They arrive at the ballot box and receive a ready-made form: the Haredi method in the Likud primaries | Watch
In the Likud primaries, Haredi organizers operated at the ballot box in Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, handing registered members a ready-made form with a list of recommended candidates. Among those present were associates of Moti Babchik, including Yitzhak Gordon and Shmuel Cohen. Additional groups of Rozenbaum, Elboim, and Kaufman also operated. The organizers, some holding positions in Haredi parties, work to influence the Likud list.
During the Likud primaries held today (Monday), Haredi organizers operated at the main polling station in Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem and at additional points across the country. The method: leaders of Haredi groups registered people from Hasidic communities, and the registered members arrive at the polling station, are received by the group leaders, and receive a ready-made form of recommendations. Among those present, Yitzhak Gordon, a member of the Arad City Council on behalf of the Gur Hasidism and Agudat Yisrael, and Shmuel Cohen, a former aide to Moti Babchik, considered the strongman of Agudat Yisrael, were documented. Cohen currently works for Minister Haim Katz. Also present were groups of Yossi Rozenbaum, the Elboim family, and Itzik Kaufman, close to Dudi Amsalem. The article notes that Haredi organizers in the Likud have strengthened in recent years, and that some of the organizers hold positions on behalf of Haredi parties. Rozenbaum claims that the registration is intended to serve the needs of communities in mixed cities.