Yisrael Beiteinu

Yisrael Beiteinu ישראל ביתנו‎
Russian name	Наш Дом Израиль
Leader	Avigdor Lieberman
Founded	1999
Split from	Likud
Headquarters	Jerusalem, Israel
Ideology	Conservatism[1][2][3][4][5] Nationalism[6] Secularism[7] National liberalism[8] Economic liberalism[9][10] Russian speakers' interests[11]
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
Knesset	6 / 120
Most MKs	15 (2009)
Least MKs	3 (2003)
Election symbol
ל‎ ل‎ [12]
Website
beytenu.org.il
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Yisrael Beiteinu (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּיתֵנוּ, lit. 'Israel Our Home') is a secularist, conservative, nationalist and right-wing political party in Israel. The party's base was originally secular Russian-speaking Israelis, although support from that demographic is in decline.^[13] The party describes itself as "a national movement with the clear vision to follow in the bold path of Zev Jabotinsky",^[14] the founder of Revisionist Zionism. It has primarily represented immigrants from the former Soviet Union, although it has attempted to expand its appeal to more established Israelis.^[15]

It takes a hard line towards the peace process and the integration of Israeli Arabs. Its main platform includes a recognition of the two-state solution, the creation of a Palestinian state that would include an exchange of some largely Arab-inhabited parts of Israel for largely Jewish-inhabited parts of the West Bank.^[16] Yisrael Beiteinu maintains an anti-clerical mantle, supports drafting Haredi Jews into the military,^[17] and encourages socio-economic opportunities for new immigrants, in conjunction with efforts to increase aliyah.

The party won 15 seats in the 2009 election, its most to date, making it the third-largest party in the 18th Knesset.^[18] In the 2020 election the party won seven seats.^[19] Despite forming part of the Likud-led bloc in the Twentieth Knesset and even running on a joint slate with Likud for the Nineteenth Knesset, leader Avigdor Lieberman has been vocal in his opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu.