Yisrael Beiteinu

Yisrael Beiteinu
ישראל ביתנו‎
Russian nameНаш Дом Израиль
LeaderAvigdor Lieberman
Founded1999
Split fromLikud
HeadquartersJerusalem, Israel
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[11]
Knesset
6 / 120
Most MKs15 (2009)
Least MKs3 (2003)
Election symbol
ל‎
ل‎

[12]
Website
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Yisrael Beiteinu (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּיתֵנוּ, lit. 'Israel Our Home') is a conservative[18] political party in Israel, generally classified as far-right. The party's base was originally secular Russian-speaking immigrants,[19] although support from that demographic is in decline.[20] The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the bold path of Zev Jabotinsky",[21] the founder of Revisionist Zionism. It has primarily represented immigrants from the former Soviet Union, although it has attempted to expand its appeal to the broader Jewish Israeli population.[22]

It takes a hard line towards the peace process and the integration of Israeli Arabs. Its main platform includes a recognition of the two-state solution,[23][24] the creation of a Palestinian state that would include an exchange of some largely Arab-inhabited parts of Israel for largely Jewish-inhabited parts of the West Bank.[25] Yisrael Beiteinu maintains an anti-clerical mantle, supports drafting Haredi Jews into the military,[26] and encourages socio-economic opportunities for new immigrants, in conjunction with efforts to increase aliyah.

The party won 15 seats in the 2009 election, its most to date, making it the third-largest party in the 18th Knesset.[27] In the 2020 election the party won seven seats.[28] Despite forming part of the Likud-led bloc in the Twentieth Knesset and even running on a joint slate with Likud for the Nineteenth Knesset, leader Avigdor Lieberman has been vocal in his opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu.

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  12. ^ "ישראל ביתנו בראשות אביגדור ליברמן". Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Netanyahu declares victory". TV7 Israel News. 24 March 2021. conservative Yisrael Beiteinu garnered 7 each
  14. ^ Koplow, Michael (23 January 2013). "No, Israel Did Not Just Vote for the Center". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  15. ^ Rudoren, Jodi (17 July 2012). "Unity Government in Israel Disbanding Over Dispute on Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Netanyahu declares victory". TV7 Israel News. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  17. ^ Ottens, Nick (31 May 2021). "Netanyahu on Verge of Losing Power". Atlantic Sentinel. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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  19. ^ Jim Zanotti (1 June 2015). "Israel: Background and U.S. Relations" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 58. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  20. ^ Gottesman, Evan (3 January 2019). "The Decline and Fall of Putin's Favorite Israeli Politician". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Bringing the Zionist Dream to Life". yisraelbeytenu.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  22. ^ Karni, Yuval (5 October 2008). "Singer Arik Sinai joins Yisrael Beiteinu". Ynetnews. Retrieved 25 April 2010. Lieberman has been trying to turn Yisrael Beiteinu into a party appealing to a more veteran Israeli public, rather than just new immigrants.
  23. ^ "Yisrael Beiteinu". Israel Policy Forum. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Fact Sheet: Meet Israel's New Government | IMEU". imeu.org. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  25. ^ Haviv Rettig Gur (10 February 2009). "Background: Beyond Israel Beiteinu's campaign slogans". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  26. ^ Staff writer (30 May 2019). "Liberman: Israel going to polls because Netanyahu surrendered to ultra-Orthodox". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  27. ^ Shahar Ilan (12 February 2009). "Final election results: Kadima 28 seats, Likud 27, Yisrael Beiteinu 15". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  28. ^ Wootliff, Raoul (5 March 2020). "Final results show Likud with 36 seats, Netanyahu bloc short of majority with 58". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 March 2020.