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United Torah Jewry Stands United for Municipal Elections
by Y. Arielli

Following the submission of the candidate lists for next month's local elections United Torah Jewry appears to have achieved unity and inner cohesiveness that promise great success on Election Day. The candidates chosen to represent the party in every location are also well-liked and accepted by the general public. In some towns UTJ is marching alone while in others it is running on a joint ticket in partnership with other parties and local lists.

UTJ is running independently in Ofakim, Azur, Yavneh, Chatzor, Natzeret Illit, Petach Tikva, Rosh HaAyin, Carmiel and Yerucham. In Carmiel this is to be the first election in which UTJ is vying on its own; in Yerucham the UTJ candidate is also vying for the mayor's office.

In Ashkelon, Zichron Yaakov, Netivot, Tzfat and Rechovot UTJ has united with Shas on a joint list.

In Herzliya, Hadera and Ramat Gan UTJ has united with the Mafdal and in Arad the party has formed a three-party list together with Shas and the Mafdal. In Be'er Sheva UTJ is running on a united religious ticket.

In Dimona, Kiryat Gat and Raanana UTJ has joined local lists.

In Tel Aviv UTJ will run on neighborhoods list with Eli Aminov and Shaarei Tzion Institutions.

In Rechasim an agreement was reached to set up a joint list known as Shin-Yud. Heading the list is Rabbi Yitzchok Reich, the candidate for council chairman. The list was applauded by rabbonim of local kehilos and received a political seal of approval with the signatures of MKs Rabbi Moshe Gafni and Eli Yishai.

In Beit Shemesh a united UTJ-Degel HaTorah-Agudas Yisroel list, which will be marked "Gimmel" on ballot slips, has been submitted. The list was assembled at the last moment following prolonged, exhausting negotiations between Degel HaTorah and Agudas Yisroel representatives, talks that concluded only when the lists were submitted last Thursday night.

 

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