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United Torah Judaism

Yaakov Asher Β· Haredi-Ashkenazi

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A Haredi-Ashkenazi party emphasizing preservation of a Torah-observant way of life and funding for Torah study institutions. In 2026 it is headed by Degel HaTorah's Yaakov Asher, after Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev were left off the slate.

Main platform points by topic

Security & Foreign Policy

Support for the security effort out of public responsibility and prayer for the fighters' welfare.

  • Backing government decisions on security matters
  • Supporting Torah scholars as spiritual protection
  • Assisting reservist families
  • Strengthening internal security in Haredi population centers

Economy & Cost of Living

A welfare policy and economic support for the learning community and large families.

  • Increasing welfare budgets for families
  • Housing subsidies for the Haredi public
  • Supporting kollels and Torah institutions
  • Tax relief for yeshiva students

Judiciary & Governance

Restricting judicial intervention in Knesset and government decisions.

  • Narrowing the Supreme Court's authority
  • Changing the composition of the judicial selection committee
  • Legislating a conscription law that enshrines an exemption for Torah students
  • Legal protection for the Haredi way of life

Religion & State

Fully preserving the Torah-observant way of life as a foundational state value.

  • Full funding for Torah study institutions
  • Preserving the conscription exemption for yeshiva students
  • Absolute preservation of Shabbat in the public sphere
  • Preventing changes to the religious status quo

Society & Education

Strengthening Torah communities and the traditional Haredi family.

  • Supporting independent Haredi education
  • Preserving a separate way of life for the sector
  • Assisting the needy within the community
  • Encouraging large families and Torah study

How we chose these

Peace and normalization agreements signed when the prime minister was from the party. Reforms and laws that an official body measured and found met their own goal. If none of the party's laws has a measured impact, we list up to 3 of its main laws by a fixed rule (Basic Laws first, then the largest official cost), even if their impact was not measured, so every party's legislative work is visible. Only laws still in force are shown.

No achievement met our evidence standard.

As of October 18, 2026

What's included

All formally started criminal proceedings against Yaakov Asher personally, open and concluded, in Israel and abroad. This is the leader's personal record, not the party's.

Presumption of innocence: every person is innocent until proven guilty by a final judgment.

No criminal proceedings were found in the sources we checked.

As of October 18, 2026