Moshe Gafni tries to prevent "Degel HaTorah" partnership with the Change Bloc

Former Degel HaTorah chairman Moshe Gafni is trying to prevent the party from joining the Change Bloc in coalition negotiations, while current chairman Yaakov Asher pushes for the partnership. Negotiations are progressing rapidly, and the Change Bloc identifies willingness to form a government even before the conscription law.

Former Degel HaTorah chairman Moshe Gafni is trying to prevent the party he once led from partnering with the Change Bloc in coalition negotiations, as reported this evening on Kan News. Gafni, who was ousted from his position last September, is holding internal and external talks to block the union. In contrast, current party chairman Yaakov Asher is the main force pushing for a partnership with the Change Bloc and joining a government under its leadership. Yesterday it was reported that negotiations between the Change Bloc and the Haredi parties are more advanced than portrayed in the media, with rapid progress on agreements, and the Change Bloc sees willingness to form a government even before passing a conscription law. In September, Gafni and Uri Maklev were removed from Degel HaTorah, and Yaakov Asher, a close associate of Rabbi Landau, was promoted in their place.