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- Degel Hatorah removed veteran MK Moshe Gafni from its Knesset slate on Saturday night.
- Degel Hatorah also dropped Knesset member Uri Maklev from its list.
- Rabbi Dov Lando ordered the removals, saying the party needed refreshed parliamentary representation.
- Yakov Asher will replace Gafni as Degel Hatorah chairman and lead United Torah Judaism.
- The move may signal openness to the “change bloc,” reducing UTJ’s guaranteed alliance with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
