Haredi Candidate Slams Election Official, Compares Haredi Situation to Holocaust
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Elyakim Stark, a candidate for United Torah Judaism, criticized Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg, calling his approach "Sohlbergism" and accusing him of targeting the Haredi community. Stark compared the Haredi community's current situation to the Holocaust, citing travel restrictions for marriage. The comments were made in the context of the upcoming 26th Knesset elections.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Haredi candidate Elyakim Stark accused Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg of "Sohlbergism," a tactic of attacking the Haredi community.
- Stark claimed that the current situation for Haredim is "close to what it was during the Holocaust."
- He cited travel restrictions preventing draft dodgers from leaving Israel for marriage arrangements.
- Stark is a candidate for the United Torah Judaism party in the 26th Knesset elections.
Elyakim Stark, a candidate for the 26th Knesset representing the United Torah Judaism party, has sharply criticized Noam Sohlberg, the Chairman of the Elections Committee. Stark introduced a new phenomenon he termed "Sohlbergism," which he described as a strategy of attacking the Haredi community to appear more successful or masculine. Stark further asserted that the current situation for Haredim is "close to what it was during the Holocaust." He explained this comparison by stating that draft dodgers are unable to leave the country for marriage arrangements due to exit orders, forcing potential brides' families to travel to Israel instead.
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