United Torah Judaism

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United Torah Judaism (Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת הַתּוֹרָה, Yahadut HaTorah) is a Haredi, religious conservative political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah, was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi Haredi representation in the Knesset. Despite the alliance splitting in 2004 over rabbinical differences, the parties reconciled in 2006, in order to prevent vote splitting. In April 2019, the party achieved its highest number of seats ever, receiving eight seats. Unlike similar religiously-oriented parties in Israel (including Shas, the Religious Zionist Party, and Noam) UTJ is non-Zionist. Unlike some other Haredim, the party is notable for its usage of technology and electronic communication.

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