Due to the Kahanist ideology of Otzma Yehudit, there was controversy surrounding Netanyahu attempting to get Otzma Yehudit to run on a list with the Jewish Home party, which led to it being condemned by the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Yifat Erlich, who was formerly on the slate for The Jewish Home, left the party over the union with Otzma Yehudit.
