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Gilad Erdan Launches Right-Wing Party and Pledges Law to Require Military or National Service

The launch places conscription and equal service burdens at the center of the campaign and could change how right‑wing blocs negotiate coalitions

Overview

  • Gilad Erdan announced the formation of a new right‑wing party and positioned himself as a consistent nationalist leader who opposes a Palestinian state.
  • He pledged to advance a 'Basic Law: Service' that would require all Israeli citizens to perform either military service or national service.
  • Erdan said his party will not join any 'narrow government' and called for forming a broad Zionist coalition to carry the service law.
  • Yuli Edelstein attended the launch, giving the new list an immediate tie to senior right‑wing figures and Knesset institutional experience.
  • The proposal directly targets unequal service exemptions for ultra‑Orthodox and other communities and could affect IDF manpower and post‑election bargaining over coalition makeup.