Moshe Gafni
Moshe Gafni is an Israeli politician, Member of the Knesset, and leader of the Ashkenazi Haredi party United Torah Judaism.
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Aug 15, 2026
Far Right
The UTJ MK hit back at the Attorney General after her state response conditioned haredi school funding on core objectives and supervision.
Religious Zionists see him as defending Torah education against secular judicial coercion, even while they differ with haredi parties over core curriculum.
Aug 5, 2026
Far Right
As Finance Committee chairman, Moshe Gafni pushed the budget transfers including funding for haredi kindergartens, transportation, and after-school programs.
Religious Zionism sees his budget push as a legitimate coalition move, though it wants similar government support for religious Zionist education.
Jul 9, 2026
Center
The Haredi Knesset member refuses to allow any amendment to the Torah Study Basic Law that would also recognize soldiers.
Yesh Atid sees Gafni's intransigence as protecting Haredi draft exemption at the expense of national security and equality.
Jun 28, 2026
Center
UTJ MK Moshe Gafni has compared the treatment of the Haredi sector to slavery, sparking a fierce debate over Haredi enlistment and integration.
Yesh Atid denounces such rhetoric as a dangerous detachment from national responsibility, arguing that Haredi leaders must accept equal burdens instead of isolating their community.
Jun 25, 2026
Center
Closed the deal with Netanyahu to trade Haredi support for a political inquiry commission in return for draft exemption legislation.
Yesh Atid views Gafni as emblematic of the Haredi political class that extorts the state while shielding its constituents from equal burden.
Jun 9, 2026
Center
The Degel HaTorah chair stormed a Knesset Finance Committee session on Haredi daycare funding, hurling the accusation of 'antisemitism' at Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon and helping suspend proceedings through chaos.
Yesh Atid sees Gafni's theatrics as a deliberate strategy to intimidate legal oversight and bulldoze through Haredi budget privileges while his constituents evade military service during an active conflict.