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Telem Party
LeaderMoshe Ya'alon
Founded2 January 2019

The Telem Party[1] (Template:Lang-he or as an acronym, Tnua Leumit Mamlachtit, lit. National Statesmanlike Movement), is a political party in Israel formed by former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, which was registered on 2 January 2019, and is expected to run in the 2019 Knesset elections.[2][3][4]

History

Moshe Ya'alon ended his defense minister post in May of 2016 due to "amidst wide-spread speculation that he would be fired by Netanyahu." On 12 March 2017, Ya'alon officially relinquished his membership of Likud, announcing that he will form a new party to challenge Netanyahu in the upcoming 2019 election.[5]

References

  1. ^ Former defense chief Ya’alon launches new political party, Telem, Times of Israel, January 2, 2019
  2. ^ Raoul Wootliff (2 January 2019). "Former defense chief Ya'alon launches new political party, Telem". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Israel Election: Ex-defense Minister Names New Party as Center-left Reels From Zionist Union Breakup". Haaretz. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Israeli Defense Minister Ya'alon unveils new party name". JNS. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ Magid, Jacob (12 March 2017). The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-defense-minister-yaalon-officially-quits-likud/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)