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United Torah Judaism Proposes Coordinated Public Debate With Likud Ahead of Elections
United Torah Judaism has proposed a coordinated public debate with Likud to address declining Haredi support ahead of elections, while the Knesset Finance Committee plans to approve significant funding for Haredi sectors.
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What happened
- 01United Torah Judaism proposed a planned public debate with Likud to counter declining Haredi support.
- 02Netanyahu publicly condemned draft evasion but coordinated election strategy with Haredi parties.
- 03Knesset Finance Committee will approve hundreds of millions of shekels for Haredi education and social programs.
- 04Budget includes 69 million shekels for Haredi education and 54 million for kindergartens.
- 05Netanyahu distanced himself from Rabbi Dov Lando's criticism of Religious Zionist soldiers.
- 06The funding move aims to politically differentiate Likud ahead of elections and ease tensions.
Despite tough public rhetoric from Netanyahu on draft evasion, behind-the-scenes coordination aims to balance political interests and voter concerns.
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