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The 2012 The Jewish Home leadership election was held on 5 November 2012 [1] to elect the leader of The Jewish Home party. The election took place in advance of the 2013 Israeli legislative election. [2] Naftali Bennett was elected as leader, defeating Zevulun Orlev. [1]
A month before the leadership election, incumbent leader Daniel Hershkowitz announced that he would not contend. [1]
The Jewish Home was founded in 2008 as a merger of the National Religious Party and the National Union, [3] who previously ran on a joint ticket in the 2006 election. [4] The party's first leader was Daniel Hershkowitz, a mathematician who was chosen by a special committee led by Yaakov Amidror. [5] In the 2009 election, the party was elected to the Knesset, winning 3 seats. [6] The party then joined the newly-formed second Netanyahu government. [7]
On 19 April 2012, the party decided to hold a membership census, which would be followed by elections to the party's leadership and electoral list in September. [8] The census began on 22 April, [9] but ended in early September. [10] As a result, the leadership election took place in November. [11] On 17 May, Member of the Knesset Zevulun Orlev announced his intention to run for leadership, [12] challenging Hershkowitz. [13] On 21 May, former Yesha Council chairman Naftali Bennett announced his campaign. [14]
On 19 October, Bennett, Orlev and Hershkowitz participated in a televised debate held on Channel 2 and hosted by Amit Segal. The debate took place a day after the National Union merged into the Jewish Home. [20] On 22 October, Hershkowitz announced his withdrawal from the election and endorsed Orlev. [19]
The election was open to the party's nearly 54,000 members to vote in 168 polling stations across the nation. [1] [21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Home | Naftali Bennett | 23,645 | 67.27% | |
| Jewish Home | Zevulun Orlev | 11,501 | 32.73% | |
| Jewish Home | Yehuda Cohen | 79 | 0.22% | |
After his loss, Orlev announced that he would be retiring from the Knesset. [1] Following the primary, the party won 12 seats in the 2013 election, and remained in the coalition. [23] [24]
In 2019, The Times of Israel reported on a potential police probe into potential unreported funds received by Bennett's 2012 leadership campaign. [25]
Bennett led the party until late 2018, when he left to co-found and lead The New Right. [26] He later became the prime minister of Israel, serving from 2021 through 2022. [27]
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