Small Haredi Party Withdraws from Knesset Race Four Days Before Election
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
The Achi party, led by Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Abirjel, announced its withdrawal from the Knesset election race four days before the vote. The decision followed negotiations led by Education Minister Yoav Kisch, at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to prevent vote loss for the right-wing bloc. The Likud party agreed to advance Achi's key issues as part of the deal.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Achi party withdrew from the Knesset election race four days before the vote.
- Education Minister Yoav Kisch led negotiations to prevent vote loss for the right-wing bloc.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the negotiations.
- The Likud party agreed to advance the Achi party's key issues.
- The withdrawal aims to prevent the loss of tens of thousands of votes for the right-wing bloc.
The Achi party, led by Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Abirjel of Netivot, announced its withdrawal from the Knesset election race on Friday, just four days before ballots are cast. The move came after intensive negotiations, initiated by Education Minister Yoav Kisch at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, aimed at preventing the loss of votes within the right-wing bloc.
A final agreement for the party's withdrawal was reached during a crucial meeting on Friday. Participants included Minister Kisch, Rabbi Abirjel, former Chief Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Moshe Amar, Netivot Mayor Yechiel Zohar, Ofakim Mayor Itzik Danino, and attorney Lior Katzav. As part of the agreement, the Likud party committed to directly advance the key issues raised by the Achi movement.
A statement from the Education Minister's office indicated that this decision was important for preventing the "burning of tens of thousands of votes" from the right-wing bloc, which could have aided the formation of a left-wing government led by figures like Eizenkot, Yair Golan, and Abbas.
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