Ultra-Orthodox Parties Decline to Recommend Netanyahu for PM
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Four Knesset members from the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah party will not recommend Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government. This decision, guided by leading rabbis, reduces Netanyahu's potential support to 46 Knesset members. The Hasidic faction of United Torah Judaism also announced it would not recommend any candidate, prioritizing the status of Torah scholars. This comes as the left-wing bloc and Ra'am are expected to recommend MK Isaac Eisenkot.
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- Four Knesset members from Degel HaTorah will not recommend Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister.
- The decision by the ultra-Orthodox faction significantly weakens Netanyahu's bloc.
- The Hasidic faction of United Torah Judaism also announced it will not recommend any candidate.
- The ultra-Orthodox parties prioritize regulating the status of Torah scholars.
- The left-wing bloc and Ra'am are expected to recommend MK Isaac Eisenkot.
Four Knesset members from Degel HaTorah, the Lithuanian Haredi faction within the United Torah Judaism party, will not recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government. This decision significantly weakens Netanyahu's bloc, reducing the number of Knesset members who would recommend him to 46. The party stated that, under the guidance of Rabbis G.D. Landau and M.H. Hirsch, its representatives would not recommend any candidate for prime minister to the President.
Shortly after, the Hasidic faction within United Torah Judaism also issued a similar statement. They declared that, following instructions from their leading rabbis, MK Yitzhak Goldknopf would not recommend any candidate for prime minister. Their primary commitment, they stated, is to regulate the status of Torah scholars, and they will support the candidate who can achieve this goal through legislation.
This move contrasts with the left-wing bloc, which comprises 48 Knesset members expected to recommend MK Isaac Eisenkot. The eight members of the Ra'am party are also anticipated to join this recommendation. The 11 members of the Joint List are not expected to recommend anyone. Earlier, Shas and the Religious Zionist party, along with the Zehut party, had recommended Netanyahu to form the government. The Yisrael Beiteinu party recommended Eisenkot. Currently, the tally of recommendations stands at 12 in favor of Netanyahu versus 7 for Eisenkot.
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