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Degel HaTorah Party to Replace Veteran MKs Gafni and Maklev

morning · · thread: MK Yoav Segalovitz Resigns from Knesset and Yesh Atid Party

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  • Haaretz Israel · Left · Schocken family and M. DuMont Schauberg
  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)

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Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah faction of the United Torah Judaism party, has announced that MK Moshe Gafni and Rabbi Uri Maklev will leave the Knesset. Lando stated that the departures are necessary to refresh the party's presence in the legislature. While Gafni will leave his seat, Lando requested that he remain the chairman of the party. Gafni has been a member of the Knesset since 1988.

Recent activity for the Degel HaTorah faction has included advocacy for the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, which passed in July with 63 votes in favor and 52 against. The bill defines Torah study as a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

In May, Lando previously expressed a lack of trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and authorized party members to work toward dissolving the Knesset. This move followed reports that Netanyahu informed party representatives that there was no coalition majority to pass the haredi conscription bill. This tension reportedly led to a crisis between Gafni and the prime minister's office, during which Gafni refused to take the prime minister's calls.

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The reporting focuses on the removal of one of the longest serving members of the Knesset to make room for new representatives.
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The reporting provides extensive context regarding the party's legislative goals and its political conflicts with the prime minister.

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