On the way to the Knesset? The tempting slot offer Rabbi Zarbiv received
Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich offered Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv the second spot on the party's list for the Knesset. Zarbiv, a judge on rabbinical courts, became famous as a reserve soldier and operator of a…
Assessment
The offer places a prominent religious figure and combat reservist near the top of the Religious Zionism party list, signaling a possible shift in the party's public face. Rabbi Zarbiv's fame as a D9 bulldozer operator in Gaza and Lebanon gives him broad name recognition among right-wing voters. Whether he accepts will answer whether the party is actively recruiting outside traditional political circles for the next election cycle.