# Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich Diverge in Israel’s Election

- Source: NYT World
- Published: 2026-10-27T11:04:05+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/world/middleeast/israel-election-ben-gvir-smotrich.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/itamar-ben-gvir-and-bezalel-smotrich-diverge-in-israel-s-election-d72438/

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich lead ultranationalist parties that previously joined forces, in deals brokered by Benjamin Netanyahu. They are not on the same slate this time.

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