Haredi parties

'We will get them': Haredi Public Party leader vows to help fill IDF manpower shortage

Moti Leitner says his Haredi Public Party is gaining support despite pressure to withdraw, and insists haredi men who do not study Torah should enlist.

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Moti Leitner, chairman of the Haredi Public party, party members and supporters attend the launch of the party’s election campaign ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections in Beit Shemesh, August 23, 2026.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block traffic on Highway 4 during anti-draft demonstration, October 8, 2026.

Haredi draft dodgers subjected to 'Holocaust' treatment, ultra-Orthodox Knesset candidate claims

"Our situation is close to what it was in the Holocaust," Stark said. "And there's no other way to say it."

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Haredi Public chairman and Deputy Mayor of Beit Shemesh Moti Leitner.

Can the new Haredi Public party change the rules on military service, women in politics?

The Haredi Public party seeks to preserve Torah study while expanding participation in Israeli society, challenging the priorities and authority of the established ultra-Orthodox parties.

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Rabbi Dov Lando attends a wedding in Bnei Brak, January 15, 2026.

Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'

UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'

|BySARAH MOSKOWITZ

The Haredi Public: A politically responsible voice from Israel's ultra-Orthodox public - opinion

Fortunately, and finally, substantial numbers of haredi Israelis are moving away from this hostile approach. They think for themselves and are seeking alternative political leadership.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
Moti Leitner, chairman of the Haredi Public party, party members and supporters attend the launch of the party’s election campaign ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections in Beit Shemesh, August 23, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: What are you voting for when you choose a party hovering at the threshold?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026BySHIR PERETS
A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Gafni’s ouster marks a changing era for Israel’s haredi parties - and for Netanyahu - analysis

By pushing Gafni out of the next Knesset, the party's rabbinic leadership has served notice that Netanyahu will have to win the haredim back rather than simply count them in.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with United Torah Judaism (UTJ) MK Moshe Gafni during a 40-signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2025