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Degel HaTorah

דגל התורה‎
Degel HaTorah דגל התורה‎
Leader	Moshe Gafni
Founded	1988
Split from	Agudat Yisrael
Newspaper	Yated Ne'eman
Ideology	Haredi interests; Religious conservatism; Social conservatism; Haredi non-Zionism;
Political position	Right-wing
Religion	Haredi Judaism (Misnagdim)
Alliance	United Torah Judaism
Knesset	3 / 120
Election symbol
	עץ‎
Website
	http://m.degel.org.il/
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Degel HaTorah (Hebrew: דגל התורה, lit. 'Banner of the Torah') is an Ashkenazi Haredi political party in Israel. For much of its existence, it has been allied with Agudat Yisrael, under the name United Torah Judaism.

History

Degel HaTorah was founded in 1988, as a splinter from Agudat Israel.^[3] Its establishment by Rabbi Elazar Shach was due to ongoing policy disputes with the Hasidic rabbis within Agudat Yisrael. In the 1988 elections, the party won two seats, taken by Avraham Ravitz and Moshe Gafni, and joined Yitzhak Shamir's coalition government. For the 1992 elections, the party allied itself with Agudat Yisrael, under the name United Torah Judaism.

Although the party split shortly before the 1996 elections, they re-united for the elections. This was repeated for the 1999, 2006, and 2009 elections.

Currently (2022), the party has three MKs (of the seven representing United Torah Judaism): Moshe Gafni, Uri Maklev, and Ya'akov Asher.

Ideology

Degel HaTorah represents the "Lithuanian wing" of the non-Hasidic Haredim (known as "Mitnagdim"), as opposed to the Hasidic-dominated Agudat Yisrael party. Sometimes, the parties compete against each other; at other times, they join forces within a political alliance called United Torah Judaism (UTJ) (Yahadut HaTorah in Hebrew).

In Jerusalem, it was based on a long-standing argument against a 1989 agreement between Degel HaTorah's then-spiritual leader Rabbi Elazar Shach, the venerated Rosh yeshiva of the famed Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, and the spiritual leader of Agudat Yisrael, the Pnei Menachem of Gur, Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Alter. The deal, based on the demographics of the time, stated that when UTJ would join forces, Aguda would receive 60% of the seats, and Degel 40%. This agreement was first contested in May 2016, when Degel's Knesset leader Moshe Gafni demanded that then-Deputy Education Minister Meir Porush resign from the Knesset, in order to give Degel 3 out of the 6 seats held by UTJ. Porush was able to keep his ministerial position under the 2015 so-called Norwegian Law. In 2018, Degel reached a 50-50 agreement with Aguda, with an Aguda representative as the Chairman of the party.^{[citation needed]}

Degel HaTorah's rabbinical arbiter ("posek") was, until his death in 2012,^[4] centenarian Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv of Jerusalem. Rabbi Eliashiv served as one of two Chairmen of Degel HaTorah's Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah ("Council of Torah Sages"). After Rabbi Eliyashiv's death, Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman led the party; after him, by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein.^[5]

Election results

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
1988	Avraham Ravitz	34,279	1.50 (#13)	2 / 120	New	Coalition
1992		Part of United Torah Judaism		1 / 120	1	Opposition
1996				2 / 120	1	Coalition
1999				2 / 120		Coalition
2003				2 / 120		Opposition
2006	Moshe Gafni			2 / 120		Opposition
2009				2 / 120		Coalition
2013				3 / 120	1	Opposition
2015				3 / 120		Coalition
Apr 2019				4 / 120	1	Caretaker
Sep 2019				3 / 120	1	Caretaker
2020				4 / 120	1	Coalition
2021				4 / 120		Opposition
2022				3 / 120	1	Coalition

References

^ "Guide to Israel's political parties". BBC News. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ Ishaan Tharoor (14 March 2015). "A guide to the political parties battling for Israel's future". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ Matthew Wagner (14 December 2005). "Degel Hatorah kicks off election campaign". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ Ettinger, Yair (18 July 2012). "Rabbi Elyashiv, Venerated Leader in Ultra-Orthodox Community, Dies". Haaretz. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "Influential rabbi claims ultra-Orthodox more prone to God's COVID-19 wrath". The Times of Israel.

External links

[bbc-1] "Guide to Israel's political parties". BBC News. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[washpost-2] Ishaan Tharoor (14 March 2015). "A guide to the political parties battling for Israel's future". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[3] Matthew Wagner (14 December 2005). "Degel Hatorah kicks off election campaign". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[haaretz-4] Ettinger, Yair (18 July 2012). "Rabbi Elyashiv, Venerated Leader in Ultra-Orthodox Community, Dies". Haaretz. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[5] "Influential rabbi claims ultra-Orthodox more prone to God's COVID-19 wrath". The Times of Israel.

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  |[[Haredi Judaism|Haredi interests]]<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |title=Guide to Israel's political parties |date=21 January 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21073450 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=washpost>{{cite news |author=Ishaan Tharoor |date=14 March 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/03/13/these-are-the-political-parties-battling-for-israels-future/ |title=A guide to the political parties battling for Israel's future |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>
  |[[Conservatism#Religious conservatism|Religious conservatism]]
- |[[Social conservatism]]}}
+ |[[Social conservatism]]
+ |[[Non-Zionism#Haredi non-Zionism|Haredi non-Zionism]]}}
 | position         = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]
 | religion         = [[Haredi Judaism]] ([[Misnagdim]])
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+| symbol           = {{Script/Hebrew|עץ}}
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-'''Degel HaTorah''' ({{lang-he|דגל התורה||Banner of the [[Torah]]}}) is an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]] [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] [[List of political parties in Israel|political party]] in [[Israel]]. For much of its existence, it has been allied with [[Agudat Yisrael]], under the name [[United Torah Judaism]].
+'''Degel HaTorah''' ({{langx|he|דגל התורה||Banner of the [[Torah]]}}) is an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]] [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] [[List of political parties in Israel|political party]] in [[Israel]]. For much of its existence, it has been allied with [[Agudat Yisrael]], under the name [[United Torah Judaism]].
 == History ==
@@ Line 37: / Line 38: @@
 Although the party split shortly before the [[1996 Israeli legislative election|1996 elections]], they re-united for the elections. This was repeated for the [[1999 Israeli legislative election|1999]], [[2006 Israeli legislative election|2006]], and [[2009 Israeli legislative election|2009 elections]].
-Currently (2021), the party has three [[Member of Knesset|MK]]s (of the seven representing United Torah Judaism): [[Moshe Gafni]], [[Ya'akov Asher]], and [[Yitzhak Pindros]].
+Currently (2022), the party has three [[Member of Knesset|MK]]s (of the seven representing United Torah Judaism): [[Moshe Gafni]], [[Uri Maklev]], and [[Ya'akov Asher]].
 == Ideology ==
+{{Conservatism in Israel|Parties}}
-[[File:PikiWiki Israel 9440 harav-shach.jpg|thumb|left|A Degel HaTorah gathering. (L-R) Rabbis Shlomo Shimshon Karelitz, [[Chaim Kanievsky]], [[Yosef Shalom Elyashiv]], [[Elazar Shach]]]]
 Degel HaTorah represents the "[[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian]] wing" of the non-Hasidic Haredim (known as "[[Mitnagdim]]"), as opposed to the [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]]-dominated [[Agudat Yisrael]] party. Sometimes, the parties compete against each other; at other times, they join forces within a political alliance called [[United Torah Judaism]] (UTJ) (''Yahadut HaTorah'' in Hebrew).
-In Jerusalem, it was based on a long-standing argument against a 1989 agreement between Degel HaTorah's then-spiritual leader Rabbi [[Elazar Shach]], the venerated [[Rosh yeshiva]] of the famed [[Ponevezh Yeshiva]] in [[Bnei Brak]], and the spiritual leader of Agudat Yisrael, the [[Pnei Menachem]] of [[Gur (Hasidic dynasty)|Gur]], Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Alter. The deal, based on the demographics of the time, stated that when UTJ would join forces, Aguda would receive 60% of the seats, and Degel 40%. This agreement was first contested in May 2016, when Degel's [[Knesset]] leader [[Moshe Gafni]] demanded that then-Deputy Education Minister [[Meir Porush]] resign from the Knesset, in order to give Degel 3 out of the 6 seats held by UTJ. Porush was able to keep his ministerial position under the 2015 so-called [[Norwegian Law (Israel)|Norwegian Law]]. In 2018, Degel reached a 50-50 agreement with Aguda, with an Aguda representative as the Chairman of the party.
+In Jerusalem, it was based on a long-standing argument against a 1989 agreement between Degel HaTorah's then-spiritual leader Rabbi [[Elazar Shach]], the venerated [[Rosh yeshiva]] of the famed [[Ponevezh Yeshiva]] in [[Bnei Brak]], and the spiritual leader of Agudat Yisrael, the [[Pnei Menachem]] of [[Gur (Hasidic dynasty)|Gur]], Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Alter. The deal, based on the demographics of the time, stated that when UTJ would join forces, Aguda would receive 60% of the seats, and Degel 40%. This agreement was first contested in May 2016, when Degel's [[Knesset]] leader [[Moshe Gafni]] demanded that then-Deputy Education Minister [[Meir Porush]] resign from the Knesset, in order to give Degel 3 out of the 6 seats held by UTJ. Porush was able to keep his ministerial position under the 2015 so-called [[Norwegian Law (Israel)|Norwegian Law]]. In 2018, Degel reached a 50-50 agreement with Aguda, with an Aguda representative as the Chairman of the party.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
+[[File:PikiWiki Israel 9440 harav-shach.jpg|thumb|A Degel HaTorah gathering. (L-R) Rabbis Shlomo Shimshon Karelitz, [[Chaim Kanievsky]], [[Yosef Shalom Elyashiv]], [[Elazar Shach]]]]
-Degel HaTorah's [[rabbi]]nical arbiter ("[[posek]]") was, until his death in 2012,<ref name="haaretz">{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/rabbi-elyashiv-venerated-leader-in-ultra-orthodox-community-dies-at-102-1.451991 |title=Rabbi Elyashiv, Venerated Leader in Ultra-Orthodox Community, Dies |first=Yair |last=Ettinger |work=Haaretz |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> [[centenarian]] Rabbi [[Yosef Shalom Eliashiv]] of [[Jerusalem]]. Rabbi Eliashiv served as one of two Chairmen of Degel HaTorah's [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] ("Council of Torah Sages"). After Rabbi Eliyashiv's death, Rabbi [[Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman]] led the party.{{cn|Date=December 2022}}
+Degel HaTorah's [[rabbi]]nical arbiter ("[[posek]]") was, until his death in 2012,<ref name="haaretz">{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/rabbi-elyashiv-venerated-leader-in-ultra-orthodox-community-dies-at-102-1.451991 |title=Rabbi Elyashiv, Venerated Leader in Ultra-Orthodox Community, Dies |first=Yair |last=Ettinger |work=Haaretz |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> [[centenarian]] Rabbi [[Yosef Shalom Eliashiv]] of [[Jerusalem]]. Rabbi Eliashiv served as one of two Chairmen of Degel HaTorah's [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] ("Council of Torah Sages"). After Rabbi Eliyashiv's death, Rabbi [[Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman]] led the party; after him, by Rabbi [[Chaim Kanievsky]] and Rabbi [[Gershon Edelstein]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Influential rabbi claims ultra-Orthodox more prone to God's COVID-19 wrath|website=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/influential-rabbi-claims-ultra-orthodox-more-prone-to-gods-covid-19-wrath/}}</ref>
+==Election results==
+{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
+!Election
+!Leader
+!Votes
+!%
+!Seats
+!+/–
+!Government
+|-
+|[[1988 Israeli legislative election|1988]]
+|align=left rowspan=5|[[Avraham Ravitz]]
+|34,279
+|1.50 (#13)
+|{{Composition bar|2|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|New
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|-
+|[[1992 Israeli legislative election|1992]]
+|colspan=2 rowspan=13|Part of [[United Torah Judaism]]
+|{{Composition bar|1|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{decrease}} 1
+|{{no2|Opposition}}
+|-
+|[[1996 Israeli general election|1996]]
+|{{Composition bar|2|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{increase}} 1
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|-
+|[[1999 Israeli general election|1999]]
+|{{Composition bar|2|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{steady}}
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|-
+|[[2003 Israeli legislative election|2003]]
+|{{Composition bar|2|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{steady}}
+|{{no2|Opposition}}
+|-
+|[[2006 Israeli legislative election|2006]]
+|align=left rowspan=9| [[Moshe Gafni]]
+|{{Composition bar|2|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{steady}}
+|{{no2|Opposition}}
+|-
+|[[2009 Israeli legislative election|2009]]
+|{{Composition bar|2|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{steady}}
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|-
+|[[2013 Israeli legislative election|2013]]
+|{{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{increase}} 1
+|{{no2|Opposition}}
+|-
+|[[2015 Israeli legislative election|2015]]
+|{{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{steady}}
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|-
+|[[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|Apr 2019]]
+|{{Composition bar|4|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{increase}} 1
+| {{partial2|Caretaker}}
+|-
+|[[September 2019 Israeli legislative election|Sep 2019]]
+|{{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{decrease}} 1
+| {{partial2|Caretaker}}
+|-
+|[[2020 Israeli legislative election|2020]]
+|{{Composition bar|4|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{increase}} 1
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|-
+|[[2021 Israeli legislative election|2021]]
+|{{Composition bar|4|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{steady}}
+|{{no2|Opposition}}
+|-
+|[[2022 Israeli legislative election|2022]]
+|{{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{decrease}} 1
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
+|}
 ==See also==
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 *[http://www.chareidi.org/ Dei'ah Vedibur, weekly web publication with material from Yated Neeman newspaper]
 *[http://www.chareidi.org/archives5766/VYK66autj2.htm" Krias Kodesh for the United Torah Judaism and Shabbos - Agudas Yisroel Degel HaTorah List Issued by Maranan Verabonon Gedolei Vetzadikei Hador Shlita, Parshas Vaykhel/Pekudei 5766]
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