Certain rabbis think that is a matter of Jewish law that religious Knesset Members listen to their advice. They are not satisfied with their powers as spiritual leaders and with the influence they have on people.. They want political power. Bennett listens to their advice but is not subservient to them
Rabbis Dov Lior of Kiryat Arba was dead-set against Tekuma remaining in the Jewish Home party but was in the minority. Other rabbis sat on the fence, but the three other official rabbinical advisors to Tekuma disapproved of a split.
Bennett is no less dedicated to Judea and Samaria, but he has helped the right-wing movement to mature and deal with other issues.
Another problem between Tekuma and the Jewish Home was that Ariel wanted Bennett; to make sure that the list of candidates for the Knesset would assure that at least three Tekuma members would be placed high enough to win a seat.
Bennett, for his part, was generous. He agreed that Tekuma can three candidates on the list, two of them high enough to be assured election, and that Ariel will have a senior Cabinet decision if the center-right forms the next government.
The Tekuma Central Committee decision Saturday was a blessing all around. It leaves the Jewish Home party united, not only in name but in practice, and it also leaves the Yesha faction in its rightful place as a smaller influence on the party.
