Comments on: Rumors of Ongoing Preliminary Talks to a United Chareidi List

By: SmileyFace

SmileyFace — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:40:47 +0000

Have no fear: Talmidei Chachomim Marbim Sholom….

By: About Time

About Time — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:36:36 +0000

#4 Foolish

Perhaps if they team up together with the Tekuma faction of הבית היהודי

But to team up with Bennet’s הבית היהודי and משיח will be further away! Guarenteed!!

By: mbachur

mbachur — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:00:53 +0000

i thought of this idea long ago, and based on the infighting of eachs own party, i dont think its possible at the current stage

By: akuperma

akuperma — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:49:47 +0000

As long as Degel ha-Torah and Agudas Yisrael remain united, any further mergers don’t make any difference. The requirement is for a four seat faction, and Shas will comfortably get that regardless of alliances. However Shas has in the past received much non-hareidi support and that might be jeapordized if they ran in a list with the Ashkenazi hareidi parties. Under the Israeli system, parties need to run on combined lists only if some of them would fall below the threshold (to be four seats), or if they want to aspire to “win” the election and form a government (and that isn’t likely for the haredim for at least another generation – they would need to be aiming for 30+ seats).

By: spectrum

spectrum — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:37:27 +0000

IMHO :
Gimel won’t lose . It’s voter base is solid, only grows with population growth.
(will only gain that the additional votes can add to a seat with shas’ extras)

Shas, on the other hand might lose.
Reason being, Shas has a large number of voters who don’t identify themselves as being “chareidi” rather their reason for voting shas is due to their sefaradi identity. If Shas were to unite with Gimel, it would be a Party defined exclusively by its chareidi factor.
The reason why Rav Shach tz”l supported the opening of Shas was for this reason.

By: About Time

About Time — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:28:03 +0000

not sure it will benefit UTJ

also every party has some voters who only vote for them specifically because they are independent of others

By: BestBochurInLakewood

BestBochurInLakewood — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:27:18 +0000

Also team up with הבית היהודי and משיח comes!!!

By: Vuckovicher Chossid

Vuckovicher Chossid — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:50:08 +0000

this unprecedented achdus will surely bring Moshiach

in gimatria:
דגל התורה ושס ואגודה = משיח כבר בא במהרה בימינו אמן‎

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:57:27 +0000

It will save SHAS from losing its bottom & not sure it will benefit UTJ..

Let’s improve ourselves so that we will deserve proper MANHIGIM.

By: 147

147 — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:41:15 +0000

all chareidi parties are entertaining a combined list, Degel Hatorah, Agudas Yisrael and Shas Apart from Achdus issue which is not our job to address, but if all the religious would combine, they theoretically could be the largest party, and perhaps aspire to Prime Minister job, in capacity of largest single party.