Just give us the right to be fully Haredi

In an opinion column, Arieh Erlich argues that the election results show the Haredi public chose to remain Haredi "on full". According to him, United Torah Judaism preserved its strength thanks to an uncompromising line on the conscription issue, Shas weakened historically and lost about 100,000 votes, and two fringe lists received a few thousand votes each.

In an opinion column in ynet, Arieh Erlich argues that the election results require acknowledging that the Haredi public chose to remain Haredi "on full", rather than adopting processes of integration and identity assimilation. According to him, four parties competed for the Haredi vote, and the results point to a clear trend. He states that United Torah Judaism preserved its strength thanks to an uncompromising line on the conscription issue, while Shas weakened historically and lost about 100,000 votes, and two fringe lists received a few thousand votes each.