Netanyahu Urges Haredi Public to Vote, Warns of 'Loss of Everything'
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implored the Haredi public to vote in the upcoming elections, citing high Arab and left-wing turnout. He warned that a low Haredi vote could lead to a "loss of everything" and a "left-wing government and the Muslim Brotherhood." Netanyahu also advised against voting for small parties, calling such votes wasted. He stressed the importance of preserving Jewish identity and Torah scholarship.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Haredi public to vote, warning of dire consequences.
- Netanyahu contrasted Haredi potential inaction with the left's voter mobilization efforts.
- He cautioned that a low Haredi turnout could lead to a "left-wing government and the Muslim Brotherhood."
- The Prime Minister advised against voting for parties unlikely to pass the electoral threshold.
- Netanyahu emphasized the importance of Jewish identity and Torah scholarship.
- He called a potential low turnout a "lamentation for generations."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a dramatic appeal on Tuesday to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) public, urging them not to abstain from voting in the upcoming elections. He expressed concern over high voter turnout in the Arab community and in left-leaning strongholds, warning that a low Haredi turnout could lead to a "loss of everything."
Speaking on Kol Barama radio, Netanyahu questioned the community's potential inaction, contrasting it with the left's efforts to mobilize voters from afar. "Are you out of your minds? The left is flying people in from America thousands of miles away, and you can't walk a few meters from your home to the ballot box?" he asked.
Netanyahu cautioned that failing to vote could result in regret for generations, leading to the abandonment of the Jewish state, Torah scholarship, and core values due to complacency or frustration. He stressed the importance of Jewish identity and Torah study to him personally. "You will lose everything here! And we will get a left-wing government and the Muslim Brotherhood tomorrow, which will simply destroy the Jewish state," he declared.
He also advised against voting for parties unlikely to pass the electoral threshold, such as Noam or parties led by figures like Leitner, stating that such votes would be wasted. "If you voted for Leitner, he is not passing the electoral threshold, you threw away your votes. If you voted for Noam, you threw away your votes," he stated, emphasizing that in a high-turnout election, these parties would not garner enough votes to pass.
Concluding his appeal, Netanyahu reiterated the critical importance of the Haredi vote for preserving Torah scholarship and the Jewish character of the state, calling it a "lamentation for generations."
