Bennett and Shaked may think that they can take Likud votes instead of killing their old home, but they are further dividing up right-wing votes.

Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked’s break from Bayit Yehudi, their political home for the past six years, to form Hayamin Hehadash (The New Right) came as a surprise to many – and, in fact, the final decision was only made on Thursday – but it has been several years in the making. Continue reading