Rabbi Sadan Clarifies: 'I Did Not Instruct to Vote for Winter'
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Rabbi Eli Sadan clarified that he did not instruct anyone on how to vote, stating that voting decisions are personal. This follows a recording where he expressed hope for Ofer Winter's party to pass the electoral threshold, potentially enabling a right-wing government. The clarification was issued after meetings between Prime Minister Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, and Rabbi Sadan, aimed at encouraging Winter to withdraw from the political race.
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- Rabbi Eli Sadan clarified that voting decisions are personal and he did not issue voting instructions.
- Sadan previously expressed hope for Ofer Winter's party to pass the electoral threshold.
- The rabbi's remarks were made after meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich.
- The meetings aimed to encourage Ofer Winter to withdraw from the election race.
- Sadan denied reports that he had urged people not to vote for Winter.
Rabbi Eli Sadan, head of the Bnei David institutions and spiritual mentor to Ofer Winter, issued a clarification on Sunday evening regarding his previous remarks. Sadan stated that the decision on whom to vote for is a personal one for each individual and that his words should not be interpreted as an instruction or a hint about his own voting intentions.
Earlier on Sunday, an audio recording emerged in which Rabbi Sadan expressed hope that Ofer Winter's "Am Yisrael" party would pass the electoral threshold. "I think only if Ofer Winter passes the electoral threshold, only then will Bibi have a full right-wing government," Sadan said in the recording. He also denied reports that he had called not to vote for Winter out of concern he would not pass the threshold.
The clarification comes days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Religious Zionism Chairman Bezalel Smotrich met with Rabbi Sadan in an effort to advance Winter's withdrawal from the race. Sadan's representatives emphasized that his expressed hope for the success of Winter's party does not reflect his personal vote.
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