Bible Bloc Party

Political party in Israel

Bible Bloc Party (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ הַתָּנָכִי, romanized: Gush HaTanachi)^[1] is a political party in Israel.^[2]

History

The party was created by Dennis (Avi) Lipkin, a veteran religious Jewish speaker to Evangelical Christians in the US^[3] and a well-known lecturer who has spoken in over 1,000 churches.^[4] It has run for the Knesset since 2019, seeking the vote of non-Jewish Russian immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Christian Arabs,^[3] winning about 0.01% of the total vote.

In January 2024, party leader Dennis (Avi) Lipkin declares on video, "Most of the Middle East belongs to Israel. Eventually, our borders will extend from Lebanon, the great desert, which is Saudi Arabia, and then from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates." Mr. Lipkin also articulates his belief, stating, "I believe we're going to take Mecca, Medina, and Mount Sinai and purify those places."^[5]

Election results

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
Apr 2019	Dennis Lipkin	353	0.01	0 / 120	New	Extra-parliamentary
Sep 2019		497	0.01	0 / 120	0	Extra-parliamentary
2020		389	0.01	0 / 120	0	Extra-parliamentary
2021		429	0.01	0 / 120	0	Extra-parliamentary
2022		411	0.01	0 / 120	0	Extra-parliamentary

References

^ "בית | הגוש התנכי" [Home | Bible Bloc Party] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
^ Berkowitz, Adam Eliyahu (May 23, 2018). "For the First Time Ever: A Jewish-Christian Party To Run For Knesset". Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective.
^ ^a ^b Hoffman, Gil (24 May 2018). "Jewish-Christian Bible Bloc party approved by registrar". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Bible Bloc Party Wants to Put Christians, Messianic Jews in Knesset". Israel Today.
^ "Israel's borders will extend to Makkah, Madinah and Mount Sinai, claims Zionist writer". Middle East Monitor. January 11, 2024.