Otzma Yehudit chairman rejects Netanyahu pressure to withdraw

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signalled his Jewish Power party will continue despite pressure from Prime Minister Netanyahu to withdraw before elections, with internal polling suggesting the party will not meet the threshold. Smotrich’s team is proceeding with election-day events whilst publicly resisting calls to step aside, raising questions about potential realignment on the right-wing bloc ahead of voting.

Sources: Israel Hayom

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