Otzma Yehudit on the demand to disqualify it from the elections: "They are afraid of Ben-Gvir"

The Otzma Yehudit party responded to the petition filed with the Central Elections Committee to disqualify it from the elections. In a party statement, it claims that the petitioners, Bogi Ya'alon and Omer Bar-Lev, fear the continued work of Minister Ben-Gvir. The party lists his achievements and states that the disqualification will not happen.

The Otzma Yehudit party issued an official statement in response to a petition filed with the Central Elections Committee demanding its disqualification from participating in the Knesset elections. In the released message, the party claims that the petitioners—Bogi Ya'alon and Omer Bar-Lev—fear the continued work of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The party lists Ben-Gvir's achievements over the past term: reform of the Prison Service, establishment of rapid response units, simplification of gun license issuance, demolition of illegal structures in the Negev, and the fight against racketeering and polygamy. The statement concludes with a categorical refusal: "This will not happen!" The article is a direct transmission of the party press release without additional journalistic analysis or commentary.