By pushing Gafni out of the next Knesset, the party's rabbinic leadership has served notice that Netanyahu will have to win the haredim back rather than simply count them in.

Gafni and MK Uri Maklev won't run in October 27 election, with rabbinical leader saying it is time to 'refresh' party list; shake-up said driven by internal dispute over military…

Senior 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 1988