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SHLEIMUS HA’ARETZ
‘I WILL NOT VOTE IF
THERE IS NO UNITED
RELIGIOUS FRONT’
INTERVIEWED BY SHAI GEFEN
TRANSLATED BY MICHOEL LEIB DOBRY
The Rebbe MH”M worked for many years for
the establishment of a united religious front
among the religious and chareidi parties, with
the objective of attaining achievements in the
form of preserving the Jewish nature of Eretz
Yisroel, Torah institutions, and other various
interests. Ten years ago, Professor Hillel Weiss
worked towards the establishment of a united
religious front, yet failed due to the narrow
interests of certain askanim. Even today,
Professor Weiss continues to use his influence
in this matter, warning that “the situation on
religion and Eretz Yisroel is deteriorating from
day to day, and the ruling parties are using the
religious parties for their own purposes.” In
this exclusive interview with Beis Moshiach,
Professor Weiss also discusses the Rebbe’s
unique and holy campaign to establish a united
religious front.
With the political machinery in
Eretz Yisroel currently involved in
tumultuous activities leading up to the
approaching general election
campaign, efforts are being made
among some of the religious and
chareidi parties to unite among
themselves. Politicians, businessmen,
and lobbyists are working hard to
create a joint religious front, or at the
very least, a technical bloc in order to
cater the needs of the religious and
chareidi communities in Eretz Yisroel.
The Rebbe MH”M’s position on this
issue is well known, as he worked and
pushed very hard for a religious front
in the various election campaigns, even
sending out numerous letters and
shluchim for this purpose. We can
learn about his investment in this
matter from one of his letters, where
he writes, “It was my great desire and
aspiration to establish it, and it seems
that I have done what I could do in the
ways of pleasantness.”
One of those who have spent much
time working for a united religious
front is Professor Hillel Weiss, who has
devoted considerable effort to this
cause since the assassination of Prime
Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Professor
Weiss understood then that without a
unity of strength, the left-wing and
anti-religious parties will obtain greater
power, while the religious parties are
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