Overview
- Multiple outlets reported late Saturday that Rav Dov Landau informed MKs Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev they will not appear on Degel HaTorah’s next Knesset slate and that MK Ya'akov Asher is expected to lead the list.
- The choice follows weeks of intensive talks between the homes of Rabbis Dov Landau and Moshe Hillel Hirsch but sources say some list details remained unresolved as the submission deadline approached.
- Gafni and Maklev have actively lobbied rabbis, political activists and intermediaries in an effort to reverse the decision and retain their places on the list.
- Party figures being considered to fill upper slots include Moshe Rosenthal and Yehuda Weissfish along with senior municipal leaders as the movement seeks new local and yeshiva community representation.
- The shake‑up is driven by widespread Haredi frustration over the failure to secure legal exemptions from military service for yeshiva students and could end Gafni’s nearly four‑decade Knesset career if finalized.