Gafni, Maklev to leave Knesset as ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah party refreshes lineup
- On Saturday night, Rabbi Dov Lando, spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah faction of the United Torah Judaism party, sent letters to MK Moshe Gafni and Rabbi Uri Maklev thanking them for their service as they prepare to leave the Knesset.
- Lando cited the need to "refresh" the party's presence in the Knesset, following frustration within the Haredi community over failure to secure enlistment-exemption legislation for yeshiva students and ongoing sanctions.
- The emerging plan positions MK Yaakov Asher to replace Gafni as chairman, while other candidates include Moshe Rosenthal, director of the Education Administration in Bnei Brak, and Yehuda Weisfish, CEO of "HaIchud."
- Negotiations between rabbinic camps continue to finalize the electoral list before Tuesday's deadline, while Gafni and Maklev have reportedly lobbied against their removal from the slate.
- Reports characterize the dispute as a struggle over the future direction and balance of power within Degel HaTorah, representing more than a routine generational change in the party's parliamentary leadership.
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MKs Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev were left stunned after being formally informed that they will not be included on Degel HaTorah’s Knesset slate in the upcoming election, with associates of the veteran lawmakers claiming that as recently as two weeks ago they were receiving messages from the homes of the Gedolei Yisrael indicating that […]
Gafni and Maklev Set to Retire as Rabbis Push Major Leadership Shake-Up In Degel HaTorah
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A major shake-up is taking shape at the top of Israel’s Degel HaTorah party, with longtime lawmakers Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev expected to be left off the party’s list for the next Knesset. The move follows weeks of discussions between the homes of Rabbi Dov Landau and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, […]
United Torah Judaism ousts Moshe Gafni after 38 years in major Haredi leadership shak
Yaakov Asher will take over Degel HaTorah and head the joint slate, while Uri Maklev is also dropped after the failed draft exemption law; the party is weighing new candidates and seeking its first full ministerial post in the next coalition
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