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Hardline Haredi Group Bans Voting in Israeli Elections
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The hardline Haredi group Eda Haredit has forbidden its followers from voting in the upcoming Knesset elections, reiterating its historical opposition to Israeli governing institutions. The Badatz rabbinical court issued a statement calling participation a forbidden act based on rabbinic rulings and citing conflicts with Torah law. The group warned that participation leads to desecrating God's name and associates voters with those who do not follow Torah principles.
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- The Eda Haredit leadership has declared voting in Israeli Knesset elections forbidden for its followers.
- The group's Badatz rabbinical court issued an official statement urging followers to refrain from voting.
- The decision is based on the group's longstanding opposition to participating in Israeli governing institutions.
- Rabbis cited halachic positions and rulings from previous generations to support the prohibition.
- The statement warned that participation leads to desecrating God's name and conflicts with Torah law.
- Knesset members' oath of allegiance to state laws was cited as a reason for the prohibition.
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