Tkuma
| Tkuma | |
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| Party leader | Bezalel Smotrich |
| founding | 1998 |
| Alignment | Religious Zionism , Religious Nationalism , Religious Conservatism , Social Conservatism , National Conservatism , Right-Wing Populism |
| Parliament seats |
2/120 |
| Website | https://ichudleumi.org.il |
Tkuma ( Hebrew תקומה, German: rebirth ) is an Orthodox-Jewish , nationalist party in Israel . Its chairman has been Knesset MP Bezalel Smotrich since January 2019 .
description
Tkuma was founded in 1998 when Chanan Porat and Zvi Hendel left the National Religious Party . At first the party was called Emunim (Hebrew: אמונים, trust ), but was later named Tkuma . Together with Moledet (German Heimat) and Cherut - HaTnu'a HaLeumit (German Freedom - The National Movement) they formed the National Union , which received four seats in the Israeli parliamentary elections in 1999 . In the Israeli parliamentary elections in 2003 , Jisra'el Beitenu joined the National Union , which won an additional seven seats. The party was included in Ariel Sharon's coalition, consisting of Likud , Shinui , the Mafdal and Jisra'el ba-Alija .
See also
Web links
- Official website (Hebrew)