Netanyahu's Office Sought Meeting With Rabbi Tav to Prevent Noam Party's Election Run
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office attempted to meet with Rabbi Tav, the spiritual patron of the Noam party, to persuade them to withdraw from the elections. The party, led by MK Avi Maoz, is estimated to have support of up to half a mandate. Rabbi Tav's representatives reportedly refused the meeting, stating the party's withdrawal is not under consideration.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office sought a meeting with Rabbi Tav to prevent the Noam party from running in elections.
- The Noam party is led by MK Avi Maoz and is associated with Rabbi Tav.
- The party is estimated to have support of up to half a mandate.
- Rabbi Tav's representatives reportedly refused the meeting request.
- The refusal stated that the party's withdrawal from the race was not on the agenda.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently been exerting pressure on smaller parties that could potentially "burn votes" from the coalition bloc, aiming to persuade them to withdraw from the upcoming elections. As part of these efforts, Netanyahu's office attempted to arrange a meeting with Rabbi Tav, the president of the Har HaMor Yeshiva and the spiritual patron of MK Avi Maoz's Noam party.
Netanyahu and his associates are working to prevent the Noam party from competing in the elections. Estimates suggest the party has support in the thousands, potentially up to half a mandate. Representatives for Rabbi Tav stated that while Netanyahu attempted to contact the rabbi, the response was that if the meeting's purpose was to convince the Noam party to withdraw from the race, "this is not on the agenda."
The Noam party is associated with the "Noam" faction, a far-right religious Zionist political party in Israel.
