Shas and United Torah Judaism Reach Surplus Vote Pact Ahead of Upcoming Election
Israel's two largest ultra-Orthodox parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, have signed a surplus vote agreement that could grant an additional Knesset seat to one of them.
Why it matters
The pact could affect the composition of Israel's parliament by adding an extra seat for one of the ultra-Orthodox parties.
How this story developed
- Sep 22 Green Party leader clashes with pro-Palestinian motion calling for Israel's dissolution
- Oct 2 Polanski publicly declared an anti‑Zionist stance at a hustings event.
- Oct 4 The conference established a locked safe room for Jewish participants amid the Zionism debate.
- Oct 4 The motion passed with 1,022 votes for and 813 against, adopting language that labels Zionism as racism and endorses a single democratic Palestinian state throughout historic Palestine.
- Oct 5 Israel’s foreign ministry announced a ban on Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering Israel.
- Oct 7 The European Green Party publicly rejected the UK Greens' resolution.
- Oct 9 The Greens lost the Holborn and St Pancras by‑election following the adoption of the Zionism motion.
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