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Eretz Yisrael Shelanu (lit. Our Land of Israel) is a far-right religious party in Israel. Founded by prominent Chabad
Chabad

*Chabad is an acronym for Chochmah, Binah, and Da'at, the three levels of Sefirot related to cognition according to the Kabbalah.*Chabad-Strashelye, Strashelye is a branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism....
 Rabbi Dov Wolpe, it seeks to prevent both the creation of a Palestinian state as well as the destruction of Israeli settlement
Israeli settlement

Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank, which is partially under Israeli military administration and partially under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, and in the Golan Heights, which are under Isr...
s in the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
.

In 2008, in anticipation of the 2009 Knesset elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government....
, Wolpe and his party merged with Baruch Marzel
Baruch Marzel

Baruch Marzel is an United States-born Israeli, Orthodox Jew and leading right-wing politician. He lives in the Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron in Tel Rumeida with his wife and nine children....
's Jewish National Front. The Knesset list was topped by Wolpe, Marzel and prominent Israeli musician Ariel Zilber
Ariel Zilber

Ariel Zilber is an Israeli singer-songwriter and composer. He is considered one of the most prominent musicians and singer-songwriters in Israeli music, known for his highly literate lyrics and for his simple yet profound style....
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Eretz Yisrael Shelanu (lit. Our Land of Israel) is a far-right religious party in Israel. Founded by prominent Chabad
Chabad

*Chabad is an acronym for Chochmah, Binah, and Da'at, the three levels of Sefirot related to cognition according to the Kabbalah.*Chabad-Strashelye, Strashelye is a branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism....
 Rabbi Dov Wolpe, it seeks to prevent both the creation of a Palestinian state as well as the destruction of Israeli settlement
Israeli settlement

Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank, which is partially under Israeli military administration and partially under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, and in the Golan Heights, which are under Isr...
s in the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
.

In 2008, in anticipation of the 2009 Knesset elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government....
, Wolpe and his party merged with Baruch Marzel
Baruch Marzel

Baruch Marzel is an United States-born Israeli, Orthodox Jew and leading right-wing politician. He lives in the Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron in Tel Rumeida with his wife and nine children....
's Jewish National Front. The Knesset list was topped by Wolpe, Marzel and prominent Israeli musician Ariel Zilber
Ariel Zilber

Ariel Zilber is an Israeli singer-songwriter and composer. He is considered one of the most prominent musicians and singer-songwriters in Israeli music, known for his highly literate lyrics and for his simple yet profound style....
. In the weeks prior to the election, the joint list agreed to run as part of the National Union
National Union (Israel)

The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....
 list, with JNF member Michael Ben-Ari
Michael Ben-Ari

Rabbi Dr. Michael Ben-Ari is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the National Union ....
 taking the 4th spot on the alliance's list. The Union won four seats, allowing Ben-Ari to enter the Knesset.