Otzma Yehudit targets Likud, Shas voters ahead of election

Otzma Yehudit is strategically positioning itself to attract voters disillusioned with the Likud and Shas parties, aiming to consolidate right-wing support ahead of the next election. The party's leadership is developing a campaign focused on appealing to a broad spectrum of the Israeli electorate, including religious, traditional, and secular citizens, as well as combat soldiers.

Party officials stated, "Anyone whose heart is on the right side of the political map is welcome to join us." This outreach is informed by past elections where right-wing voters hesitated to support lists perceived as being at risk of failing to cross the electoral threshold. Otzma Yehudit sees an opportunity to capture votes from both Likud and Shas constituencies.

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Anyone whose heart is on the right side of the political map is welcome to join us.

Concurrently, Otzma Yehudit is preparing to campaign against the formation of a "broad government", a coalition that would include centrist or center-left parties. While not framed as a direct confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at this stage, the party intends to intensify the debate within the right-wing bloc regarding the composition of the next government. They believe significant opposition to a broad government exists within Likud itself, which could exert internal pressure on Netanyahu.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who leads Otzma Yehudit, has asserted that several senior figures within Likud, including serving ministers and Knesset members, have expressed interest in joining his party. Ben-Gvir claimed these individuals approached him, citing Otzma Yehudit's strong poll numbers as a reason for their interest in securing spots within the party.

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Four serving ministers and four serving MKs approached me to ask me to reserve spots for them. They see Otzma's polls, they saw how strong we are, and they wanted to join.