Gafni shuffles the deck - at Netanyahu's expense: "It will be much easier to go with the left"

Chairman of Degel HaTorah, MK Moshe Gafni, said in a closed conversation with members of his party that he does not intend to recommend Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister after the elections. Gafni claimed that "the Likud is not worthy of being in power" and that "it will be much easier to go with the left." The remarks were revealed on Channel 13 News.

Chairman of Degel HaTorah, MK Moshe Gafni, is shuffling the political deck ahead of the elections. In a closed conversation with party activists, revealed on Channel 13 News, Gafni said he is already formulating his position regarding the recommendation he will present to the party's rabbis after the elections. "I know who I will recommend to the rabbis for prime minister - and it's not Netanyahu," Gafni said. He added that "the Likud is not worthy of being in power, because it does not know how to be in power. It will be much easier to go with the left - the left will sell everything to get to power." The background: Degel HaTorah has been examining the possibility of advancing an agreed-upon conscription outline in exchange for a political alliance with a government led by Gadi Eisenkot, whose positions on ultra-Orthodox conscription are perceived as more moderate than those of other opposition figures. Eisenkot has clarified that he does not rule out the ultra-Orthodox parties as coalition partners, but demands a significant increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox recruits.