Beyond a mere appointment: Eisenkot's signal to the Haredim - "The High Court will not disqualify"

Lieberman is expected to be at the center of negotiations over the conscription law, which may decide the fate of Eisenkot's government. In Likud, they are trying to block the Haredim from joining the change bloc, but fear the ruling of Rabbi Dov Lando. Haredi sources told Netanyahu that Eisenkot's conscription law will not be disqualified by the High Court.

Avigdor Lieberman is expected to be at the center of negotiations over the conscription law, which may decide the fate of Eisenkot's government. His temporary appointment as head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee gives him leverage over the negotiations with the Haredim. In Likud, they are trying to block United Torah Judaism from joining the change bloc, but fear the ruling of Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of Degel HaTorah. Haredi sources told Netanyahu that a conscription law advanced by Eisenkot will not be disqualified by the High Court, unlike his own law. However, United Torah Judaism has not yet decided on joining the government, and within Agudat Yisrael there are reservations about sitting with the change bloc parties. Any coalition agreement will also have to include commitments on issues of Shabbat, kashrut, conversion, and maintaining the status quo.