Otzma Yehudit
(Jewish Strength)
Otzma Yehudit
Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Strength) is an anti-Arab far-right party, headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir. In the September 2019 and 2020 elections it ran independently but failed to pass the electoral threshold. In the 2021 elections it ran under the Religious Zionism list. The list gained 6 seats, one of them - for Ben Gvir. In the 2022 elections it ran again as part of the Religious Zionism list. This time the list got 14 seats, with six of them for Otzma Yehudit candidates.
| Election Year | Votes Count | Number Of Seats | Share Of Votes | List Of Candidates | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,402 | - | 0.4 | ||
| September 2019 | 83,609 | - | 1.9 |
Itamar Ben-Gvir
The 37th government, which took office at the end of 2022, included three ministers representing Otzma Yehudit: Itamar Ben-Gvir (Minister of National Security), Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Minister of the Negev and the Galilee), and Amichai Eliyahu (Minister of Heritage). In January 2025, the three ministers resigned from the government as part of the faction's withdrawal from the coalition, over opposition to the deal of returning the hostages taken by Hamas.