Rabbi Motke Bloi, a senior Degel HaTorah figure, said on 103FM that Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost the confidence of the movement's Torah sages and that cooperation with Eisenkot in the next election would require serious guarantees from others in a new bloc.
Rabbi Motke Bloi, a senior figure in Degel HaTorah (a constituent party of United Torah Judaism), stated in a Thursday morning interview on 103FM that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost the trust of the movement's leading rabbis. When asked about the possibility of partnering with former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot in the next election, Bloi said: "I don't know. Netanyahu has lost the confidence of our Torah sages, and without serious guarantees from others who will join us in the new bloc." The remarks add to a growing string of public breaks between ultra-Orthodox parties and the prime minister. As The Zioneer previously reported, UTJ has signaled it no longer feels obligated to Netanyahu, and Degel HaTorah leader Moshe Gafni declared the right-wing "bloc" dead. Bloi's interview is the first time a senior Degel figure has attached the cooperation with Eisenkot to specific conditions. The full backstory, published in earlier bulletins, shows a coalition fraying across multiple dimensions: Eisenkot himself hinted he could align with Netanyahu, while multiple Yesh Atid lawmakers have urged merging with Eisenkot instead. Bloi's comments mark the latest escalation in the internal political realignment.
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