Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman calls for bloc unity ahead of election | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Aug 21, 2026 · 842 words · By AVIGDOR LIBERMAN

Zionist Bloc Unity Civic Duty and Voter Turnout Israeli Electoral Strategy

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What to know about Zionist Bloc Unity

In order for the “serving bloc”, the state-oriented Zionist bloc, to win the upcoming elections, the four main opposition parties must adhere to one clear strategy and understand that the key to victory is transferring 5 to 6 seats from the “evaders bloc,”…

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Topics 3

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center86%

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What happened

Why it matters

The bloc strategy must be founded on five principles: Increasing voter turnout In the last election, voter turnout stood at less than 71%.

Common ground

In the 1988 election, turnout was nearly 80%.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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How does this story connect Zionist Bloc Unity with Civic Duty and Voter Turnout over the next few days?

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Loaded Language 95% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence

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Black-and-White Fallacy 70% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In the last election, voter turnout stood at less than 71%.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about 'Temu' and general information about Israeli elections, but no specific voter turnout percentage for the most recent election is mentioned.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elections in Israel are based on nationwide proportional representation. The electoral threshold is currently set at 3.25%, with the number of seats a party receives in the Knesset being proportional …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run up to the 2026 Israeli legislative election, scheduled to be held by 27 October 2026, various organisations are conducting opinion polling to gauge voter preferences for prime minister and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_opinion_polling_for…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In electoral systems, voter registration (or enrollment) is the requirement that a person otherwise eligible to vote must register (or enroll) on an electoral roll, which is usually a prerequisite for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_registration

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Claim 2: “In the last election, Yesh Atid achieved an impressive result of 24 seats”

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The provided evidence mentions Yesh Atid and Yair Lapid, but none of the snippets provide the specific seat count (24) for the most recent election. One poll result mentions 11 seats, but this is a poll, not a final election result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yesh Atid (Hebrew: יֵשׁ עָתִיד, lit. 'There is a Future') is a centrist political party in Israel. It was founded in 2012 by former TV journalist Yair Lapid, the son of the former Shinui party politic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesh_Atid

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections are scheduled to be held in Israel on 27 October 2026, to elect all 120 members of the 26th Knesset and determine the governing coalition that succeeds the 37th government led by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israeli_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run up to the 2026 Israeli legislative election, various organisations are conducting opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Israel during the term of the twenty-fifth Knesset. This artic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_I…

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Claim 3: “In the last election, 40 lists ran for the Knesset, and 10 seats went to waste because of those that failed to cross the electoral threshold.”

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A web search result explicitly states that in the 2022 election, approximately 420,000 votes (8.8% of ballots) went to parties that failed to enter the Knesset, which was 'equivalent to roughly 10 parliamentary seats'. While the total number of lists (40) is not explicitly listed in the snippets, the specific detail about the 10 wasted seats is corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Israel on 1 November 2022 to elect the 120 members of the 25th Knesset. The results saw the right-wing national camp of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu win …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Israeli_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Knesset (Hebrew: הַכְּנֶסֶת, romanized: HaKneset [haˈkneset] , lit. 'gathering' or 'assembly'; Arabic: الْكِنِيسِت, romanized: al-Kinīsit) is the unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset pas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset

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Claim 4: “In the 1988 election, turnout was nearly 80%.”

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Both a Wikipedia search result and a Wikipedia page specifically for the 1988 Israeli legislative election confirm that voter turnout was 79.7% or approximately 80%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 80%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Israeli_legislative_elect…

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Claim 5: “It began with Yigal Yadin and the Democratic Movement for Change in 1977”

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Wikipedia entries for Yigael Yadin and the 1977 election, along with a New York Times reference, confirm Yadin led the Democratic Movement for Change (Dash) in the 1977 elections.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 May 1977 to elect the ninth Knesset. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right wing, led by Likud, won a plurality of seats, ending alm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Israeli_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shinui (Hebrew: שִׁינּוּי, lit. 'Change') was a Zionist, secular, and anti-clerical free market liberal party and political movement in Israel. The party twice became the third-largest in the Knesset,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinui

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yigael Yadin (Hebrew: יִגָּאֵל יָדִין [jigaˈel jaˈdin]; 20 March 1917 – 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician. He was the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yigael_Yadin

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