Moshe Gafni
משה גפני
Currently
MK (Degel HaTorah leader)
Who they are
The Knesset's longest-tenured legislator and its shrewdest budget gatekeeper.
Positions & record
- Budgets: Master of coalition funds for Torah institutions.
- Finance: Decades chairing the Finance Committee.
- Pragmatism: Deals with any bloc that delivers.
Where they stand
Judea & Samariaparty lineFollows rabbinic guidance, dovish history
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineDefers to the security cabinet
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineExemption is existential
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineBack the overhaul in exchange for a draft law
Strengthen the courtCurb the court
Economyparty lineSectoral allocations
Social spendingFree market
Religion & Stateparty lineMaximal religious status quo
Civil / pluralistHalachic status quo
Career
1988
Enters the Knesset.
2015
Finance Committee chairman.
2025
Still the Lithuanian faction's anchor.