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Ben-Gvir to Lead Otzma Yehudit’s Knesset Ticket

9/8/2026

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Summary

Story summary

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will head Otzma Yehudit’s Knesset list.
Tally Gotliv is expected to take the second spot on the list.
Yishai Fleisher, an Efrat council member with a 300,000-subscriber YouTube channel, is placed twelfth on the slate.
Recent polls project Otzma Yehudit to win seven to eight Knesset seats.

History

Historical Context

In the 1977 Israeli election, Menachem Begin’s Likud won 43 Knesset seats and ended three decades of Labor rule, forming a government with religious parties. That breakthrough created a precedent for right-wing blocs to shape coalition talks. Today Otzma Yehudit’s poll of seven to eight seats echoes that historic surge, threatening similar influence.

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Story summary

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will head Otzma Yehudit’s Knesset list.
Tally Gotliv is expected to take the second spot on the list.
Yishai Fleisher, an Efrat council member with a 300,000-subscriber YouTube channel, is placed twelfth on the slate.
Recent polls project Otzma Yehudit to win seven to eight Knesset seats.

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