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Top Rabbi Publicly Backs Moshe Gafni After Knesset Ouster
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By כיכר השבת, חזקי שטרן
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
Top Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox leader Rabbi Dov Landau attended a wedding in Bnei Brak to publicly support MK Moshe Gafni, who was recently removed from the United Torah Judaism Knesset list after 38 years of service. Gafni will continue as chairman of the Degel HaTorah movement.
- 01Rabbi Dov Landau publicly supported MK Moshe Gafni at a wedding.
- 02Gafni will not serve in the next Knesset after 38 years.
- 03He will continue as chairman of the Degel HaTorah movement.
- 04Landau's attendance signals continued trust in Gafni.
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