‘Israeli’ Elections: Political Parties Unveil List of Candidates

By Staff, Agencies

‘Israeli’ political parties finalized their list of candidates for the April 9 parliament elections ahead of the Thursday deadline as the following:

• United Torah Judaism’s list is finalized, and includes only men.
• Shas’ top members on the list following current leader Aryeh Deri are Yitzhak Cohen, Meshulam Nahari, Yaakov Margi and Yoav Ben Tzur.
• Jewish Home / National Union / Otzma Yehudit alliance is getting eleven seats, according to latest polls
• Yisrael Beiteinu’s top five candidates are Avigdor Liberman, Oded Forer, Evgeny Sova, Eli Avidar and Yulia Malinovsky
• Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, nominated Rabbi Haim Amsalem, followed by economist Gilad Alfar, Dr. Ronit Dror, and Esq. Livi Molad
• The New Right party’s list includes Naftali Bennett, Ayalet Shaked, Alona Barkat, Matan Kahane and Shuli Mualem
• ‘Israel’ Resilience’s list includes Omer Yankelevich, Moshe Motz Matalon, Orly Fruman.
• Yesh Atid’s new faces include Orna Barbivai, Meir Cohen and Ofer Shelah.
• Hadash: Ayman Odeh, Aida Touma-Suleiman, and Ofer Kassif

Meanwhile, Ta'al is projected to receive 5 votes, according to a poll published last week.

Additionally, the United Arab List (“Ra’am”) has traditionally run on a common ticket with Ta'al, one of the bigger parties in the Arab constituency.

Balad, like the United Arab List, has regularly come under fire by the ‘Israeli’ political spectrum for not supporting ‘Israel.’