Leaders
| Leader | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rafi Peretz | 2019 | Incumbent | |
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Jewish Home-National Union הבית היהודי - האיחוד הלאומי | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Rafi Peretz Bezalel Smotrich |
| Founded | 10 October 2019 [1] |
| Ideology | Religious Zionism Religious conservatism National conservatism Social conservatism Orthodox interests Settler interests Factions: Ultranationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| Religion | Orthodox Judaism |
| National affiliation | Yamina (2019, 2020–) |
| Member parties | The Jewish Home Tkuma |
| Knesset | 3 / 120 |
| Election symbol | |
| טב | |
| Website | |
| hayemin | |
The Jewish Home-National Union is a parliamentary faction represented in the Knesset which is made up of The Jewish Home and Tkuma. [2] The two parties were part of Yamina in the September 2019 Israeli legislative election. However Yamina split on 10 October, stating that the alliance was created to avoid the wasting of votes and pass the 3.25% threshold to enter the Knesset. [1] The Yamina alliance was recreated ahead of the 2020 Israeli legislative election. [3]
| Leader | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Rafi Peretz | 2019 | Incumbent | |
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | Current MKs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | Religious Zionism, Ultranationalism | Far-right | Bezalel Smotrich | 2 / 120 | |
| The Jewish Home | Religious Zionism, Religious conservatism | Right-wing to far-right | Rafi Peretz | 1 / 120 | |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Rafi Peretz | 260,339 (#7) (as part of Yamina) | 5.88% | 4 / 120 |  | Snap election |
| 2020 | Rafi Peretz | 240,162 (#8) (as part of Yamina) | 5.25% | 3 / 120 | | TBD |
| Year | Members | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rafi Peretz, Bezalel Smotrich, Moti Yogev, Ofir Sofer | 4 |
| 2020 | Rafi Peretz, Bezalel Smotrich, Ofir Sofer | 3 |
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