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| − | '''Yisrael Beiteinu''' ([[Hebrew]]: ישראל ביתנו), is a major right-wing political party in [[Israel]]. | + | '''Yisrael Beiteinu''' ([[Hebrew]]: ישראל ביתנו) (English: Israel [is] Our Home}, is a major right-wing political party in [[Israel]]. |
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| + | The party was founded and is led by [[Avigdor Lieberman]], an immigrant from [[Moldova]]; the party primarily is made up of [[Russian language|Russian]]-speaking Jewish immigrants from the former [[Soviet Union]] and, as such, caters to their interests. Lieberman is currently Deputy Prime Minister to [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] and Foreign Minister of Israel. | ||
| − | Yisrael Beiteinu | + | Yisrael Beiteinu holds a right-wing and nationalist point of view, and is opposed to most pro-Palestinian affairs. However, Lieberman has proposed a land-swap deal whereby primarily Palestinian towns near the Israeli-Gaza border would become part of a Palestinian state, and primarily Jewish towns would be removed from Gaza. |
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Revision as of 21:45, July 14, 2018
Yisrael Beiteinu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו) (English: Israel [is] Our Home}, is a major right-wing political party in Israel.
The party was founded and is led by Avigdor Lieberman, an immigrant from Moldova; the party primarily is made up of Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union and, as such, caters to their interests. Lieberman is currently Deputy Prime Minister to Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister of Israel.
Yisrael Beiteinu holds a right-wing and nationalist point of view, and is opposed to most pro-Palestinian affairs. However, Lieberman has proposed a land-swap deal whereby primarily Palestinian towns near the Israeli-Gaza border would become part of a Palestinian state, and primarily Jewish towns would be removed from Gaza.