Otzma Yehudit is a far-right nationalist Israeli political party. The party, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is often criticized for being extremist and the ideological descendent of the Kahanist Kach Party, which has been designated a terrorist organization.
The party supports expansion of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank as well as annexing the West Bank, and supports eased regulations on gaining firearm licenses. It also has advocated for changing IDF rules of engagement, empowering the Israel Police, cracking down on Arab sector crime, and Israeli sovereignty on the Temple Mount.
Last year, the event was cancelled due to Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah.
The Religious Zionist Party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, gained a mandate, conferring the coalition a loss of one seat.
The move’s purpose is to push Otzma Yehudit MK Yizhak Kroyzer out of the Knesset.
Netanyahu proposed Fogel as intelligence minister, but Smotrich blocked it over coalition issues. The offer was intended to ease tensions between Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.
Bennett's strategy of maintaining silence was effective in the polls. However, the attack on popular Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal might change the course of his political future.
Retired Supreme Court president Aharon Barak fears that Israel is headed toward civil war.
The bills were expected to pass with a comfortable majority, following the return of MK Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party to the government.
The Knesset is set to approve Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s reappointment despite legal challenges.
The announcement comes after Israel renewed strikes on Hamas and PIJ targets in the Gaza Strip. The attorney-general calls Ben-Gvir's reinstatement 'unlawful at this time.'
The abstention means that the government now has a comfortable majority to pass the Economics Arrangements Bill on Wednesday.
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