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British Jewish groups condemn Netanyahu alliance with the Israeli far-right

Likud has made a informal pact with the extremist Jewish Power faction

February 21, 2019 15:35
Benjamin Netanyahu
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British Jewish groups have condemned the move by Israeli Prime Minister to forge an alliance with extremists linked to the banned Kahanist movement.

Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to unite the fringes of Israel's right wing ahead of the election in April.

His Likud party will reserve the 28th spot on its own list for Habayit Hayehudi, a pro-settler party, on condition that it forms a separate joint list with the extremist Jewish Power faction.

The hard-line members of Jewish Power advocate the forced removal of Palestinians and turning Israel into a Jewish theocracy.