Knesset_Land_of_Israel_Caucus Knowpia

The Knesset Land of Israel Caucus (Hebrew: שדולת ארץ-ישראל בכנסת), also known as the Eretz Israel Caucus, is a caucus of Knesset members whose mission is "to strengthen the State of Israel’s hold" on the West Bank.^[1]^[2] While the Knesset has hundreds of caucuses, Eretz Israel Caucus one of the largest and most active caucuses within the Knesset.^[3] When launched in 2010 it had 39 members, almost a third of the Knessets 120 seats.^[4]

The current leaders of the caucus are Yuli Edelstein, Limor Son Har-Melech, and Simcha Rothman.

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^ Hirsch-Hoefler, S.; Mudde, C. (2020). The Israeli Settler Movement: Assessing and Explaining Social Movement Success. Cambridge University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-009-02838-7. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
^ Lobby for Eretz-Israel^{[dead link]}: "The lobby’s main goal is to strengthen the State of Israel’s hold on all of the Land of Israel, particularly in Judaea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley." Also in Hebrew at [1]^{[dead link]}
^ Coalition chief heading caucus that seeks to retain entire West Bank, Times of Israel, 11 June 2013: "Knesset caucuses, sometimes called lobbies, are informal groups of parliamentarians that gather around a certain cause or topic. There are hundreds of such caucuses, but the one Levin and Strock now head is one of the largest — if not the largest, with 20-30 members in the last Knesset — and most active."
^ "שדולת ארץ ישראל בכנסת". מועצת יש"ע (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[Hirsch-Hoefler_Mudde_2020_p._243-1] Hirsch-Hoefler, S.; Mudde, C. (2020). The Israeli Settler Movement: Assessing and Explaining Social Movement Success. Cambridge University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-009-02838-7. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[2] Lobby for Eretz-Israel^{[dead link]}: "The lobby’s main goal is to strengthen the State of Israel’s hold on all of the Land of Israel, particularly in Judaea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley." Also in Hebrew at [1]^{[dead link]}

[coalition-3] Coalition chief heading caucus that seeks to retain entire West Bank, Times of Israel, 11 June 2013: "Knesset caucuses, sometimes called lobbies, are informal groups of parliamentarians that gather around a certain cause or topic. There are hundreds of such caucuses, but the one Levin and Strock now head is one of the largest — if not the largest, with 20-30 members in the last Knesset — and most active."

[מועצת_יש-4] "שדולת ארץ ישראל בכנסת". מועצת יש"ע (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-05.

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