvir won’t be in cabinet, but will be part of coalition

Israel election poll: Kahanists gain steam, anti-Netanyahu bloc holds razor thin lead (Haaretz)
Channel 12 poll gives the far-right-Kahanist Religious Zionism party five seats, with parties opposed to Netanyahu getting a total of 61 seats out of the Knesset's 120

Netanyahu signs vote-sharing deal with far-right, Kahanist alliance ahead of March election (Haaretz)
Likud strikes deal with Religious Zionism and reserves spot on its election roster for the party, made up of hard-right parties that united at his request

Netanyahu says far-right Ben Gvir won’t be in cabinet, will be part of coalition (Times of Israel)
PM says Kahane disciple will be member of his ‘full right-wing government’; says he will refuse to share premiership with anyone else

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American Jews’ identities used in catfishing operation targeting anti-Netanyahu protesters (Haaretz)
Under the pretence of offering donations, fake social media accounts were used to try to find out more details about the Israeli movement’s leaders. The FBI is being asked to investigate

Photo: Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich in the Knesset, two years ago (Olivier Fitoussi)
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