United Torah Judaism Launches 'Existential Struggle' Campaign Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
United Torah Judaism has launched a new campaign ahead of elections, framing the vote as an existential struggle for Haredi identity. The party aims to rally disillusioned voters by emphasizing their right to maintain their way of life against perceived threats from the legal system and other organizations. The campaign's slogan is "The Right to Be Haredi."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- United Torah Judaism launched a sharp campaign three weeks before elections, targeting disillusioned voters.
- The campaign frames the election as an existential struggle for Haredi identity, not a budget battle.
- The slogan "The Right to Be Haredi" aims to unite the Haredi public and counter despair.
- Dudi Zaltz stated the campaign is about the right to exist and maintain Haredi identity.
- The party asserts that no one will take away their right to educate their children as they wish.
With just three weeks until elections, the United Torah Judaism party is launching a sharp campaign targeting disillusioned voters who have lost faith in the political system due to arrest warrants and the conscription law. The campaign aims to reframe the upcoming vote not as a routine battle over budgets, but as an existential struggle for the identity of the entire Haredi public.
"We are now talking about our very existence. The war is for Haredi identity. They are trying to reach out and God forbid take away our right to be Haredi," explained Dudi Zaltz, Deputy Mayor of Beitar Illit and head of the party's information system, in an interview with Radio Kol Chai. Zaltz, who is ranked ninth on the party's Knesset list, stated that the current legal and public reality necessitates abandoning polite political language.
The campaign's leading slogan, "The Right to Be Haredi," is designed to unite the ranks and counter feelings of despair. Zaltz asserted, "No one will take away our right, not the legal advisor, not the justice system, not the left-wing organizations. No one. We will educate our children as we wish." He also emphasized that Haredi identity belongs to anyone who observes the Torah and commandments, stating, "I am Haredi, and I am not ashamed of it."
