Minister Goldknopf says it’s a ‘mitzvah’ to vote for Hasidic Agudat Yisrael party

By Sam Sokol 27 February 2024, 1:21 pm

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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf attends a conference in Tel Aviv on March 22, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)

Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf it is a “mitzvah” to vote for the Hasidic Agudat Yisrael party — one of the parties that make up the national United Torah Judaism party — in local elections.

Goldknopf says the ultra-Orthodox public must listen to its rabbis as “they and only they determine our conduct.”

“This is the time to express absolute loyalty and obedience — and vote for Agudat Yisrael.”

Historically, Haredi Jews largely vote in blocs for the same candidates and on the issues laid out by community leaders.

This approach can be seen in every election.