The United Torah Judaism faction has submitted a request to the Knesset Arrangements Committee to split into its two constituent parties — Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael — ahead of the upcoming elections. The move is described as a standard procedural step required before elections, without substantive implications for the election campaign.
The United Torah Judaism faction submitted a request to the Knesset Arrangements Committee on Wednesday evening to split into its two constituent parties — Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael — ahead of the next elections. The request is described as a standard procedural step required before elections, and the statement emphasized that it carries no substantive implications for the election campaign itself.
The move comes ahead of the next election cycle. In recent weeks, Degel HaTorah, which is a component of UTJ, has been at the center of coalition negotiations over the Basic Law: Torah Study, with the party and Shas reiterating their opposition to any changes to the core of the law, as The Zioneer reported.
The split is a routine step that allows each component to submit its own party list to the Central Elections Committee, while maintaining the faction's unity on other matters.
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