$200 per family: The rabbi will distribute millions to people so they don't vote in the elections

The Satmar Hasidic sect will distribute millions of shekels tonight to thousands of families who declare they will not vote in the Knesset elections. Each family on the internal lists will receive a check for $200. The funding comes from donations from benefactors abroad, including Yoeli Landau. The Rebbe approved the move after the holiday.

The Satmar Hasidic sect is expected to distribute millions of shekels tonight (Thursday) to thousands of families affiliated with the sect's line, as part of the official campaign against participating in the Knesset elections. Each family appearing on the internal registries, known as "the pure lists," will receive a check for $200 on condition that they declare that family members will not vote in the upcoming elections. The funds come from donations from Haredi benefactors living abroad, including the benefactor Yoeli Landau. The distribution network operates through community collectors and activists. The Satmar Rebbe approved the distribution operation after the holiday, and the move is taking place tonight to allow families to receive the money and use it ahead of the holiday. The distribution is part of a broader campaign waged by the sect against the State of Israel and its institutions, with abstention from voting being a central plank in Satmar's ideological line since the founding of the state.