Zehut
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Zehut
זהות |
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| Leader | Moshe Feiglin |
| Founded | March 2015 |
| Ideology |
Libertarian conservatism Economic liberalism National liberalism Zionism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
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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".
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.
The goals of Zehut include:
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