United Torah Judaism Celebrates Election Success Despite Exit Polls
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
United Torah Judaism celebrated an election victory in Bnei Brak despite exit polls showing six seats. Party members declared "The Torah has won" and criticized perceived attacks on the Haredi community. Moshe Gafni admitted fearing the results due to incitement, while Meir Porush stressed the need for unity and rectifying past injustices.
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- United Torah Judaism celebrated an election victory in Bnei Brak despite exit polls.
- MK Yaakov Asher declared "The Torah has won" despite perceived negative predictions.
- Moshe Gafni admitted fearing election results due to incitement against Haredim.
- Meir Porush called the election campaign difficult and emphasized party unity.
- The party vowed to rectify perceived injustices against Torah scholars and the Haredi public.
Despite exit polls indicating a modest six seats, the United Torah Judaism party held a victory celebration in Bnei Brak, where members lauded the party's achievements while criticizing perceived harm to the Haredi public and Torah scholars in recent years. "The Torah has won," declared Member of Knesset Yaakov Asher. "Everyone wrote us off, attacked us, and tried to do many things to us, but they failed. This is a great victory for us." He deferred comment on bloc formations until final seat allocations are clear.
Moshe Gafni, the outgoing chairman of Degel HaTorah, admitted to fearing the election results due to what he described as incitement against Torah scholars and Haredi education. He mentioned criticism from the Supreme Court and the Attorney General's office. "I was worried about what would happen in the elections. I was afraid of the results. I welcome the new members of the Knesset," Gafni stated.
Meir Porush, chairman of Agudat Yisrael, described the election campaign as particularly difficult, with attempts to harm the party from all sides. He emphasized the necessity of unity during the campaign. Porush added that the mandate received from voters obligates the party to act with caution and responsibility to rectify the "terrible and great injustice" done to Torah scholars and the Haredi public in recent years.
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