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Structure and constituency

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Structure and constituency

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'''United Torah Judaism''' , is a [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]], religious conservative<ref name=":0" /> political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of [[Agudat Yisrael]] and [[Degel HaTorah]], was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] representation in the [[Knesset]]. Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in [[2006 Israeli legislative election|2006]], in order to prevent vote wasting. In [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election|April 2019]], the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. It is part of the so called [[National camp]].

Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties like [[Shas]], [[The Jewish Home]], [[Tkuma (political party)|Tkuma]], and [[Noam (political party)|Noam]], UTJ is [[Non-Zionism#Haredi non-Zionism|non-Zionist]]. Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication.<ref name="SignOTheTimes">{{cite news|last=Kershner|first=Isabel|date=20 April 2019|title=Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Embrace Technology and Emerge Stronger|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/world/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-technology.html|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>

==Notes==
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 Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages are Rabbi [[Chaim Kanievsky]] and Rabbi [[Gershon Edelstein]], of [[Bnei Brak]]. Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by their own "Moetzes" (Council) of experienced communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rosh yeshiva]]s.
-{| class="wikitable"
+==Election results==
 |-
-! colspan=2| Name
+|[[1992 Israeli legislative election|1992]]
-! Ideology
+|align=left|[[Avraham Yosef Shapira]]
-! Demographic
+|86,167
-! Leader
+|3.29 (#7)
-! [[Knesset|Current MKs]]
+|{{Composition bar|4|120|{{party color|United Torah Judaism}}}}
 |-
-| style="background:{{party color|Agudat Yisrael}}"|
+|[[1996 Israeli general election|1996]]
-| style="width:200px" | [[Agudat Yisrael]]
+|align=left rowspan=2| [[Meir Porush]]
-| style="width:250px" | [[Religious conservatism]]
+|98,657
-| style="width:100px" | [[Hasidic]]
+|3.23 (#8)
-| style="width:150px" | [[Yaakov Litzman]]
+|{{Composition bar|4|120|{{party color|United Torah Judaism}}}}
-| {{Composition bar|3|120|{{party color|United Torah Judaism}}}}
+|{{steady}}
 |-
-| style="background:{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}"|
+|[[1999 Israeli general election|1999]]
-| style="width:200px" | [[Degel HaTorah]]
+|125,741
-| style="width:250px" | [[Religious conservatism]]
+|3.80 (#9)
-| style="width:150px" | [[Litvish]]
+|{{Composition bar|5|120|{{party color|United Torah Judaism}}}}
-| style="width:150px" | [[Moshe Gafni]]
+|{{increase}} 1
-| {{Composition bar|4|120|{{party color|Degel HaTorah}}}}
+|{{yes2|Coalition}}
 |-
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 The Agudat Yisrael faction takes its directions from the Hasidic [[rebbe]]s of [[Ger (Hasidic dynasty)|Ger]] (Rabbi [[Yaakov Aryeh Alter]]), [[Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)|Vizhnitz]] (Rabbi [[Yisroel Hager]]), and [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belz]] (Rabbi [[Yissachar Dov Rokeach (fifth Belzer rebbe)|Yissachar Dov Rokeach]]). Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by a [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] ("Council of Torah Sages"), a council of communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rebbe]]s.
-Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages are Rabbi [[Chaim Kanievsky]] and Rabbi [[Gershon Edelstein]], of [[Bnei Brak]]. Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by their own "Moetzes" (Council) of experienced communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rosh yeshiva]]s.{| class="wikitable"
+Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages are Rabbi [[Chaim Kanievsky]] and Rabbi [[Gershon Edelstein]], of [[Bnei Brak]]. Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by their own "Moetzes" (Council) of experienced communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rosh yeshiva]]s.
 |-
 ! colspan=2| Name

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 The Agudat Yisrael faction takes its directions from the Hasidic [[rebbe]]s of [[Ger (Hasidic dynasty)|Ger]] (Rabbi [[Yaakov Aryeh Alter]]), [[Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)|Vizhnitz]] (Rabbi [[Yisroel Hager]]), and [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belz]] (Rabbi [[Yissachar Dov Rokeach (fifth Belzer rebbe)|Yissachar Dov Rokeach]]). Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by a [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] ("Council of Torah Sages"), a council of communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rebbe]]s.
-Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages are Rabbi [[Chaim Kanievsky]] and Rabbi [[Gershon Edelstein]], of [[Bnei Brak]]. Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by their own "Moetzes" (Council) of experienced communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rosh yeshiva]]s.
+Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages are Rabbi [[Chaim Kanievsky]] and Rabbi [[Gershon Edelstein]], of [[Bnei Brak]]. Policy decisions are also weighed and decided by their own "Moetzes" (Council) of experienced communal rabbis, made up of mostly senior and elderly [[rosh yeshiva]]s.{| class="wikitable"
+|-
 ==Notes==
 <references/>

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−	'''United Torah Judaism''' , is a [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]], religious conservative<ref name=":0"/> political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of [[Agudat Yisrael]] and [[Degel HaTorah]], was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]] representation in the [[Knesset]]. Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in [[2006 Israeli legislative election\|2006]], in order to prevent vote wasting. In [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election\|April 2019]], the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. It is part of the so called [[National camp]].	+	'''United Torah Judaism''' , is a [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]], religious conservative<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/UTJ.html \|title=Israel Political Parties: United Torah Judaism \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|publisher=Jewish Virtual Library \|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of [[Agudat Yisrael]] and [[Degel HaTorah]], was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]] representation in the [[Knesset]]. Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in [[2006 Israeli legislative election\|2006]], in order to prevent vote wasting. In [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election\|April 2019]], the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. It is part of the so called [[National camp]].

	Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties like [[Shas]], [[The Jewish Home]], [[Tkuma (political party)\|Tkuma]], and [[Noam (political party)\|Noam]], UTJ is [[Non-Zionism#Haredi non-Zionism\|non-Zionist]]. Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication.<ref name="SignOTheTimes">{{cite news\|last=Kershner\|first=Isabel\|date=20 April 2019\|title=Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Embrace Technology and Emerge Stronger\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/world/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-technology.html\|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>		Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties like [[Shas]], [[The Jewish Home]], [[Tkuma (political party)\|Tkuma]], and [[Noam (political party)\|Noam]], UTJ is [[Non-Zionism#Haredi non-Zionism\|non-Zionist]]. Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication.<ref name="SignOTheTimes">{{cite news\|last=Kershner\|first=Isabel\|date=20 April 2019\|title=Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Embrace Technology and Emerge Stronger\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/world/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-technology.html\|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>

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−	'''United Torah Judaism''' , is a [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]], religious conservative<ref name=":0" /> political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of [[Agudat Yisrael]] and [[Degel HaTorah]], was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]] representation in the [[Knesset]]. Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in [[2006 Israeli legislative election\|2006]], in order to prevent vote wasting. In [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election\|April 2019]], the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. It is part of the so called [[National camp]].	+	'''United Torah Judaism''' , is a [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]], religious conservative<ref name=":0"/> political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of [[Agudat Yisrael]] and [[Degel HaTorah]], was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi [[Haredi Judaism\|Haredi]] representation in the [[Knesset]]. Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in [[2006 Israeli legislative election\|2006]], in order to prevent vote wasting. In [[April 2019 Israeli legislative election\|April 2019]], the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. It is part of the so called [[National camp]].

	Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties like [[Shas]], [[The Jewish Home]], [[Tkuma (political party)\|Tkuma]], and [[Noam (political party)\|Noam]], UTJ is [[Non-Zionism#Haredi non-Zionism\|non-Zionist]]. Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication.<ref name="SignOTheTimes">{{cite news\|last=Kershner\|first=Isabel\|date=20 April 2019\|title=Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Embrace Technology and Emerge Stronger\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/world/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-technology.html\|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>		Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties like [[Shas]], [[The Jewish Home]], [[Tkuma (political party)\|Tkuma]], and [[Noam (political party)\|Noam]], UTJ is [[Non-Zionism#Haredi non-Zionism\|non-Zionist]]. Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication.<ref name="SignOTheTimes">{{cite news\|last=Kershner\|first=Isabel\|date=20 April 2019\|title=Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Embrace Technology and Emerge Stronger\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/world/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-technology.html\|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>