Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Senior rabbi Dov Lando told veteran lawmakers Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev they would leave the Knesset to make way for new representatives. Gafni first entered the Knesset in 1988Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAaron RabinowitzSeptember 06, 2026Rabbi Dov Lando, leader of the non-Hasidic Ashkenazi Haredi community, has decided to remove two of Degel HaTorah faction's veteran lawmakers, party chairman Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev, from the Knesset to make way for new representatives, a statement Saturday said.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetHaredim Israeli politicsIsraeli electionsUnited Torah JudaismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIsrael-U.K.EisenkotCanadaBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis?57,000 Israelis Have Left the Country Since Last Rosh HashanahIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?What Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?More Stories to Explore