2012 The Jewish Home leadership election explained

Election Name:2012 The Jewish Home leadership election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 The Jewish Home leadership election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2015 The Jewish Home leadership election
Next Year:2015
Election Date:5 November 2012
Image1:Naftali Bennett (1).jpg
Candidate1:Naftali Bennett
Popular Vote1:23,645
Percentage1:67.27%
Candidate2:Zevulun Orlev
Popular Vote2:11,501
Percentage2:32.73%
Leader
Before Election:Daniel Hershkowitz
After Election:Naftali Bennett
Party1:The Jewish Home
Party2:The Jewish Home

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, defeating Zevulun Orlev.

A month before the leadership election, incumbent leader Daniel Hershkowitz announced that he would not contend.[1]

Background

The Jewish Home was founded in 2008 as a merger of the National Religious Party and the National Union,[3] who previously ran on a joint ticket in the 2006 election.[4] The party's first leader was Daniel Hershkowitz, a mathematician who was chosen by a special committee led by Yaakov Amidror.[5] In the 2009 election, the party was elected to the Knesset, winning 3 seats.[6] The party then joined the newly-formed second Netanyahu government.[7]

On 19 April 2012, the party decided to hold a membership census, which would be followed by elections to the party's leadership and electoral list in September.[8] The census began on 22 April,[9] but ended in early September.[10] As a result, the leadership election took place in November.[11] On 17 May, Member of the Knesset Zevulun Orlev announced his intention to run for leadership,[12] challenging Hershkowitz.[13] On 21 May, former Yesha Council chairman Naftali Bennett announced his campaign.[14]

Candidates

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Campaign

On 19 October, Bennett, Orlev and Hershkowitz participated in a televised debate held on Channel 2 and hosted by Amit Segal. The debate took place a day after the National Union merged into the Jewish Home.[20] On 22 October, Hershkowitz announced his withdrawal from the election and endorsed Orlev.

Results

The election was open to the party's nearly 54,000 members to vote in 168 polling stations across the nation.[21]

Aftermath

After his loss, Orlev announced that he would be retiring from the Knesset.[1] Following the primary, the party won 12 seats in the 2013 election, and remained in the coalition.[22] [23]

In 2019, The Times of Israel reported on a potential police probe into potential unreported funds received by Bennett's 2012 leadership campaign.[24]

Bennett led the party until late 2018, when he left to co-found and lead The New Right.[25] He later became the prime minister of Israel, serving from 2021 through 2022.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oster . Marcy . Naftali Bennett elected Jewish Home Party head . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 11 July 2022 . 7 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Naftali Bennett Biography, Politics, Party, & Coalition Britannica . www.britannica.com . 11 July 2022 . en.
  3. News: Meranda . Amnon . 2008-11-03 . Right-wing parties unite . Ynet . 2015-06-15.
  4. News: Shragai . Nadav . 2006-10-02 . National Union, NRP Join Forces for Upcoming Ballot . en . Haaretz . 2023-03-08.
  5. News: Wagner . Matthew . 9 December 2008 . Habayit Hayehudi opts for Hershkowitz . . 15 June 2015.
  6. News: Weisman . Lilach . 2013-01-03 . מי שני, יחימוביץ' או בנט?, לילך ויסמן . he . Globes . 2023-03-22.
  7. News: Case Bryant . Christa . 2013-01-23 . Centrists make strong show in Israel, tempering Netanyahu . Christian Science Monitor . 2023-03-24.
  8. Web site: Nir . Tomer . 2012-04-19 . המפדל בדרך לפריימריז: המפקד יתחיל ביום ראשון . 2023-03-22 . Srugim . he.
  9. Web site: Nir . Tomer . 2012-04-22 . פאשלה במפקד הציונות הדתית . 2023-03-22 . Srugim . he.
  10. News: Schneider . Tal . 2012-07-11 . הבית היהודי מציג: מהפכה בקצב הצ'ולנט . he . Haaretz . 2023-03-22.
  11. News: Schneider . Tal . 2012-09-28 . המפד"ל החדשה: יותר צעירים, יותר נשים . he . Haaretz . 2023-03-22.
  12. News: Azulay . Moran . 2012-05-16 . אורלב לראשות הבית היהודי, אבל רק כמס' 1 . he . Ynet . 2023-03-22.
  13. Web site: Ahren . Raphael . 2012-07-26 . The new great white hope of the religious right? . 2023-03-22 . Times of Israel . en-US.
  14. News: Azulay . Moran . 2012-05-21 . נפתלי בנט יתמודד לראשות הבית היהודי . he . Ynet . 2023-03-22.
  15. Web site: Kalman . Aaron . Ser . Sam . 7 November 2012 . Jewish Home chooses young face to lead old party . 6 November 2022 . Times of Israel.
  16. News: Kershner . Isabel . 2007-07-22 . Israeli textbook to add mention of Arab 'catastrophe' . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-22 . 0362-4331.
  17. Web site: חבר הכנסת זבולון אורלב . 2023-03-23 . . he.
  18. Web site: חבר הכנסת דניאל הרשקוביץ . 2023-03-23 . . he.
  19. Web site: Nir . Tomer . 2012-10-22 . הסכם הפרישה: אורלב יו"ר; הרשקוביץ ישתתף בהחלטות . 2023-03-22 . Srugim . he.
  20. Web site: Avraham . Efi . 2012-10-21 . העימות בבית היהודי: שלושת המתמודדים אצל עמית סגל . 2023-03-22 . Srugim . he.
  21. Web site: Azulay . Moran . 6 November 2012 . Naftali Bennett wins Habayit Hayehudi primaries . 11 July 2022 . Ynet . en.
  22. Web site: Winer . Stuart . Jewish Home gets the call it was waiting for . 2023-03-24 . Times of Israel . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2013-03-28 . Knesset approves Netanyahu’s new government, ministers sworn in . 2023-03-24 . Times of Israel . en-US.
  24. Web site: January 30, 2019 . Police said probing possible criminality in Bennett’s 2012 party leadership bid . 11 July 2022 . The Times of Israel.
  25. Web site: 2019-01-30 . Police said probing possible criminality in Bennett’s 2012 party leadership bid . 2022-07-11 . The Times of Israel.
  26. Web site: 2021-06-30 . Naftali Bennett Fast Facts . 2023-03-24 . CNN . en.

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