For the past two weeks, the Religious Zionist Party has held a concentrated operation to increase its function in its ranks, when last night (Tuesday) they crowned it a success after about 16,000 new functionaries joined the party only during the concentrated operation. At the same time and perhaps in response to this, the chairman of the Jewish Home Party and the deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Hagit Moshe, announced a re-tightening of the ranks among the party members and a departure for a move she called “identification.”
“You can not be a member of two parties,” says Hagit Moshe in a special interview with Kippah News. The body that will stay and continue on the path will select all the institutions, we will set off. “
“We supported the right only from the outside and we are not part of this government,” clarifies the chairman of the Jewish House, “We were not involved in the decisions regarding the composition of the current government. We had a responsibility not to waste votes and harm the right-wing camp. This is what stood before our eyes. We supported because we thought a right-wing government would be formed in full. We did not expect what happened to happen, it did not come up. “
“We did not expect what happened to happen.” Hagit Moshe and Nir Orbach. Photo: Spokeswoman
Moshe explains that if the Jewish House had run on a separate list and not joined the right, then they would have been angry and accused them that the right-wing government had not been formed because of them: “Out of responsibility for the camp was a decision to make the move. “Within this government, and we are not part of the right. The Jewish home is loyal only to the Jewish home.”
“Bezalel Smutrich talks about liquidation of the Jewish home”
There are currently 3 censuses and possibly four in the religious Zionist sector.
I really wanted to be in this place of unification and go back to the NRP of yesteryear, a party with a very wide range that includes the whole range of religious Zionism. The party is called “Religious Zionism”, and is in fact only “National Union”, Does not contain All of religious Zionism in its headquarters. It’s an excellent PR and a great name but it does not fold into it the whole range of the public unfortunately. It is a commander of the National Union who calls himself “Religious Zionism”.
But would not it be a shame to split this small sector into four parts?
“Of course it’s a shame. I led the connection of all of us and for that I ran for the Jewish home.”
Hagit Moshe was often asked why she did not join the list of religious Zionism in the last election, also around the decision to join the right, but even today, in light of the direction Prime Minister Naftali Bennett turned. The deputy mayor of Jerusalem clarifies that the one who is to blame for the fact that the connection with religious Zionism did not materialize is Bezalel Smutrich himself. “It is impossible to say connection and unification of the public when in fact the intention was that we would identify as another party. In order for us to put a representative on the list, Smutrich asked me to identify as a member of the National Union. Connections. Making connections from a less arrogant place and with less pride and certainly not saying things without meaning to them. It did not explode because of the places, but because of Smutrich’s demand that the Jewish House, the 100-year-old NRP “.
Smutrich. Prevent connection with the Jewish home Photo: Yonatan Sindel / Flash90
“To come and say ‘after I have eliminated you and there is no longer a Jewish home, so now come to my commander’ – it does not hold water,” says the chairman of the Jewish House, referring to the commander of religious Zionism: “It is a fact that the commander did not bring people. I thought that if the party that calls itself ‘Religious Zionism’, which it requires, does a census, then there should be 150,000 functionaries. If it amounts to only a few tens of thousands then it is probably not all religious Zionism. It’s just a good name and promises. “And the census is a good PR with a lot of investment by the National Union. For the first time they are doing a census.”
How many functions does the Jewish home have today?
45,000, and not everyone who votes for the “Jewish House” also functions.
“Not thrilled by the rejections – I know how to win”
Recently, the Dome reported on an initiative by a number of senior members of the party to remove Hagit Moshe from the leadership of the Jewish House, which raised the level of tension in the sleepy party.
Is there planning for primaries or elections for the head of the Jewish House soon?
At the moment we are only busy in the Jewish home. For everything I do – I have committed to do according to the constitution of the party and everything will come in an orderly manner, and not out of pressure or power struggles. Everything will be done in connection. I’m not excited about the dismissals, I should not be fired, I know how to get elected. I know how to win. We work neatly and when there are elections – everyone knows. It does not concern me.
Did you talk to Rabbi Druckman recently?
The truth is I did not get it. I’m busy with a lot of things. We also met on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the death of the late Herzliya Kook. I really appreciate Rabbi Druckman who has been leading the public for many years to come, and if I have to – I will come to meet him.