A fascinating and unusual internal Haredi struggle within the Likud. The "Haredi Headquarters in the Likud" today sent a letter to Prime Minister and Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding immediate action against what they defined as "an organized attempt by external elements to take over the movement's institutions while abusing internal democracy.".
The letter claims that recently there have been increasing reports of an organized gathering of activists from other parties, who, according to them, do not seek to integrate into Likud but rather to control its elected officials and institutions, harm its leader, and even send representatives on their behalf to the list through the primaries, while continuing to act on behalf of other parties.
According to the headquarters, "This is not an innocent act by citizens seeking to join the Likud, but rather a timed move aimed at creating a distorted pressure mechanism that will harm the movement and weaken it precisely on the eve of the elections.".
It was also written that this phenomenon "could cause significant public damage to the Likud, God forbid deter voters, and serve as a weapon for our opponent.""
The Haredi headquarters mentioned the affair of the new Likudniks and argued that just as the movement acted in the past to protect internal democracy, it must act with the same determination now.
As part of the appeal, the staff members demanded that a comprehensive examination of the functioning patterns be conducted, that screening mechanisms be established that will ensure that Likud functionaries are actual supporters of the movement, and that the rules established in the past to prevent organized political takeover be enforced equally.
This follows reports of organized commanders of activists in Gur, including Moti Babchik, the parliamentary assistant to MK Yitzhak Goldknopf, as well as commanders of senior activists in Shas. It appears that the struggle between the ultra-Orthodox parties and those who oppose them within the ultra-Orthodox sector has also spread to the Likud.
Yaakov Wider, a member of the Bnei Brak City Council and chairman of the headquarters, said in response to the letter that "Likud is a broad political house open to anyone who wishes to join it out of a desire to integrate. It is not permissible for businessmen with funds from foreign parties to abuse democracy in order to crush the movement and harm its leader.""
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