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Zehut

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Leader
  
Moshe Feiglin

Political position
  
Right-wing

Founded
  
March 2015 (2015-03)

Zehut

Ideology
  
Libertarian conservatism Economic liberalism National liberalism Zionism

Zehut (Hebrew: זֶהוּת, lit. Identity) is an Israeli political party founded by former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and "Zo Artzeinu" co-founder Moshe Feiglin in 2015. The party advocates "the return of the country to the Jewish people and leading the State of Israel through authentic Jewish values."

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History

The roots of Zehut lie in the Jewish Leadership movement within the Likud party, established in 1995 by Moshe Feiglin in order to seize the country’s leadership through the ruling Likud party. In the 2013 elections Feiglin was elected for the Likud list for the Knesset and served as deputy speaker of the 19th Knesset.

Prior to the 2012 elections, Feiglin announced his intention of competing for leadership of the Likud, but left the race after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took active steps to block Feiglin's advancement. This led Feiglin to the conclusion that it would be impossible to affect any political changes while acting within the Likud party. In 2015, he left the Likud to form Zehut. The party was officially registered later that year.

Platform

The goals of Zehut include:

  • Opposition to coercion of all kinds: religious, anti-religious, economic, cultural, or educational.
  • Small government and the minimization of state intervention in the life and liberty of private citizens.
  • Reforming education in Israel to follow the school voucher system.
  • Reduction of housing prices through land privatization, removal of planning and building committees, and increased construction in Judea and Samaria.
  • Gradual transition to a professional volunteer army.
  • Jewish sovereignty in all parts of the Land of Israel and encouragement of voluntary emigration of the Arabs in Judea and Samaria. Arabs who choose to remain may do so as permanent residents after proving their loyalty to the Jewish state. The option of receiving Israeli citizenship will be given after a protracted cooling-off period and compliance with conditions to be specified.
  • Gradual legalization of cannabis, based on the successful model employed in Colorado and other states in the US.
  • References

    Zehut Wikipedia