The National Unity Party or State Camp ( he, המחנה הממלכתי, HaMaḥane HaMamlakhti) is an Israeli
political alliance
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made up of
Benny Gantz
Benjamin Gantz ( he, בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ, Transliterated: ; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general serving as the minister of Defense since 2020 and deputy prime minister of Israel sin ...
’s
Blue and White party and
Gideon Sa'ar
Gideon Moshe Sa'ar ( he, גִּדְעוֹן סַעַר; born 9 December 1966) is an Israeli politician who has served as Minister of Justice since June 2021. Sa'ar was previously a member of the Knesset for the Likud between 2003 and 2014, as De ...
’s
New Hope party, as well as former
IDF
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Defence forces
* Irish Defence Forces
* Israel Defense Forces
*Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006
* Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917
Organizations
* Israeli Diving Federation
* Interac ...
Chief of Staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...
Gadi Eizenkot
Gadi Eisenkot or Eizenkot ( he, גדי איזנקוט; born 19 May 1960) was the 21st Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (16 February 2015 – 15 January 2019). He is the originator of the so-called Dahiya doctrine.
Biography
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The alliance was created to participate in the
2022 Israeli legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 1 November 2022 to elect the 120 members of the 25th Knesset. The results saw the right-wing national camp of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu achieving a parliamentary majority, amid losses ...
.
History
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Gantz and Sa'ar announced an alliance between their two parties on 10 July, which was initially called Blue and White The New Hope. The alliance was joined by former
IDF
IDF or idf may refer to:
Defence forces
* Irish Defence Forces
* Israel Defense Forces
*Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006
* Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917
Organizations
* Israeli Diving Federation
* Interac ...
Chief of Staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...
Gadi Eizenkot
Gadi Eisenkot or Eizenkot ( he, גדי איזנקוט; born 19 May 1960) was the 21st Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (16 February 2015 – 15 January 2019). He is the originator of the so-called Dahiya doctrine.
Biography
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and former
Yamina
Yamina or Yemina (; ) is an Israeli political alliance of right-wing parties that originally included the New Right and the Union of Right-Wing Parties (a union of The Jewish Home and Tkuma). The current incarnation of the alliance include ...
MK
Matan Kahana
Matan Kahana ( he, מַתָּן כַּהֲנָא, born 29 July 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as deputy Minister of Religious Services and as a member of Knesset for New Right and Yamina. He was an officer in the IDF with the rank of ...
on 14 August, at which point it was renamed the National Unity Party.
[ Yamina MK Shirly Pinto joined the party on 22 August.]
Composition
Leaders
Knesset election results
References
{{Israeli political parties
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Political party alliances in Israel
Political parties established in 2022
Zionist political parties in Israel
2022 establishments in Israel