Gafni shuffles the cards - at Netanyahu's expense: "It will be much easier to go with the left"
A closed conversation between Degel HaTorah chairman Moshe Gafni and his party members was exposed, in which Gafni said he does not intend to recommend Netanyahu for prime minister, as revealed on Channel 13 News.…
Assessment
Mossi Gafni, chairman of Degel HaTorah, has publicly declared he will not recommend Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, calling Likud unworthy of governing. In a closed party conversation leaked to Channel 13, Gafni suggested negotiations with the political left would be significantly easier. This fractures the longstanding alliance between Likud and the ultra-Orthodox parties ahead of coalition talks, exposing a deep crack in Netanyahu's path to forming a government. The immediate question is whether Gafni's statement signals a genuine break or tactical positioning.