MK Moshe Gafni, the head of the Degel Hatorah faction within the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party, suggested that despite the ongoing threats, his party is unlikely to exit the coalition, as doing so would essentially reward Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara for her attempts to undermine the haredi community.
During a gathering at the home of Maran Rav Dov Landau, Gafni expressed, “Their entire intention is simply that we leave the coalition, communication with them, their courts, and they think that the more they harm Torah learners, we’ll leave the coalition and go to them – that’s their entire goal.”
He further stated, “The opposition understood that the media is theirs, the courts are theirs, everything is theirs, and the more they harm Torah learners the [faster] we’ll leave the coalition and go to them.”
Gafni emphasized that their efforts are deliberately aimed at undermining the Torah education system and all resources allocated to the haredi community. “That is their entire intention, that is what they are doing with everything they can – in the Torah education system and in all the budgets pertaining to our sector. They want it to be terrible for us and they know that what is most important to us, and what hurts our souls most, are the Torah learners, and they are doing everything, by means of the courts and their secretaries, in order to ensure that we cannot learn Torah.”
These remarks come in the wake of a Mishpacha report, which claimed that the charedi parties—UTJ and Shas—are preparing two separate bills to present in the Knesset. One is a Draft Law bill designed to be acceptable to the haredi community, while the other is a bill aimed at dissolving the Knesset, which would effectively dismantle the government and force new elections.
The report suggests that this strategy is meant to put Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu in a difficult position, compelling him to choose between supporting the Draft Law or risking the collapse of his government.
{Matzav.com Israel}
Wishful thinking by Gafni . . . because after the next election, the Haredi parties will NOT be in the coalition. They will be on the sidelines.