Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Party leader Bezalel Smotrich announced that one place on the slate is reserved for Zvika Mor, whose son, Eitan, was taken hostage on October 7, 2023. Among the leading contenders is Omer Rahamim, director of the Yesha Council, the umbrella body representing West Bank settlementsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYael Freidson03:23 PM • July 26 2026 IDTThe Religious Zionism Party is set to hold primaries on Sunday, with its 120-member central committee voting to determine the party's Knesset slate from a field of 10 candidates.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlementsHamasUltra-OrthodoxKnessetGazaIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuBezalel SmotrichOctober 7DemocratsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranHasbaraKarim KhanIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFar-right Religious Zionism to Hold Primaries After Comeback in PollsKnesset Legal Adviser: Law Shielding Haredi Draft Dodgers Undermines IDF NeedsReport: Trump Delays Iran Escalation Over Air Defense Supply ConcernsCan Religious Zionists Save Netanyahu – or Sink Him?In the Name of Jewish Supremacy: How Israeli TV Distorts West Bank ViolenceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionAn Israeli Election Surprise Called the DemocratsIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With Israel