Degel Hatorah

Degel HaTorah is planning to utilize seminary students for election day turnout operations through rabbinical directives, bypassing legal restrictions on state-funded schools.

Degel HaTorah councils and candidates met at Hafetz Haim a month before elections following Rabbi Lando's decision to replace Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev with new figures.

Veteran lawmaker Moshe Gafni will not run in the upcoming Knesset elections, securing a maximum budgetary pension of 70% of his salary, estimated at 36,500 shekels monthly after nearly 35 years of service.

A major internal rebellion has been exposed within the Degel HaTorah party following the ousting of veteran lawmakers Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev. Rabbi Dov Lando ordered the reshuffle, stripping future MKs of the power to independently hire aides.

United Torah Judaism faces a major shakeup as veteran MK Israel Eichler faces potential removal from the Knesset list. This follows the sudden ousting of faction leaders Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev by Rabbi Dov Lando.

MK Moshe Gafni broke his silence in a surprise live radio interview on Kol Chai following his dramatic removal from the Degel HaTorah party list, stating he is doing well but keeping his political future ambiguous.

In a major political shakeup, MK Yaakov Asher will replace Moshe Gafni as the leader of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party. The decision, backed by Rabbi Dov Lando, comes amid ongoing disputes over the military draft law.

Degel HaTorah chairman Moshe Gafni and MK Uri Maklev will be excluded from the upcoming Knesset list following the draft exemption bill failure. Yaakov Asher is set to lead the party and the United Torah Judaism alliance.

The MK from Degel HaTorah claimed at the "Time for Decision: Democracy and Society" conference held by Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth in collaboration with the Israel Democracy Institute that United Torah Judaism is also targeting Haredim who have enlisted in the IDF, and addressed the exemption law that did not pass: "Faith cannot be suppressed by force, it is a mistake to take the country to a rift."...

Sources within Degel HaTorah have reported that party activist David Shapira is attempting to initiate the removal of party chairman Moshe Gafni and Knesset member Uri Maklev.

Sources in the party have been working in recent days on dramatic changes to the composition of the list ahead of its submission, sparking anger among rabbis, council members, and representatives. The fear: a quiet move behind the scenes will reignite internal struggles.

Degel HaTorah is expected to demand ministerial positions in the next government. The decision marks a historical shift, as for decades its members refrained from demanding ministerial roles based on a minority perception.

Until now, representatives of Degel HaTorah have avoided sitting at the government table for principled reasons, including the ministries' responsibility for the desecration of the Sabbath. MK Moshe Gafni is expected to head the United Torah Judaism list in the elections.

Upon its establishment, the Ultra-Orthodox Public Party is threatening a lawsuit following blunt accusations regarding its chairman's motives. The party stated that the lawsuit is underway and that any proceeds will be transferred directly to its campaign.