End of an era. Statement from the office of Rabbi Landau:
Our master, the leader of the generation, Rabbi Dov Landau, shlita, sent personal letters this evening to Knesset members Rabbi Moshe Gafni and Rabbi Uri Maklev, warmly thanking them for their work in recent years in complete obedience to the Torah sages, particularly for their dedicated and highly commendable efforts in the struggle over the status of yeshiva students, which they conducted under the guidance of the Torah sages. However, due to the need to refresh the ranks of the Knesset members, the two will leave the Knesset in order to make way for new representatives.
In addition, Rabbi Landau asked Degel HaTorah chairman Rabbi Gafni to continue serving as chairman of the national movement.