HaTikva (political party)

HaTikva (Hebrew: התקווה, lit. 'The Hope') was a minor political party in Israel. A secular right-wing^[3][4] to far-right^[2] party, it was headed by Aryeh Eldad and was one of the factions of the National Union alliance.

HaTikva התקווה‎
Leader	Aryeh Eldad
Founded	2007
Dissolved	2012
Merged into	Otzma Yehudit
Ideology	National conservatism Greater Israel Ultranationalism Secularism Economic liberalism Revisionist Zionism
Political position	Right-wing[1] to far-right[2]
National affiliation	National Union (2009–2012)
Most MKs	1 (2009–2013)
Fewest MKs	1 (2009–2013)
Politics of Israel Political parties Elections

Formed in late 2007, it was officially registered on 9 December 2007.^[5] Eldad stated that the party needed 5,000 members "to be legally qualified to raise up to NIS 2 million for each candidate running for party chairman".^[5]

For the 2009 elections, the party joined the National Union, with Eldad winning fourth place on the Union's list.

In 2012 HaTikva and the Jewish National Front, another member party of the National Union, announced their decision to leave the alliance and form Otzma LeYisrael.^[6]