Netanyahu and Smotrich to Meet Rabbis in Jerusalem Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will meet with rabbis in Jerusalem on Thursday to bolster the right-wing bloc's election prospects. The meeting follows a request by the rabbis for Smotrich to attend, after initial plans for Netanyahu alone did not materialize. Efforts are also underway to encourage the Noam party to withdraw from the race to prevent vote loss.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will meet with rabbis in Jerusalem on Thursday.
- The meeting aims to strengthen the right-wing bloc ahead of the upcoming elections.
- Rabbis requested Smotrich's participation in the meeting with Netanyahu.
- Efforts are being made to persuade the Noam party to withdraw from the election.
- The goal is to prevent right-wing votes from falling below the electoral threshold.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are scheduled to meet with rabbis on Thursday at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem. The meeting is part of broader efforts to ensure the success of the right-wing bloc in the upcoming elections and prevent the fragmentation of votes.
Initially, an attempt was made to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and the rabbis alone. However, the rabbis requested a joint meeting that would also include Smotrich. Sources familiar with the matter told Arutz 7 that after Netanyahu was unable to finalize the meeting on his own, he approached Smotrich to join him.
Concurrently, another initiative is underway within the Religious Zionist sector. A prominent yeshiva head is reportedly working to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and Rabbi Zvi Tau, the spiritual leader of the Noam party. The goal of this effort is to persuade Noam to withdraw from the election race before voting day, thereby preventing thousands of right-wing votes from being lost below the electoral threshold.
These moves are part of the right-wing bloc's strategy to minimize vote splitting and foster cooperation among the various parties and factions aligned with the camp as the elections approach.
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