Hatnua

political party, Israel

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Hatnua was an Israeli political party founded in 2012 by Tzipi Livni. The party's platform centered on negotiating a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Hatnua won six seats in the Knesset in the 2013 elections and joined a coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, with Livni serving as Minister of Justice. However, Livni was dismissed from her position in December 2014, and early elections were called.1

Prior to the March 2015 elections, Hatnua formed an alliance with the Israel Labour Party called the Zionist Union. This alliance secured 24 seats, finishing second to Likud. The alliance later dissolved, and Hatnua did not contest the subsequent elections.12

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Israel
Corruption charges and diminishing political support
…that she and her party, Hatnua, would not run. A general of the Israel Defense Forces, Benny Gantz, emerged as the strongest challenger to Netanyahu. Lapid and his Yesh Atid party joined a list with Gantz, called “Blue and White,” that included several figures from the defense establishment.
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…that she and her party, Hatnua, would not run. A general of the Israel Defense Forces, Benny Gantz, emerged as the strongest challenger to Netanyahu. Lapid and his Yesh Atid party joined a list with Gantz, called “Blue and White,” that included several figures from the defense establishment.
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Likud
Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership
… and Livni’s newly formed party, Hatnua.
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… and Livni’s newly formed party, Hatnua.
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Tzipi Livni
Persistence and founding of Hatnua
…party with a similar platform, Hatnua (“The Movement”). The party won six seats in Knesset elections in 2013; Kadima won just two seats and became defunct two years later. Right-wing losses also left Netanyahu in a weak position in forming a coalition, and he invited Livni to join a centre-right…
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…party with a similar platform, Hatnua (“The Movement”). The party won six seats in Knesset elections in 2013; Kadima won just two seats and became defunct two years later. Right-wing losses also left Netanyahu in a weak position in forming a coalition, and he invited Livni to join a centre-right…
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Yisrael Beiteinu
Rise in influence
Yesh Atid and Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua. Early elections were held in 2015 after the collapse of the unity government. Yisrael Beiteinu won only six seats, but Lieberman was given the high-level post of defense minister when he agreed to join the coalition in 2016. He resigned from the post in…
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Yesh Atid and Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua. Early elections were held in 2015 after the collapse of the unity government. Yisrael Beiteinu won only six seats, but Lieberman was given the high-level post of defense minister when he agreed to join the coalition in 2016. He resigned from the post in…
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