Senior Rabbi Backing Noam Party Threatens: 'From Now On, You Won't Disrespect Us'
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Rabbi Yosef Kelner, a senior figure in the Noam party, revealed the party's election run is an "aggressive political maneuver" to demand respect, not confidence in passing the threshold. He stated the party will proceed regardless of results, aiming to signal seriousness for future elections. The rabbi also alluded to other parties' unwillingness to merge with Noam, calling it "complete disrespect." He hopes this move will lead to more respectful treatment going forward.
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- Rabbi Yosef Kelner claims Noam's election run is a political tactic to demand respect.
- The party intends to run regardless of passing the electoral threshold.
- Kelner described the move as an aggressive political maneuver for future elections.
- He stated other parties' refusal to merge with Noam was "complete disrespect."
- The rabbi hopes for more respectful treatment from other parties henceforth.
A senior rabbi associated with the Noam party and Rosh Mesivta at the Eli pre-military academy, Rabbi Yosef Kelner, has revealed what he claims is the true reason behind the party's decision to run in the upcoming elections. In a recording published by Amit Segal, Rabbi Kelner stated that Noam's decision to run is not based on confidence in passing the electoral threshold, as suggested by other party activists. Instead, he described it as an aggressive political maneuver intended to signal the party's seriousness and demand respect.
Rabbi Kelner asserted that the party intends to see the election through, regardless of whether they pass the threshold. "What is announced, that we are going all the way, whether we pass the electoral threshold or not, is true," he said. He clarified that their decision to run is not driven by a belief that they possess a unique truth that transcends the threshold requirement, stating, "It's not because we don't care about the electoral threshold, we only have truth and truth is our guiding light, not at all."
The rabbi explained the aggressive political tactic as a message for current and future elections: "It's an aggressive political maneuver, meant to say, if not in these elections, then in the next elections, and the ones after that: Don't mess with us, because we are serious. When we say we are going, we are going all the way, and beware of us."
He further alluded to the behind-the-scenes negotiations leading up to the finalization of electoral lists and mergers. "The reason Noam was not absorbed into any other group is because no one wants it. This is complete disrespect," Rabbi Kelner stated, expressing hope for more respectful treatment in the future. "From now on, you will not disrespect us as you have disrespected us this term."
