Religious Zionist Party

Religious Zionist Party
הציונות הדתית‎
ChairmanBezalel Smotrich
Secretary-GeneralOfir Sofer
FoundersHanan Porat
Zvi Hendel
Founded1998
Dissolved2023
Split fromNational Religious Party
Merged intoNational Religious Party–Religious Zionism
HeadquartersBeit HaShenhav Building, Jerusalem, Israel
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[1][2][9][10][11][12]
National affiliationNational Union (1999–2013)
The Jewish Home (2013–2019)
URWP (2019)[13]
Yamina (2019, 2020–2021)
Member partiesOtzma Yehudit (formerly)
Noam (formerly)
Most MKs7 (2022)
Election symbol
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ط‎

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Website
zionutdatit.org.il
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The Religious Zionist Party (Hebrew: הציונות הדתית, romanized: HaTzionut HaDatit, lit. 'The Religious Zionism'), known as Tkuma (Hebrew: תקומה, lit. 'Revival')[15] until 2021 and officially known as National Union–Tkuma (Hebrew: האיחוד הלאומי-תקומה, HaIchud HaLeumi–Tkuma),[16] was a far-right,[1][2] ultra-nationalist,[2] Jewish supremacist,[2] and religious Zionist[1][2] political party in Israel.[17] In all the elections since its founding in 1998, the party had joined other factions and competed as part of a united list. In 2023, the Religious Zionist Party and The Jewish Home agreed to merge to become National Religious Party–Religious Zionism.[18]

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