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Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) עוצמה יהודית

8
MEF poll average, seats
7 to 9
range in window
6
seats now
Seats in every 2026 poll; line is a five-poll rolling mean; dotted line = threshold
Leader
Itamar Ben Gvir, National Security Minister; Otzma Yehudit chairman [source, September 3, 2026]
Bloc
Netanyahu bloc (37th government parties)
Founded
Separate Knesset faction since 2022-11-20, after running on the Religious Zionism joint list (TOI https://www.timesofisrael.com/separating-from-religious-zion...)
Seats, 25th Knesset
6
Status 2026
running alone. Party statement 2026-07-07: 'Otzma Yehudit will run alone for the sake of the right-wing bloc' (JFeed https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/ben-gvir-otzma-yehudit-sol...). Smotrich also ruled out a joint run (JPost https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-905489, 2026-08-13). Noam (Avi Maoz) said on 2026-09-02 it is preparing an independent run while talking to Otzma figures and others (Srugim, https://www.srugim.co.il/101010173-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99-%D7%9E...).
List Status
Approved by the Central Elections Committee plenum on 2026-09-27; 35 candidates as of the CEC page last updated 2026-09-29. Ballot letters: ב. Ballot name: עוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גביר.
MEF Poll Average
8; range 7 to 9 across 7 polls in the window

Background

Otzma Yehudit entered the Knesset in 2021 on the Religious Zionism joint list and in November 2022 won 6 of that list's 14 seats, becoming a separate faction on 2022-11-20 (TOI https://www.timesofisrael.com/separating-from-religious-zion...). Ben Gvir has served as National Security Minister since December 2022. The party's death penalty for terrorists law passed 62 to 47 on 2026-03-30 (TOI https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-death-penalty-l...). In 2026 it announced a solo run, lost MK Almog Cohen to Likud, and gained MK Tally Gotliv from Likud (Haaretz 2026-08-12; JPost https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907539, 2026-09-03). Noam, which ran with Otzma and RZP in 2022 and holds 1 seat (Avi Maoz), rebranded as 'Noam for Israel' on 2026-07-29 and had not decided by 2026-09-02 whether to run alone or join a list (JPost https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/art...; Srugim 2026-09-02).

Knesset List

Order and Hebrew names from the Central Elections Committee (CEC list page, 2026-09-29). Lists are as approved by the CEC plenum on September 27, 2026, with candidate resignations recorded since; ballot letters: ב. Party of record in brackets for joint lists. † marks names whose English spelling is transliterated from the filing rather than taken from English-language press.

  1. Itamar Ben-Gvir בן גביר איתמר (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  2. Tally Gotliv גוטליב רויטל טלי (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  3. Yitzhak Wasserlauf וסרלאוף יצחק שמעון (ארץ ישראל שלנו - מפלגה יהודית מאוחדת לשלמות התורה העם והארץ) [source, September 29, 2026]
  4. Amihai Eliyahu אליהו עמיחי (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  5. Limor Son Har-Melech סון הר-מלך לימור (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  6. Yitzhak Kroizer קרויזר יצחק (ארץ ישראל שלנו - מפלגה יהודית מאוחדת לשלמות התורה העם והארץ) [source, September 29, 2026]
  7. Hanamel Dorfman דורפמן חנמאל שיראי (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  8. Tzachi Eliyahu אליהו צחי יצחק (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  9. Yossi Goldberger גולדברגר יוסף יצחק (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  10. Itiel Ne'eman ניימן איתיאל יעקב (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  11. David Babli בבלי דוד מנחם (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  12. Yishai Yaakov Fleisher † פליישר ישי יעקב (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  13. Shiran Mirzai מירזאי שירן (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  14. Shimi Golan גולן שימי (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  15. Yaniv Badelov בדלוב יניב (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  16. Aychlutm Masala מסלה אייצ'לותם (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  17. Gadi Mazuz מזוז גד אפרים (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  18. Mordechai Prizis פריזיס מרדכי (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  19. Aharon Amar עמר אהרון (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  20. Or Eliya Yomtobian יומטוביאן אור אליה (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  21. Shira Poni † פוני שירה (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  22. Tiran Zeituna † זיתונה תירן (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  23. Pinchas Yaakov Miyuchas † מיוחס פנחס יעקב (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  24. Liran Shoker † שוקר לירן (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  25. Moshe Chamami † חממי משה (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  26. Keren Bidush † בידוש קרן (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  27. Roi Shealtiel † שאלתיאל רועי (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  28. Yedidya-Chaim Grossman † גרוסמן ידידיה-חיים (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  29. Dror Meir Ohana † אוחנה דרור מאיר (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  30. Roni Ronen Isakov † איסאקוב רוני רונן (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  31. Yehonatan Yitzhak Segal † סגל יהונתן יצחק (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  32. Avraham Goldberg † גולדברג אברהם (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  33. Shlomo Chacham Pinto † פינטו שלמה חכם (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  34. Dvir Rachamim Gefstein † גפשטיין דביר רחמים (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]
  35. Shimon Meir Rachamim † רחמים שמעון מאיר (חזית יהודית לאומית) [source, September 29, 2026]

Platform and Positions

GazaParty program 'Disengagement 710', presented 2026-09-03: a dedicated government ministry to encourage voluntary emigration from Gaza, agreements with destination countries, regulated emigration pathways and assistance packages; targets 250,000 departures in year one and 1.86 million within seven years; Otzma makes the plan a condition for joining the next government. [source, September 3, 2026]
GazaYnet: the plan replaces the party's earlier call for Israeli governance of Gaza with voluntary emigration. [source, September 3, 2026]
securityLegislation. Otzma sponsored the death penalty for terrorists law passed 2026-03-30 (62 to 47), mandating hanging for West Bank Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks. [source, March 30, 2026]
IranLeader statement. Ben Gvir called Iran a 'Nazi regime', said Trump was 'very naive' in seeking an agreement with Tehran, and rejected diplomacy with Iran. [source, July 27, 2026]
Haredi draftLeader statement. Ben Gvir said those genuinely learning Torah should remain in yeshiva while those not learning should be encouraged to enlist 'with an embrace and not through coercion'; he appealed to Haredi voters disappointed with Shas and UTJ. [source, August 17, 2026]
otherParty strategy. Otzma plans a campaign against formation of a 'broad government' after the election and targets Likud and Shas voters. [source, August 22, 2026]

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