In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “right-wing political party in israel with support from jewish russian immigrants to israel who came from the la”. Today it says “conservative political party in israel”.
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Yisrael Beytenu ( Hebrew : "Israel Our Home") is a right-wing political party in Israel with support from Jewish Russian immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union . It takes a very hard line against the Arabs and Palestinians . One of its founders and leaders is Avigdor Liberman a former member of the Likud . v t e v t e1
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Israel is Our Home ) is a nationalist political party in Israel .The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the brave path of Zev Jabotinsky ", the founder of Revisionist Zionism .The party traditionally represents immigrants from the former Soviet Union , but has been making efforts to expand its appeal to a more veteran Israeli public.It takes a hard line towards the peace process and Israeli Arabs , characterized by its 2009 election slogan "No loyalty, no citizenship".Its main platform involves the creation of a Palestinian state that would include the exchange of largely Arab-inhabited parts of Israel for largely Jewish-inhabited parts of the West Bank.The party maintains an anti-clerical mantle and encourages socio-economic opportunities for new immigrants, in conjunction with efforts to increase Jewish immigration .In the elections the party won 15 seats, its most to date, making it the third largest party in the Knesset ."A nationalist list, made up of new immigrants and old-timers and headed by MK Avigdor Lieberman, that ran in the elections for the Fifteenth Knesset" ." "Regarding religious issues in Israel, the party does not call for the separation of religion and state." " ."Lieberman now throwing his 'no loyalty, no citizenship' motto at Shas - Haaretz - Israel News" .
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Israel is Our Home ) is a secularist and right-wing nationalist political party in Israel.The party's base has traditionally been secular, Russian -speaking Israelis. The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the brave path of Zev Jabotinsky ", the founder of Revisionist Zionism . It primarily represents immigrants from the former Soviet Union .Although it has attempted to expand its appeal to a more veteran Israeli public, it has not been successful, and most of its voters are Russian-speaking.It takes a strong line towards the peace process and the integration of Israeli Arabs , characterized by its 2009 election slogan "No loyalty, no citizenship".Its main platform includes a recognition of the two-state solution , 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. The party maintains an anti-clerical mantle and encourages socio-economic opportunities for new immigrants, in conjunction with efforts to increase Jewish immigration . In the 2009 election the party won 15 seats, its most to date, making it the third largest party in the previous Knesset .In the 2015 election , the party won six seats. "A nationalist list, made up of new immigrants and old-timers and headed by MK Avigdor Lieberman, that ran in the elections for the Fifteenth Knesset" . Ethnic Politics in Israel .Most votes in the 2006 elections came from the Russian voters.Although Lieberman did his best to downplay the image of the party as a 'Russian' one (including having non-Russian candidates on the Yisrael Beitenu list), he was unsuccessful.Even in the 2009 elections, survey results indicate that most Yisrael Beitenu votes came from the Russians. "Lieberman now throwing his 'no loyalty, no citizenship' motto at Shas – Haaretz – Israel News" .
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Political party in Israel Yisrael Beiteinu ( , Russian: Наш Дом Израиль , lit.Israel Our Home ) is a secular nationalist political party in Israel .The party's base was originally secular Russian-speaking Israelis , although support from that demographic is in decline. The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the bold path of Zev Jabotinsky ", the founder of Revisionist Zionism . It has primarily represented immigrants from the former Soviet Union , although it has attempted to expand its appeal to more established Israelis.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 , 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 . Yisrael Beiteinu maintains an anti-clerical mantle, supports drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, and encourages socio-economic opportunities for new immigrants, in conjunction with efforts to increase Jewish immigration .The party won 15 seats in the 2009 election, its most to date, making it the third-largest party in the 18th Knesset .In the 2020 election the party won seven seats.Despite forming part of the Likud-led block in the Twentieth Knesset and even running on a joint slate with Likud for the Nineteenth Knesset , leader Lieberman has been vocal in his opposition against Netanyahu ."New poll shows Liberman positioned as Israel's next coalition kingmaker" . i24news ."Сайт партии "Наш дом Израиль" " . Партия "Наш дом Израиль" (in Russian) .Lieberman has been trying to turn Yisrael Beiteinu into a party appealing to a more veteran Israeli public, rather than just new immigrants.The Times of Israel .
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Political party in Israel Yisrael Beiteinu ( ) is a secularist, nationalist right-wing political party in Israel . The party's base was originally secular Russian-speaking Israelis , although support from that demographic is in decline. The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the bold path of Zev Jabotinsky ", the founder of Revisionist Zionism . It has primarily represented immigrants from the former Soviet Union , although it has attempted to expand its appeal to more established Israelis. 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 , 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 . Yisrael Beiteinu maintains an anti-clerical mantle, supports drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, 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 . In the 2020 election the party won seven seats. 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 .TV7 Israel News . 24 March 2021. conservative Yisrael Beiteinu garnered 7 each "Likud signs coalition agreement with Yisrael Beiteinu" . "New poll shows Liberman positioned as Israel's next coalition kingmaker" . i24news . The Economist . 27 March 2021. , see graphic "Why this campaign will be the toughest yet for Avigdor Liberman" .In recent years, however, Liberman has broken away from the right (and some would say, far-right), instead seeking to locate himself on the center-right of the spectrum. The Times of Israel . Listen to Election Overdose" .Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew) . Lieberman has been trying to turn Yisrael Beiteinu into a party appealing to a more veteran Israeli public, rather than just new immigrants. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .
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Political party in Israel Yisrael Beiteinu ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּיתֵנוּ , lit. ' Israel Our Home ' ) is a conservative political party in Israel .The party's base was originally secular Russian-speaking immigrants , although support from that demographic is in decline. The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the bold path of Zev Jabotinsky ", 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. 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 , 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 . Yisrael Beiteinu maintains an anti-clerical mantle, supports drafting Haredi Jews into the military, 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 . In the 2020 election the party won seven seats. Despite previously having formed 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 more recently been vocal in his opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu . Central Election Committee for the Knesset (in Hebrew) . The New York Times . TV7 Israel News . 24 March 2021 . Lieberman has been trying to turn Yisrael Beiteinu into a party appealing to a more veteran Israeli public, rather than just new immigrants. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .
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right-wing political party in israel with support from jewish russian immigrants to israel who came from the la
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conservative political party in israel
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