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Friday, January 17, 2025
Haredi ministers leave cabinet meeting ahead of Shabbat, leave behind notes saying they back deal
Several Haredi ministers have left the ongoing cabinet meeting early because of Shabbat but have left behind notes instructing the cabinet secretary to count them among those who support the deal, Channel 12 reports.
Among those ministers are Shas’s Michael Malcheli along with United Torah Judaism’s Yitzhak Goldknopf, who writes “There is no more important commandment than saving the lives of hostages.”
A large majority of ministers in the full cabinet are slated to vote in favor of the deal.
הפתקים של השרים גולדקנופף ארבל ומלכיאלי למזכירות הממשלה בעד העסקה pic.twitter.com/XSzRbTxUsU
— עקיבא ווייס Akiva Weisz (@AkivaWeisz) January 17, 2025