Wire

Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to keep asking. News Plus removes the daily limit.

or use an email code

Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Religious Zionism Lawmaker Moshe Solomon Quits Party Primaries Citing Ideological Rift

Moshe Solomon, deputy Knesset speaker and Religious Zionism party member, announced he will not run in upcoming party primaries due to ideological conflicts, especially over military service and Torah study.

5 newsrooms · 1 language · since

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to save this article and find it on your phone.

or use an email code

Religious Zionism Lawmaker Moshe Solomon Quits Party Primaries Citing Ideological Rift
Illustration by baba

What happened

  1. 01Moshe Solomon announces he will not run in Religious Zionism party primaries due to ideological disputes.
  2. 02Conflict with party leader Bezalel Smotrich escalated after Solomon was removed from committees.
  3. 03Solomon criticizes party for abandoning core values on Torah study, military service, and work.
  4. 04He emphasizes belief in both Torah study and shared military service as foundational values.
  5. 05Solomon hints at continuing public service, possibly with other center-right parties.
  6. 06He thanks faction colleagues and stresses politics is a tool to serve values, not an end.

He criticized party leadership for abandoning core values and hinted at continuing public service outside the party.

Translated and summarized by baba from Srugim, the latest report. Read Srugim’s original

The coverage

5 newsrooms on this story

Who covered it

  • LeftNone
  • Centre1
  • Right3
  • Haredi1
  • ArabNone

How it broke

See which of the 5 newsrooms broke it, and who waited