United Torah Judaism

Hebrew: יהדות התורה · An alliance of two factions:

• Degel HaTorah (דגל התורה, “Flag of the Torah”) — Lithuanian/“Litvish” Haredi, led by Moshe Gafni; spiritual authority Rabbi Dov Lando
• Agudat Yisrael (אגודת ישראל) — Hasidic Haredi, led by Yitzhak Goldknopf

Ideology is narrowly sectoral: protecting yeshiva-student draft exemptions, state funding for Torah study, and religious authority over personal-status matters (marriage, conversion, etc.).

• Polling: roughly 7–8 seats.
• Recent development: Both UTJ factions formally quit the governing coalition on July 14–16, 2025 after the conscription-exemption bill failed to pass, dropping Netanyahu below a majority. UTJ has since pushed for Knesset dissolution.
• Watch for: internal pressure from a possible new hardline splinter Haredi party (nicknamed “Black Ink” in coverage) and from Ben Gvir competing for traditionalist voters; both Haredi parties have leaned more on cost-of-living messaging than religious-stakes messaging this cycle.