Noam Party Rallies 3,500 Activists in Jerusalem Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Approximately 3,500 Noam Party activists gathered in Jerusalem for a pre-election conference, with each attendee pledging to recruit at least 50 new voters. Party Chairman MK Avi Maoz defended the party's decision to run, arguing that withdrawal would be irresponsible and harm Israel's Jewish character. Spiritual leader Rabbi Zvi Yisrael Tau vowed the movement would grow to strengthen the state's Jewish identity. The conference featured speeches from candidates and rabbis, including Eliyahu Liebman, father of a soldier killed on October 7th, who criticized past right-wing concessions.
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- Around 3,500 Noam Party activists attended a Jerusalem conference, pledging to recruit new voters.
- Party Chairman MK Avi Maoz stated withdrawing from elections would be irresponsible.
- Rabbi Zvi Yisrael Tau vowed the Noam movement would grow to strengthen Israel's Jewish character.
- Eliyahu Liebman, father of a fallen soldier, criticized past right-wing concessions.
- The conference aimed to make Noam the "surprise of the elections."
The Noam Party held a large national "ambassadors" conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, drawing approximately 3,500 activists from across Israel to the International Convention Center. The event marked the final push before the upcoming elections, with party members aiming to recruit new voters and encourage existing supporters to bring others.
Each attendee committed to recruiting at least 50 additional voters by election day, forming an organizational base intended to reach hundreds of thousands and make Noam the "surprise of the elections." Party Chairman MK Avi Maoz directly addressed calls from rival right-wing parties for Noam to withdraw from the race. He argued that withdrawing would be irresponsible, allowing "progressive brainwashing" in the education system and continued disregard for Jewish values in the IDF and the state.
Maoz stated, "We are not irresponsible, which is why we are running in the upcoming elections, and we will succeed in entering the next Knesset, God willing, in a big way." Rabbi Dekel Cohen, son-in-law of Rabbi Meir Mazuz, asserted that Maoz is the only one addressing "essence and truth, not slogans," and criticized forcing Jews to violate Shabbat or preventing them from wearing tefillin in schools.
Rabbi Zvi Yisrael Tau, spiritual leader of the party and president of the Har HaMor Yeshiva, declared that the Noam movement "will grow and ascend until it has the ability to preserve, fortify, and strengthen the Jewish character of our holy state." A poignant moment occurred when Eliyahu Liebman, a party candidate and father of a soldier killed on October 7th, spoke. He countered the argument that Noam should withdraw to "save the right-wing bloc," questioning the bloc's past actions, including the Hebron agreement and the disengagement from Gush Katif.
Liebman stated, "We are saving the right-wing bloc so that together with Noam, it will preserve the Jewish identity of the state." He also addressed fears about the electoral threshold, urging those who did not lower it to "take account of themselves." Deputy Mayor of Beersheba and party candidate Shimon Tobol called on the "ambassadors" to be able to tell future generations they "did not stand aside, did not remain silent, did not give up" in preserving Jewish identity.
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