'Not as I had planned': MK Zvika Fogel announces he will not run with Otzma Yehudit

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 16:46Updated: SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 16:57MK Zvika Fogel announced Sunday that he will not run with Otzma Yehudit in the upcoming October elections."Regrettably, the path to continuing my activities in the Knesset or in the future government is not possible as I had planned," Fogel said on X/Twitter. "And therefore, I will not run for the 26th Knesset on behalf of the Otzma Yehudit party."Otzma Yehudit chairman MK Itamar Ben-Gvir said that "Zvika dedicated his life to the security of the state and acted over the years with a deep sense of mission, courage and faith in the path.""I thank him from the bottom of my heart for the shared path, for the friendship, for the dedication, for the loyalty, and for his great contribution to Otzma Yehudit and the people of Israel," he added.Ben-Gvir announces fifth, sixth place on his listBen-Gvir also announced Sunday that MK Limor Son Har-Melech and MK Yitzhak Kreuzer will be placed in the fifth and sixth positions on the Otzma Yehudit list for the upcoming elections.This would be the same positions that both MKs had in the previous elections, when Otzma Yehudit managed to get six mandates.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google