Eretz Yisrael Shelanu

{{Infobox political party

| name = Eretz Yisrael Shelanu

| native_name = ארץ ישראל שלנו

| logo = Eretz Yisrael Shelanu logo.svg

| colorcode = {{party color|Eretz Yisrael Shelanu}}

| leader = Shalom Dov Wolpo

| founded = 11 November 2008

| position = Far-right

| ideology = Religious Zionism
Religious conservatism
Social conservatism
Ultranationalism

| affiliation1_title = Alliance

| affiliation1 = National Union (2009–2013)

| seats1_title = Most MKs

| seats1 = 1 (2009–2012)

| symbol = {{Script/Hebrew|קי}}

| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20200304170028/http://www.sos-israel.com/en.html|www.sos-israel.com}}

| country = Israel

}}{{Conservatism in Israel|Parties}}

Eretz Yisrael Shelanu ({{langx|he|ארץ ישראל שלנו||Land of Israel is Ours}}) is a far-right religious party in Israel.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=125200|title=Moledet breaks from newly formed Bayit Hayehudi|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=18 December 2008}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/10/27/profile-our-land-of-israel|title=Profile: Our Land of Israel|website=Al Jazeera|date=27 October 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/27/israeli-marchers-clash-arab-youths|title=Israeli police clash with Arab youths|website=The Guardian|date=27 October 2010}} Founded by Chabad Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo and Baruch Marzel{{cite web|author=Efrat Weiss|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3638884,00.html|title=Marzel, Rabbi Wolpo to run for Knesset|website=Ynetnews|date=15 December 2008}} on 11 November 2008, it seeks to prevent both the creation of a Palestinian state as well as the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

History

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In 2008, in anticipation of the 2009 Knesset elections, Wolpe and his party merged with Baruch Marzel's Jewish National Front. The Knesset list was topped by Wolpe, Marzel, and Israeli musician Ariel Zilber. In the weeks prior to the election, the joint list agreed to run as part of the National Union list, with Michael Ben-Ari, its representative, taking the 4th spot on the alliance's list. The Union won four seats, allowing Ben-Ari to enter the Knesset.

On 27 October 2010, violence broke out at the town of Umm al-Fahm between Eretz Yisrael Shelanu marchers and Arab counter-protesters.

In 2012, Ben-Ari and Aryeh Eldad of Hatikva, another member party of the National Union, announced their decision to leave the alliance and form Otzma LeYisrael.{{cite web|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160825#.UHtWEG_Mi4E |title=Ben-Ari Leaves National Union, Will Run with Eldad |date=12 October 2012 |website=Israel National News |access-date=15 October 2012}} Ben-Ari left Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and formed Otzma Yehudit{{Cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Eldad-Ben-Ari-form-new-party-Strong-Israel|title=Eldad, Ben-Ari form new party: Strong Israel|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2018-03-19}} and leading up to the 2013 Knesset elections, party leader Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo announced his support of HaBayit HaYehudi. Subsequently, leading Haredi rabbis Ya'akov Yosef and David Meir Drukman announced cessation of support of Eretz Yisrael Shelanu.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}}

In April 2019 Knesset elections, Rafi Levengrond - father of a murder victim in Barkan shooting terror attack Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel, used the party as a 'Shelf Party' to run his own list for the Knesset.{{cite news |author1=Hezki Baruch |title=Running for the Knesset in memory of his murdered daughter |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/259416 |work=Israel National News |date=21 February 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |author1=Gideon Allon |title=Israeli election shifts into high gear after filing deadline expires |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/02/22/israeli-election-shifts-into-high-gear-after-filing-deadline-expires/ |work=Israel Hayom |date=22 February 2019}} In the September 2019 Knesset elections Avi Yalou used the party as a 'shelf party' to run for the Knesset with his own list called "Tsedek" ("Justice" in Hebrew).{{cite news |last1=Wootliff |first1=Raoul |title=32 parties register electoral slates for September vote, down from 47 last time |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/32-parties-register-their-electoral-slates-for-september-elections/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=2 August 2019}}{{cite news |title=Know Your "Enemy" |url=https://jewishcurrents.org/know-your-enemy/ |work=Jewish Currents |date=19 August 2019}}