Internal Turmoil in Religious Zionism Party as Lawmaker Solomon Is Criticized

Members of the Religious Zionism party are attacking Knesset Member Moshe Solomon after he voted today, Wednesday, against the Basic Law on Torah study. Knesset Member Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, published a screenshot from the party platform, where the Basic Law appears. Alongside it, he published the names of the faction members who voted in favor of the law today, and said that Solomon is not loyal to the party’s path.

Solomon did not remain silent and responded on the social network X. "Simcha, my brother. A. סעיף 2 in our platform, right below what you marked, talks about integrating Haredim into employment. I think we all agree that מאז שמחת תורה reality has changed, and with it our platform and our demands," he wrote. He added: "B. I am in favor of the 'value of Torah study.' But the Haredim demanded and obtained a change to Section 1 of the law, which is a 'basic right in the State of Israel.' This change means that any demand on the Haredim to enter employment or the army will constitute a violation of their basic right to study Torah." "The original purpose of the law was to exempt the Haredim from reporting for service to the state, and it remained that way even after the agreement, when סעיף 2 was removed, but סעיף 1 was changed. A law that says there is no need to combine Torah and army cannot be accepted," he wrote.