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Asher Fradi
The Haredi Public · זך

Asher Fradi

אשר פרדי

Adviser to the mayor of Petah Tikva

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Below the line
years in public service
19
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Who they are

Fradi grew up in Bnei Brak and studied at Siach Yitzhak and Mir yeshivas. He worked as a parliamentary adviser before joining the IDF’s Central Command in 2007, where he headed its Haredi section. He holds a law degree and owns a consultancy. He became an unpaid adviser to Petah Tikva’s mayor in 2024.

Positions and record

Haredi service: Supports military routes with binding safeguards for religious observance, Torah-study time and spiritual guidance.

Education: Supports varied Haredi schooling options, including state-Haredi schools, so parents can choose a suitable education for each child.

Employment: Supports paid work for those unable to study Torah all day, while encouraging committed full-time learners to continue studying.

Representation: Calls for political representation for observant Haredim who work or serve, without treating them as lesser members of the community.

Where they stand

Holds the party line on every issue.

Judea & Samariaparty lineNo line on the West Bank beyond haredi towns and hesder yeshivas along the eastern border
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineNothing on the war or the hostages, but it wants conscription tracks in the Shin Bet, the Mossad and the police, and a body for haredi reserve families
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineAbsolute protection for a young man learning all day. Everyone else serves, in the army or in national and civil service
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineIt has taken no position on the courts
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineTraining, civil-service affirmative action and five times the housing starts, with yeshivas weaned off state money onto private support
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineHaredi schools stay independent, with maths and English taught inside them through the state-haredi stream
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineRuns on the sector's own institutions, not on the state's religion policy
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineNo position on citizenship. It asks the state to open the gates to every Jew and to fund absorption past the airport
Equal citizenshipJewish national state