Over 20% of the lists competing in the general elections are viewed as chareidi in nature. In past years, two parties represented the chareidi tzibur, Yahadut Hatorah and Shas. In the upcoming elections for the 19th Knesset, the picture is somewhat different. Of the 34 part’s competing eight are chareidi or led by chareidim and therefore identified with the community.
Parties identified as chareidi, at least in part, include the two veteran parties; Am Shalem (Rabbi Chaim Amsellem); Netzach (Degel split off party); Koach L’Hashpiah (Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak); the Breslov Chassidim (Kulanu Chaveirim) כולנו חברים) Party; and the ברית עולם לגאולת ישראל Party, which wishes to give out free plots of land, calling on Am Yisrael to connect to HKBH. Party leader Ofir Lifshitz is making a third attempt to enter Knesset.
While not all of these are indeed chareidi, the limited knowledge of the greater political community results in their being labeled “chareidi” due to the exterior characteristics of some of the party officials.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Sounds like a mega-circus on Election Day. Good luck!
hmmm, the way each of the chareidi parties have been acting brings to mind something I heard Rav Shteinman say with my own ears – גאווה גאווה גאווה!
Watch the video by searching for Rav Shteinman’s name and the words גאווה גאווה גאווה.
By the way, that video brings up the important point that often times it’s all in the way you ask the Gadol the question and who the one is that’s asking.
I also find it interesting that the author of this article gets to decide who’d considered chareidi and who isn’t.
גאווה גאווה גאווה
#1: That’s how it’s always been in Israeli elections. It’s too bad the circus has infiltrated into the chareidi community, causing splintering, devisiveness, and likely a severe reduction in the total number of chareidi seats in the next Knesset.