2012 The Jewish Home leadership election
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The 2012 The Jewish Home leadership election was held on 5 November 2012[1] to elect the leader of The Jewish Home party. The election took place in advance of the 2013 Israeli legislative election.[2] Naftali Bennett was elected as leader.
A month before the leadership election, incumbent leader Daniel Hershkowitz announced that he would not contend.[1]
Candidates
- Naftali Bennett[3]
- Yehuda Cohen[4]
- Zevulun Orlev[3]
Bennett and Orlev were considered the top-two contenders.[3] Bennett was considered a political newcomer. He had previously served as chief of staff to Benjamin Netanyahu when Netanyahu served as opposition leader, before becoming chairman of the Yesha Council. He also was the co-founder of the My Israel movement. Orlev was considered a stalwart of the party.[1] He had previous led led the National Religious Party, a predecessor party.[4][5]
Electorate
The election was open to the party's nearly 54,000 members to vote in 168 polling stations across the nation.[1][3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Home | Naftali Bennett | 23,645 | 67.27% | |
| Jewish Home | Zevulun Orlev | 11,501 | 32.73% | |
Aftermath
After his loss, Orlev announced that he would be retiring from the Knesset.[1]
Bennett led the party until late 2018, when he left to co-found and lead the The New Right.[7] He would serve as prime minister of Israel from 2021 through 2022.
References
- ^ a b c d e Oster, Marcy (7 November 2012). "Naftali Bennett elected Jewish Home Party head". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Naftali Bennett | Biography, Politics, Party, & Coalition | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Azulay, Moran (6 November 2012). "Naftali Bennett wins Habayit Hayehudi primaries". Ynetnews. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b Kalman, Aaron; Ser, Sam (7 November 2012). "Jewish Home chooses young face to lead old party". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (22 July 2007). "Israeli textbook to add mention of Arab 'catastrophe'". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ אזולאי, מורן; אחרונות", כתבת ynet ו"ידיעות (2012-11-07). "הבית היהודי: פי 2 תומכים לבנט לעומת אורלב". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Police said probing possible criminality in Bennett's 2012 party leadership bid". The Times of Israel. January 30, 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.