I find it funny that Degel Hatorah is so happy that it defeated Agudas Yisrael regarding the Norwegian law vote.

The argument and defeat is regarding the issue of the candidacy for the committee for appointing dayanim. MK Eichler submitted his name as a candidate, while MK Gafni decided that Degel deserved the position according to the internal agreements of UTJ. Neither Eichler nor Gafni were willing to back down.

The standoff came in the form of the Norwegian law proposal that was coming to the Knesset today. Degel wanted the law passed so a deputy minister could resign from the Knesset and pave the way for bringing Yaakov Asher, of the Degel faction, back in. Aguda said they wont support the law as retribution for Degel not supporting Eichler's candidacy.

It turns out the Norwegian law passed, thus Gafni and Degel defeated Litzman, Eichler and Aguda.

The only problem with this great victory of Gafni's is that now thta the Norwegian law has passed, Gafni needs either Litzman or Porush to agree to resign from the Knesset so Asher can take the spot.

With the bad blood over this fight, I think the chances that either of the deputy ministers from Aguda might resign from Knesset in order to help Degel have probably decreased.

Gafni might have won the battle, but it is probably a Pyrrhic victory.