Rabbi Eliyahu Rules No Halachic Prohibition on Voting for New Party
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
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- Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu stated no religious prohibition exists for voting for the new party.
- The party "Amcha Yisrael" includes candidates Ofer Winter and Yosef Haddad.
- Eliyahu cited past inclusion of Druze and Arabs in other parties.
- He addressed public discourse on voting for the party.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu stated on Sunday that there is no religious prohibition against voting for the new party "Amcha Yisrael," which includes Ofer Winter and Yosef Haddad. Eliyahu addressed the issue on Gal Israel radio, clarifying his position in response to various public statements regarding the party's potential voters.
He explained that the presence of individuals from minority groups within political parties is not unprecedented. "There have already been Druze and Arabs in the Likud and in other parties, and there is no halachic prohibition on this either in the context of Winter and Haddad's party," Rabbi Eliyahu said.
The rabbi specifically noted that Haddad, described as an advocacy fighter, is listed second on the party's slate alongside Winter. Eliyahu reiterated that this composition does not create a religious impediment to supporting the party at the ballot box, concluding, "We think there is no halachic prohibition on voting for the party."
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