Haredi Faction Degel HaTorah Refuses to Endorse PM Candidate Amid Split Fears
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
The Haredi party Degel HaTorah will not endorse any candidate for prime minister, following instructions from leading rabbis, aiming to protect yeshiva students' status. This decision, announced Wednesday, comes amid potential divisions within the United Torah Judaism alliance's Hasidic faction. While some leaders will also refrain from endorsing, others may be instructed to back Benjamin Netanyahu, risking an open split within the party.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Degel HaTorah will not endorse any candidate for prime minister, prioritizing yeshiva students' status.
- The decision follows instructions from leading Lithuanian haredi rabbis Dov Landau and Moshe Hillel Hirsch.
- Divisions are emerging within the Hasidic faction of United Torah Judaism, Agudat Yisrael.
- Agudat Yisrael chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf will also refrain from endorsing a candidate.
- MKs Meir Porush and Elyakim Shtark have not made a final decision on their endorsement.
- Political sources suggest a potential split if Porush and Shtark are instructed to back Benjamin Netanyahu.
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