Council of Torah Sages Backs Netanyahu for Prime Minister
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The Council of Torah Sages, the spiritual leadership of the Shas party, has decided to recommend Benjamin Netanyahu as the sole candidate for prime minister. This decision stems from Netanyahu's commitment to the status of Torah scholars and the conscription law. Shas also strongly criticized left-wing parties for their past actions against the Haredi sector, thereby ending any chance of them forming an alternative coalition with Shas's support.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shas will recommend Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government.
- The decision was made by the Council of Torah Sages, Shas's spiritual authority.
- Netanyahu committed to securing the status of Torah scholars and the conscription law.
- Shas accused left-wing parties of hypocrisy and persecution of the Haredi sector.
- The move prevents the opposition's 'change bloc' from forming an alternative coalition with Shas.
The Council of Torah Sages, the spiritual authority of the Shas party, has officially decided that Shas will recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the sole candidate to form the next government. This decision follows Netanyahu's announcement that the Likud and the right-wing bloc will work to complete the conscription law and secure the status of Torah scholars. Shas cited Netanyahu's "uncompromising stance" and "explicit commitment" to preserve Torah study and regulate the status of yeshiva students in law as the reason for their endorsement.
In its official statement, Shas sharply criticized leaders of the left-center and change bloc, accusing them of "hypocrisy" for attempting to engage with religious parties after leading an "unprecedented campaign of defamation, slander, and persecution" against the Haredi sector and Torah scholars. The party declared that these scholars are "the bedrock of the existence of the people of Israel."
Shas's announcement effectively ends any possibility of the change bloc relying on the party's support to form an alternative coalition, solidifying Shas's alignment with Netanyahu and the right-wing bloc.
